When writing a care plan for a client with a somatoform disorder, what nursing diagnosis would most likely be included?
A) Self-esteem disturbance, related to repressed unmet dependency needs and unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships
B) Sexual dysfunction, related to an inability to feel pleasure
C) Self-care deficit, related to loss of function
D) Chronic pain, related to severe physical ailment
A
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The nurse is having trouble correcting a health problem with a strategy that has worked in the past. What should the nurse do about the health problem?
A) Nothing since the strategy no longer works B) Avoid dwelling on the unpleasant health problem C) Identify new strategies to correct the health problem D) Continue to implement the strategy that has worked in the past
After an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, a patient dies. What should the nurse do first?
1. Document the time of death. 2. Notify the funeral home. 3. Contact the physician. 4. Contact the orderly for transport to the morgue.
The patient is experiencing chest pain and needs to take a sublingual form of nitroglycerin. Where does the nurse instruct the patient to place the tablet?
a. Under the tongue b. On top of the tongue c. At the back of the throat d. In the space between the cheek and the gum
The nurse identifies the pain described by a patient whose back discomfort began after an automobile accident and has persisted for 8 months as
A) Acute B) Recurrent C) Chronic D) Malignant