A client tells the nurse, "My therapist stroked my face and asked me to come to his house for a romantic evening.". What action should the nurse take?
A) Do nothing as psychiatric clients often are unreliable.
B) Call the police.
C) Immediately report the client's claims to the appropriate authority.
D) Discuss the statements with the medical director.
C
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want to listen to what they have to say.". The behaviors helpful in meeting the nurse's goal include the nurse (more than one answer may be correct) A. sitting behind a desk, facing the client. B. introducing herself to the client and identifying her staff role. C. using facial expressions that convey interest and encouragement. D. assuming an open body posture and sometimes mirror imaging. E. maintaining control of the topic under discussion by asking direct questions.
The nurse is preparing to admit a patient with heart failure who has been listed on the UNOS transplant list as status 1A. What is the best understanding of this classification by the nurse?
a. The patient can be managed at home with a left ventricular assist device. b. Hospitalization is required with mechanical support and vasoactive infusions. c. The patient has advanced heart failure and is being managed with medication. d. An advanced heart failure patient not successfully managed on medications.
Collaboration in health care settings involves
a. professionals respected for their unique knowledge and abilities. b. professionals educated in a collaborative model of education. c. recognition of individual professional accomplishments. d. a multitiered system hierarchy.
A 23-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of a urethral discharge. As the provider, you need to get a sexual history. Which one of the following questions is inappropriate for eliciting the information?
A) Are you sexually active? B) When was the last time you had intimate physical contact with someone, and did that contact include sexual intercourse? C) Do you have sex with men, women, or both? D) How many sexual partners have you had in the last 6 months?