A nurse counsels a family regarding the stage of families with adolescents. Which developmental task is appropriate for the nurse to include?
a. Maintaining relationships with the ex-tended family
b. Developing parental roles to meet the needs of children
c. Maintaining a satisfying marital relation-ship
d. Maintaining open communication between parent and children
D
The family developmental tasks at this stage include balancing freedom with responsibility and maintaining communication between parents and children.
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The nurse is researching statistics of the five psychiatric disorders that comprise the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given this information, the nurse chooses which of the following as a priority screening for clients?
1. Bipolar disorder 2. Depression 3. Schizophrenia 4. Alcohol abuse
A patient with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I just don't know if I should allow CPR in the event I quit breathing. What do you think?" Which statement by the nurse would be most beneficial to the patient?
a. "If it were me, I would want to live no matter what." b. "Don't worry. You have plenty of time to decide that later on." c. "It's totally up to you. Have you discussed this with your family?" d. "Let's talk about what CPR means to you."
The postoperative patient complains of pain only 1 hour after having been medicated with an opioid, which cannot be repeated for 3 more hours. The nurse should initially:
a. give one half of the prescribed dose now. b. contact the prescriber. c. ambulate the patient in the hall. d. reposition the patient.
Under which grouping of human response patterns would the nursing diagnosis of Powerlessness be found?
a. choosing b. communicating c. perceiving d. relating