The nurse is helping a client adapt to stressors that have caused ineffective coping. Which nursing theorist sees the person as an adaptive system who may need assistance with adaptation when stressors and ineffective coping occur?
a. Martha Rogers c. Sister Callista Roy
b. Betty Neuman d. Faye Abdellah
ANS: C
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Effective planning for a client's crisis intervention is:
1. Organized with follow-up. 2. Developed prior to meeting with the client. 3. Based on complete assessment. 4. Focused on long-term problems.
A 70-year-old patient has just received a drug that can cause sedation. What would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Noncompliance: Cost of the drug B) Deficient knowledge: Unfamiliar with drug therapy C) Risk for injury: Related to adverse effects of the drug D) Ineffective health maintenance: Need for medication
Perceptions of the nurse's role in health care can vary according to culture. Of the important findings in a study of Philippine-American nurses by Spangler (1992), which of the following is not one of these?
a. expressed dedication to work b. desire to utilize the latest innovative techniques in the best interest of the patient c. attentiveness to the patient's physical comfort needs d. respect and patience that was carried forth into the nurses' relationships with their patients
An older client in an adult day care program tells the nurse, "I'm very stressed because another neighbor passed away." The most therapeutic response by the nurse is:
a. "What do you mean by ‘stressed'?" b. "Tell me what you did when your other neighbor passed away." c. "Are you worrying about your own death?" d. "Let's get involved in some activities and not think about sad things."