When teaching a client to keep a journal, the nurse recognizes that the client needs further teaching if he or she explains the purpose is a way to:
a. assist with issues of confidence
b. assist to bridge a person's thoughts and feelings
c. assist with exploring attitudes toward self
d. assist with discharge planning
D
Journaling is found to be a powerful way to bridge a person's thoughts and feelings. It can assist with exploring the person's attitudes toward the self and to overcome negative thoughts and feel empowered and self-confident about his or her self and body image.
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When planning care for this patient, what is the priority nursing diagnosis that the nurse will formulate? 1. Risk for violence caused by schizophrenia, manifested by command hallucinations. 2. Risk for violence due to auditory hallucinations, as evidenced by command hallucinations. 3. Disturbed thought processes due to schizophrenia, as evidenced by command hallucinations. 4. Disturbed thought processes due to auditory hallucinations, manifested by command hallucinations.
A nurse manager recognizes that her staff's emotional responses to organizational change are similar to:
a. adaptation techniques. b. integrative tactics. c. symptoms of mental illness. d. the grief model.
A child with chronic renal failure does not want to take the prescribed aluminum hydroxide gel because of the taste. What should the nurse tell the patient about the purpose of this medication?
A) Prevents an upset stomach B) Assists with the absorption of calcium C) Assists with elimination of potassium D) Reduces absorption of phosphorus from the GI tract
Nurses who assist clients to deal holistically with their healthcare needs at the end of their lives work primarily in which healthcare delivery system?
A) Acute care B) Primary care C) Hospice D) Rehabilitation