At which point in life could you anticipate the parents of a child with a long-term illness might have the hardest time accepting her condition?
A) The day she starts preschool
B) On her third birthday
C) The day she begins solid food
D) The day she would have started college
D
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A patient states: "I'm not worth anything. I have negative thoughts about myself. I want to go to sleep and never wake up." Which nursing intervention has the highest priority?
a. Self-esteem building activities b. Anxiety self-control measures c. Sleep enhancement activities d. Suicide precautions
Stages of change is a construct that was developed within:
A) The Health Belief Model B) The Transtheoretical Model C) Health as Expanding Consciousness Model D) The Health Care Systems Model
Which symptom should a nurse identify that would differentiate clients diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders from clients diagnosed with amnesic disorders?
A. Neurocognitive disorders involve disorientation that develops suddenly, whereas amnestic disorders develop more slowly. B. Neurocognitive disorders involve impairment of abstract thinking and judgment, whereas amnestic disorders do not. C. Neurocognitive disorders include the symptom of confabulation, whereas amnestic disorders do not. D. Both neurocognitive disorders and profound amnesia typically share the symptom of disorientation to place, time, and self.
The third-leading cause of birth defects in the United States is
1. Cigarette smoking 2. Fetal alcohol syndrome 3. Marijuana use 4. HIV from sharing needles