A client gives consent to begin electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of severe depression. After receiving two of nine treatments, the client approaches the nurses' station and says, "I don't want anymore ECT
I can't remember what I had for lunch. Tell the doctor I don't want it!" Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
A) "After you begin the course of treatments, you must complete all of them."
B) "You'll need to talk with your doctor about what you're thinking."
C) "It is within your right to discontinue the treatments at this time, but let's talk about your concerns a little more."
D) "Memory loss is a rare side effect of the treatment. I don't think it is related."
C
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1. Provides a foundation for wellness activities 2. Explains the cost savings associated with activities 3. Helps to provide the rationales for specific activities 4. Provides a foundation for disease prevention activities 5. Is used to measure achievement of goals and objectives
The instructor asks the nursing student to define therapeutic communication. The student's most appropriate response is that therapeutic communication refers to
a. psychotherapy. b. social communication. c. developing a trusting relationship. d. emotional commitment to another.
A population is best defined as a
a. High-risk group b. School or institutional setting c. Collection of individuals who share at least one common characteristic d. Geographic location within a community
The nurse is aware that the status of any role is based on:
a. age. b. responsibility. c. society. d. health.