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Medesa · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to struggle with understanding the anatomy and physiology of the neurologic system. The mentor would base a response on the understanding that it is:

1. Not necessary for psychiatric nurses who focus primarily on behavioral interven-tion
2. A complex undertaking that nurses seldom use in their practice
3. Important for nursing assessment, but not relevant during treatment
4. Necessary for planning psychiatric care

Question 2

A client asks the nurse, My wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by too much stress? The nurse responds with the knowledge that:

1. Too much stress causes all kinds of cancer
2. There are really no research findings about stress and disease yet
3. Stress causes the release of factors that suppress the immune system
4. There is no connection between stress and diseases of the body

LegendaryAnswers · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
Nurses must understand that many symptoms of psychiatric disorders have a neurologic basis, although the symptoms are manifested behaviorally. This understanding facilitates effective care planning.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Research indicates that stress causes a release of corticotrophin-releasing factors that suppress the immune system. Research does not support option 1. Option 2 is incorrect because there is a sig-nificant amount of research about stress and the body. Option 4 is incorrect because there are some connections between stress and physical disease.