A female patient is in the clinic after being raped by a stranger. She seems to be having problems staying in the present and answering questions. The following short-term goal has been established by you and the RN and the patient/client:
A) Resolve the feeling of fear and anxiety related to the rape
B) Insist client/patient clean her own wounds to begin the acceptance process of the rape
C) Have patient/client verbalize her feeling about the rape
D) Have nurse prepare the care plan for the patient/client to decrease her need to make decisions right now
C
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Concepts of interactionism are evidenced in which of the following statements the nurse makes to the parent of an adolescent hospitalized for an overdose of cocaine and Valium?
1. "Peer pressure is usually responsible for these accidental overdoses." 2. "All behavior has meaning, so we will focus on trying to understand the meaning of the drug use as well as the occurrence of overdose." 3. "Use of Valium probably means your child accidentally overdosed by trying to treat the effects of cocaine." 4. "Adolescence is such a painful time. Rehabilitation programs give kids a chance to get away from their everyday pressures."
In a nursing unit, the RN delegates nursing tasks to the LPN. Keeping in mind the delegation guidelines, which statement denotes the right task for the LPN?
A) Make beds with the help of unlicensed assistive personnel. B) Assist clients with nasogastric tube feeds. C) Take orders from an in-house physician. D) Assess the client's needs and start an intravenous line.
A patient hospitalized 3 weeks ago with major depressive disorder presented with suicidal ideations but no suicide plan. Sertraline (Zoloft) was prescribed, and the patient now reports that the feelings of depression have somewhat lessened
The guiding factor the nurse considers when planning care is that there is: a. little risk for injury if the patient has no plan. b. an increased risk for suicide as the depression lifts. c. little suicide risk after 3 weeks on an antidepressant. d. an increase in patient compliance with sertraline (Zoloft).
Men have more communal characteristics than women
a. True b. False