The MOST therapeutic nursing approach when caring for a client with schizoid personality disorder would be to:
a. require the client to increase time spent in groups until it exceeds time spent alone
b. foster the development of sustained close friendships within the peer group
c. assist the client to change some behavioral characteristics, but not his or her basic personality
d. focus on the client getting in touch with inner feelings and showing emotions to others
C
When dealing with a client diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder, the nurse should assist the client in changing some of the client's behaviors, but make no attempt to change the client's personality. The nurse should provide unconditional acceptance for the client, as the person he or she is. The nurse can work with the client in dealing with characteristics and behaviors that cause the client difficulty in life.
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Which of the following assessment questions most directly addresses a risk factor for this problem? A) "How much alcohol do you typically drink in one day?" B) "How much exercise are you getting these days?" C) "Do you have any idea if this is a problem that your father or brothers have had?" D) "Have you been taking a lot of Tylenol or aspirin for pain?"
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1. Some states allow advanced nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances. 2. There are no states in which any advanced nurse practitioner can prescribe controlled substances. 3. Prescriptive authority allows all advanced practice nurses to prescribe any medication necessary for the treatment of their patients. 4. Prescriptive authority is limited to nurse anesthetists.
The nurse is planning care for a client with disseminated intravascular coagulation to address ineffective tissue perfusion. Interventions appropriate for the client would include:
1. Encouraging deep breathing and coughing. 2. Administering oxygen. 3. Monitoring oxygen saturation. 4. Carefully repositioning the client every 2 hours.