A client being treated for depression reports the desire to get out of bed, shower, eat, and contact friends and family for socialization. Which conclusion regarding the client's behavior is appropriate by the nurse?
A) Risk factors for self-harm
B) Improvement in depression
C) Denial of the diagnosis of depression
D) The need for assistance with activities of daily living
Answer: B
The client reports the desire to get out of bed and is showering, eating, and contacting friends and family members. These are all indications that the client's depression is improving. This is not an indication of risk for harm, denial of the diagnosis, or the need for assistance with activities of daily living.
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a. Age-related changes and polypharmacy make elderly clients vulnerable to drug interactions and dangerous adverse reactions. b. Elderly clients are known to sue if medications taken do not make them feel better, and lawsuits are to be avoided, if possible. c. Folk or herbal medicines are often the same as the generic medications prescribed by health care providers, so elderly often have overdoses. d. Older adults are known to consume many over-the-counter medications, as well as folk or herbal remedies. e. The elderly are known to be particularly noncompliant with pharmaceutical prescriptions. f. With the high prevalence of chronic diseases, elderly clients are taking a large number of medications.
Most researchers define a true "profession" as an occupational group that operates from a discrete body of knowledge, requires lifelong learning, relies on altruism for its practitioners to discharge responsibilities humanely, is autonomous, and
evaluates its own members. As a profession, nursing falls short of this definition in the areas of ____. a. Altruism and evaluating its own members b. Autonomy and lifelong learning c. Evaluating its own members and autonomy d. Lifelong learning and altruism
A client, who delivered her third child yesterday, has just learned that her two school-age children have contracted chickenpox. What should the nurse tell her?
a. Her two children should be treated with acyclovir before she goes home from the hospital. b. The baby will acquire immunity from her and will not be susceptible to chickenpox. c. The children can visit their mother and baby in the hospital as planned but must wear gowns and masks. d. She must make arrangements to stay somewhere other than her home until the children are no longer contagious.
To adequately meet the spiritual needs of clients, the nurse should first
a. learn to be considerate and sensitive. b. distinguish between his or her own spiritual needs and those of the client. c. meet the client's spiritual needs. d. offer to pray and read the bible with the client.