During a family picnic, a relative of a nurse asks what they should do if there is blood in their urine and some pain in their lower abdomen. The best advise the nurse could give this family member would be which intervention?

A. Decision-making, problem-solving, and planning: The frontal lobe is primarily responsible for higher-order executive functions such as reasoning, decision-making, problem-solving, judgment, and planning. It also plays a role in personality and voluntary motor control, especially through the prefrontal cortex and motor areas.

B. Vision and color recognition: These functions are associated with the occipital lobe, which is located at the back of the brain and specializes in processing visual input, including aspects like color, shape, and motion.

C. Language comprehension and memory: Language comprehension is primarily controlled by Wernicke’s area, which is located in the temporal lobe. Memory is also associated with the temporal lobe and the limbic system structures like the hippocampus.

D. Movement coordination and balance: These are functions of the cerebellum, which regulates fine motor control, coordination, balance, and posture—not the frontal lobe.

A. Three: Up to three bowel movements per day is generally considered the upper limit of normal for stool frequency in adults. This range accommodates individual variation while distinguishing normal from diarrhea.

B. Five: Five stools per day exceed the typical upper limit and may indicate diarrhea or an underlying gastrointestinal disorder if persistent, rather than normal bowel habits.

C. Two: Two stools per day fall well within the normal range but do not represent the upper limit. Normal stool frequency can range from three times per day to three times per week.

D. Seven: Seven stools per day indicate frequent bowel movements consistent with diarrhea, which is above normal frequency and warrants further assessment for underlying causes.