A 78-year-old female is admitted to a psychiatric unit because she has told her daughter that she no longer has anything to live for, and she threatened to swallow her whole bottle of antihypertensive medication
On the unit, she is quarrelsome with the other clients. Most of the time, she prefers to stay in her room alone rather than interact with the other clients. How should a nurse document the psychoanalytical structure of the client's personality?
A) Weak id, strong ego, weak superego
B) Strong id, weak ego, weak superego
C) Weak id, weak ego, punitive superego
D) Strong id, weak ego, punitive superego
D
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a. blood-forming organs c. epithelial tissue b. connective tissue d. infection-fighting organs
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A) "If you're consistent with taking your medication, you might not experience symptoms for several more years." B) "This medication can cure Parkinson's disease, but this is not necessarily the case for everyone." C) "The beneficial effects of this medication usually increase over time, so you may not get maximum relief for a few years." D) "This medication helps significantly but the benefits tend to decrease over time."
The nurse caring for a client with a traumatic arm amputation knows that care will be significantly different from other clients with amputations because
a. clients with traumatic amputations are usually young and get well fast. b. the postoperative complication rate is lower than with venous insufficiency. c. the surgery to repair the limb is not as involved as with arterial insufficiency. d. there was no time beforehand to grieve the loss of the limb.
Which of the following is a sign of vitamin C deficiency?
a. Cheilosis (redness/swelling of the lips) b. Glossitis c. Spongy, bleeding, abnormal redness of the gingiva d. Spoon-shaped, brittle, ridged fingernails