A newly admitted schizophrenic client refuses to complete the admission interview. A nurse determines that the client has been living on the streets for several weeks and has barely eaten
The nurse streamlines the assessment, establishing baseline safety, and offers the client a warm meal. The nurse then shows the client to his room to rest. Which characteristic of the therapeutic nurse–client relationship has the nurse established?
A) Sympathy
B) Trust
C) Self-disclosure
D) Expectations
B
You might also like to view...
The informatics nurse reviews the implementation plan for the new health information system. When should the nurse expect the strategic planning process to end?
A) System implementation. B) Review of lessons learned. C) Purchase of the equipment. D) Hiring of the IT support staff.
The nurse determines that a female client is at risk for developing a gynecological malignancy because which of the following is assessed?
1. Alcohol intake of one drink every week 2. Currently overweight 3. Smoking history 4. History of constipation
A patient taking a vasodilator complains of dizziness when getting out of bed to go to the bathroom. The nurse should advise the patient to do which of the following to try to prevent orthostatic hypotension?
a. Drink two glasses of water just prior to changing positions to get out of bed or stand up to walk. b. Avoid abrupt position changes by slowly moving into another position. c. Ask for the bedpan to avoid having to get out of bed. d. Rapidly transition to the sitting position in the bed and then dangle the feet to improve circulation prior to walking to the bathroom.
Order: Increase patient's current dose of citalopram (20 mg) po daily by 20 mg per day starting next dose. See label for dose on hand.The new amount to administer is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).