Answer to Question 1
4
Rationale: The nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine level would play a significant role in the development of major depressive disorder. The functions of norepinephrine include the regulation of mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, cardiovascular functioning, and sleep and arousal.
Answer to Question 2
4
Rationale: The nurse should correlate memory deficits and decreased motor function with decreased levels of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a major effector chemical of the autonomic nervous system. Functions of acetylcholine include sleep regulation, pain perception, the modulation and coordination of movement, and memory.
Synapomorphies at different levels
Role of CD23 on epithelial cells in the pathogenesis of food allergic disease.
Responsibilities of the nurse manager
Role-Playing a Situation in Which a Patient Is Frightened, Angry, or Anxious
Rising sea levels will affect millions in coastal zones and on islands
Respiratory response to increased activity levels