Of the following actions, which indicate that the relationship between nurse and client may be ...
Of the following actions, which indicate that the relationship between nurse and client may be moving outside professional boundaries? Select all that apply.
A) The client brings the nurse a baked item for their lunch. &
A teen is brought to the emergency room by a parent. The assessment reveals that the client has been ...
A teen is brought to the emergency room by a parent. The assessment reveals that the client has been acting strangely for the past three hours and is hypervigilant, grandiose, and irritable.
Some nursing students are complaining about having to write so many journals. Which statement by the ...
Some nursing students are complaining about having to write so many journals. Which statement by the nursing instructor provides the best explanation for this? Journaling
a. allows reflection, an important critical thinking s
A client is spending a great deal of time praying, chanting, and reading religious doctrine. He is ...
A client is spending a great deal of time praying, chanting, and reading religious doctrine. He is reluctant to attend therapeutic groups as a result of his religious preoccupation. The best plan would be to:
A nurse is interviewing a client in an outpatient drug treatment clinic. To promote success in the ...
A nurse is interviewing a client in an outpatient drug treatment clinic. To promote success in the recovery process, which outcome should the nurse expect the client to initially accomplish?
When assessing a client with depression, the client states, I just feel so sad and hopeless. I just ...
When assessing a client with depression, the client states, I just feel so sad and hopeless. I just don't care anymore. I don't even enjoy doing the crossword puzzles like I used to.
A woman whose husband physically abuses her mentions to the nurse, Someday I'll have to leave him. ...
A woman whose husband physically abuses her mentions to the nurse, Someday I'll have to leave him. Which of the following would be the nurse's best response?
1. Yes, you should, before he harms you badly. 2. Could
During a therapy session, a client with anorexia tells the nurse, I measured my thighs today. They ...
During a therapy session, a client with anorexia tells the nurse, I measured my thighs today. They are a quarter-inch larger than they were yesterday. I feel like a pig; I'm so fat.
While providing care to a client with a mental disorder, the client asks the nurse, Does mental ...
While providing care to a client with a mental disorder, the client asks the nurse, Does mental illness run in your family? Which response by the nurse would be most inappropriate?
When a patient asks the nurse, How can jolting me with an electrical shock possibly do me any good? ...
When a patient asks the nurse, How can jolting me with an electrical shock possibly do me any good? the answer most reflective of current biologic theory would be:
a. ECT must sound like a very frightening treatment alternati
A patient with a new diagnosis of cancer says, My father died of pancreatic cancer. I took care of ...
A patient with a new diagnosis of cancer says, My father died of pancreatic cancer. I took care of him during his illness, so I know what is ahead for me.. Which nursing diagnosis applies?
A patient admitted to an alcoholism rehabilitation program tells the nurse, I'm actually just a ...
A patient admitted to an alcoholism rehabilitation program tells the nurse, I'm actually just a social drinker. I usually have a drink at lunch, two in the afternoon, wine with dinner, and a few drinks during the evening.
A physically and emotionally healthy client has just been fired. During a routine office visit he ...
A physically and emotionally healthy client has just been fired. During a routine office visit he states to a nurse: Perhaps this was the best thing to happen. Maybe I'll look into pursuing an art degree.
A patient with degenerative arthritis complains, For the past month I have been having a lot of ...
A patient with degenerative arthritis complains, For the past month I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping. I cannot seem to fall asleep. When I finally do get to sleep, I wake up over and over during the night..
44 g of petrified wood was found in a petrified forest. A sample showed a 14C activity of 100 ...
44 g of petrified wood was found in a petrified forest. A sample showed a 14C activity of 100 decays/minute. How long has the tree been dead (in years)? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years and freshly cut wood contains 6.5 1010 atoms of 1
A woman comes in a psychiatric office and tells a nurse, Well, I've arrived. Can you put me ahead ...
A woman comes in a psychiatric office and tells a nurse, Well, I've arrived. Can you put me ahead of these other people? I am in a real hurry and have things to do. Which diagnosis should the nurse anticipate?
A new patient beginning an alcoholism rehabilitation program says, I'm just a social drinker. I ...
A new patient beginning an alcoholism rehabilitation program says, I'm just a social drinker. I usually have one drink at lunch, two in the afternoon, wine at dinner, and a few drinks during the evening..
A woman said, I can't take anymore Last year my husband had an affair, and now we don't ...
A woman said, I can't take anymore Last year my husband had an affair, and now we don't communicate. Three months ago, I found a lump in my breast. Yesterday my daughter said she's quitting college. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
A patient has been admitted in an acute psychotic state after ingesting PCP. The nurse has not been ...
A patient has been admitted in an acute psychotic state after ingesting PCP. The nurse has not been able to administer the prescribed dose of benzodiazepine because of the patient's aggressive behavior.
A patient tells the nurse, Air Force jets flying overhead are looking for me. They want to capture ...
A patient tells the nurse, Air Force jets flying overhead are looking for me. They want to capture me. The patient has not previously verbalized this information. The nurse's initial interventions should
It's my understanding that the neurotransmitter GABA is basically the brakes for all other neurotransmitters. The thing that makes most anxiety meds work and that keeps us from having seizures (granted too much can do the same). What else does i
A patient in a support group says, I'm tired of being sick. Everyone always helps me, but I will be ...
A patient in a support group says, I'm tired of being sick. Everyone always helps me, but I will be glad when I can help someone else. This statement reflects:
