A patient in a day rehabilitation program has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, is gaining weight as a side effect of medication, and is lonely. Which teaching topics should the nurse identify that would be appropriate for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Coping with stress
2. Finding useful employment
3. Learning recovery strategies
4. Using medications effectively
5. Building social support
1. Coping with stress
3. Learning recovery strategies
4. Using medications effectively
5. Building social support
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1. Parents' insurance 2. Parents' income 3. Readiness of the home for the child who is returning home from the hospital 4. Parents' home location
A nurse with community-health nursing experience provides monthly blood pressure checks for fellow members of a religious congregation. The nurse is functioning within which role?
1. Parish nurse 2. Clinic nurse 3. Gerontologic nurse 4. Occupational health nurse
Items that have touched the floor are contaminated.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A patient reports long, heavy, irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months. How should the nurse document these symptoms?
a. Polymenorrhea b. Oligomenorrhea c. Hypermenorrhea d. Menometrorrhagia