The nurse is concerned that a client is experiencing dysfunctional grief over the death of her spouse because the client is:
a. demonstrating the physical illness of the deceased.
b. preoccupied with thoughts of the deceased.
c. unable to adapt to life without the deceased person.
d. demonstrating emotional lability.
ANS: C
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a. "While sitting up, place a cold compress over your nose." b. "Sit up with your head tilted forward and pinch your nose." c. "Just allow the bleeding to stop on its own, but don't blow your nose." d. "Lie on your back with your head tilted back and pinch your nose."
Which of the following must be created before establishing the evaluation plan for a health project?
a. A clear set of both short-term and long-term goals b. Decision as to who will collect the evaluation data c. Observable and measurable objectives d. Setting up a computer program to analyze the evaluation data
A patient who uses hip and knee flexion to lift the foot off the floor and then place the whole sole of the foot on the floor at once is demonstrating
a. steppage gait. c. Trendelenburg gait. b. festinating gait. d. antalgic gait.
One of the functions of a rigorous research design in a quantitative study is to have control over:
A) Dependent variables B) Independent variables C) Factorial variables D) Extraneous variables