A psychiatric nurse is caring for several clients. One client is considered neurotic and another is considered psychotic. The main difference that the nurse should understand between neurotic and psychotic behavior is that neurotic individuals:
A) Are unaware that they are experiencing distress.
B) Are unaware that their behaviors are maladaptive.
C) Are aware of possible psychological causes of their behavior.
D) Experience no loss of contact with reality.
D
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A client has an elevated AST. The nurse realizes that the condition the client is most likely to have would be:
a. hepatitis. c. rheumatoid arthritis. b. diabetes. d. prostate cancer.
A client with severe schizophrenia is hospitalized when he becomes agitated, physically aggressive, and uncooperative. He is put in leather restraints for safety purposes. The client yells that he is going to sue the staff for assault and battery
Which action describes the criterion for assault and battery (outside an emergency situation)? A) The staff becomes angry with the client and calls him offensive names. B) The client is touched (or fears being touched) without his consent. C) The nurse hides the client's clothes so he cannot leave. D) The nurse puts the client in restraints against his wishes.
The nursing instructor has requested that students conduct research about influenza in their state
The student research revealed that influenza for the older population was 25% in 2011, but only 5% of the younger population had influenza for the same year in this state. This information provides which statistic about influenza? A) Mortality B) Morbidity C) Disease D) Acute illness