You have been working with a female patient who has delusions of persecution and who hears "voices" sometimes. She has also attempted to poison her boyfriend after a fight. You greet her and ask her how she is
She says to you, "She's a bad person!" She is exhibiting:
A) Denial
B) Transference
C) Regression
D) Dissociation
D
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You are a nurse manager of an ICU in a local hospital and have lost two nurses on your staff. One nurse quit and the other nurse is receiving treatment in a center for alcohol abuse
What type of group would you recommend to your staff before considering a transfer or quitting? 1. Nurse-to-nurse support group 2. Nurse storytelling group 3. Nurse bibliotherapy group 4. Nurse Alcoholics Anonymous group
The nurse's research is testing Martha Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings. The researcher has chosen to study the growing diversity in the individual field pattern of older adults moving to an assisted living center
The study predicts that, if these patterns follow Rogers' theory and are indeed becoming more diverse, the subjects have a greater chance of adapting well to the move. What kind of reasoning is this nurse using? 1. Deductive. 2. Inductive. 3. Propositional. 4. Grand theory reasoning.
A client who is HIV positive has lost 10% of body weight over the last 3 months and attributes this to diarrhea caused by the medication. What should the nurse suggest to this client?
a. Maintain good mouth care b. Encourage foods high in insoluble fiber c. Take medications on an empty stomach d. Eliminate caffeine and lactose from the diet
Caleb is an adult with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment for his URI would include:
1. Amoxicillin 2. Diphenhydramine 3. Phenylpropanolamine 4. Topical oxymetazoline