This is actually psychology Dr. Chen's patient has a severe phobia of crowded places. Dr. Chen plans to use systematic desensitization to help the patient. Is Dr. Chen's treatment plan likely the best one for the patient?

Yes. Systematic desensitization is considered an effective treatment to reduce anxiety in individuals when exposed to fearful situations.

Yes. Systematic desensitization will help the patient unlock the unconscious reasons for his or her phobia.

No. Light exposure therapy is the most effective treatment for phobias and should be ruled out first.

No. Electroconvulsive therapy should be considered, as it is known to be an effective treatment for phobias.

Acharge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care to a group of clients. which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires an incident report by the charge nurse? a. a client who has a lithium level of 1.8 meq/l receives her morning dose of lithium. b. the nurse administers ondansetron to a client who has two episodes of vomiting after receiving meperidine 75 mg im. c. the nurse requests a higher dose of morphine for a client who reports severe pain 30 min after receiving morphine 2 mg iv bolus. d. a client who has a blood glucose level of 120 mg/dl receives her morning dose of insulin.

Stratified systems are: caste, slavery, class and estate. in your opinion which 2 stratified systems have the most in common. then discuss 2 systems you believe to be the least similar.

Conrad jackson is a 28-year-old man who presents to the emergency department with severe fatigue and dehydration secondary to a 4-day history of vomiting. during the interview, he describes attending a family reunion and states that perhaps he "ate something bad". upon admission his vital signs are a temperature of 102.7 f, heart rate of 116 bpm, respiratory rate of 18 breaths/min, and blood pressure of 86/54 mm hg. the nurse also notes the patient has dry mucuos membranes and tenting of skin. the physician orders an iv to be started with 0.45% normal saline, and orders a serum electrolytes and an arterial blood gas. the following results are returned from the laboratory: sodium (na+) 150 potassium (k+) 5.5 chloride (cl-) 110 bun 42 creatinine 0.8 glucose 86 ph 7.32 paco2 35 hco3 20 pao2 90 o2sat 98% a. what is your interpretation of this arterial blood gas sample? b. explain the high potassium in this patient. c. calculate the patient's anion gap: d. what is the interpretation of this anion gap?