A 13-year-old client has a history of conduct disorder behaviors, including frequent fights at school, truancy, marijuana use, and legal troubles. The client also has a learning disability
A school nurse suspects that the client engages in fights to get suspended from school. By doing this, the client can avoid the discouragement and low self-esteem that comes from repeated failures. The nurse identifies which behavioral principle at work here?
A) Classical conditioning
B) Conditioned response
C) Positive reinforcement
D) Negative reinforcement
D
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Workmen preparing to paint have set up equipment near the emergency department entrance and have taken down all the signage. What is the primary reason the nurse manager is concerned when this is mentioned in the shift report?
1. Inappropriate signage can result in loss of federal funding. 2. Patients and families may get lost if signs are not present. 3. Fumes from paint can impair the breathing ability of patients with lung disorders. 4. The presence of painting equipment is a fall hazard for patients and nurses.
What is grief a normal response to? (Select all that apply.)
a. Loss of loved ones b. Loss of professional roles c. Loss of dependence d. Loss of health e. Loss of relationships
What statements by the resident would indicate that she may be experiencing changes in sleep and rest patterns? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I don't know why everything seems to bother me lately." b. "I've been so clumsy." c. "I'm having trouble concentrating." d. "My daughter says I talk in my sleep." e. "I cry for no reason at all."
Which finding necessitates immediate nursing action for a child being treated for depression with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)?
a. Oversedation b. Behavioral activation c. Anticholinergic effects d. Extrapyramidal symptoms