Which remark by a nurse best represents an attempt to assess the patient's current ability to organize and enact a suicide wish?
a. "What is your educational background?"
b. "What plan do you have for committing suicide?"
c. "Have you ever thought about or tried to hurt yourself?"
d. "Are your self-destructive thoughts constant or intermittent?"
B
This question will give the nurse information as to whether a plan exists, the lethality of the method chosen, and the accessibility of the method.
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Which of the following health-related variables is examined by the critical theoretical perspective?
a. Cultural beliefs b. Effect of history and tradition c. Ethnic and racial differences d. Social inequalities
Which assessment findings increase a client's risk for suicidal ideation or behavior? Select all that apply
A) Substance abuse B) Age 59 C) Plays golf twice a week D) Widowed for 6 months E) Recently started a new job
A patient starting therapy with efavirenz [Sustiva] asks about the timing of the medication with regard to meals. What patient education about the administration of this medication should the nurse provide?
a. The drug must be taken within 30 minutes after a meal. b. The drug is best taken with a high-fat meal. c. The drug can be taken anytime without regard to meals. d. The drug should be taken once daily on an empty stomach.
A nurse assesses her client and suspects that drug toxicity is the cause of the client's decline in cognitive abilities and everyday function
The nurse would recognize that with medical intervention it would take which amount of time for all drugs to be cleared from the client's body? a. 3 to 4 days b. 5 to 10 days c. 2 to 4 weeks d. 5 to 8 weeks