A family expresses helplessness related to dealing with a mentally ill member's odd behaviors, mood swings, and argumentativeness. An appropriate nursing intervention for the family would be to
a. express sympathy.
b. involve local social services.
c. explain symptoms of relapse.
d. role-play problem situations.
D
Helping a family learn to set limits and deal with difficult behaviors can often be accomplished by using role-playing situations, which give family members the opportunity to try new, more effective approaches. The other options would not provide learning opportunities.
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A) The patient should withhold his next scheduled dose of insulin. B) The patient should promptly eat some protein and carbohydrates. C) The patient's insulin levels are inadequate. D) The patient would benefit from a dose of metformin (Glucophage).
The nurse assesses a client with a new tracheotomy, and the tracheostomy tube is pulsating in synchrony with the client's heartbeat. Which is the nurse's priority action?
a. Notify the health care provider immediately. b. Stabilize the tube by reapplying the ties. c. Change the inner cannula of the tube. d. Increase the inflation pressure of the cuff.
A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be complaining about the temperature. What is the nurse's best response?
a. Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of active sweat glands. b. Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of increased circulation. c. Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of peripheral vasoconstriction. d. Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of slower metabolic rates.
Antihistamines block the actions of histamine at the
1. H1 receptor site. 2. B1 receptor site. 3. B2 receptor site. 4. C1 receptor site.