The nurse is planning care for a patient with a personality disorder. Which interventions should the nurse consider in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
1. Patient teaching about vegetative symptoms
2. Limit setting to enforce boundaries
3. Patient teaching about healthy coping skills
4. Discussing the importance of memory prompts
5. Strengthening reality orientation
2. Limit setting to enforce boundaries
3. Patient teaching about healthy coping skills
5. Strengthening reality orientation
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A) Exercises for strengthening muscles B) Reminiscing activities C) A weight-loss diet D) Puzzles and board games
A nursing student is preparing a presentation on arthritis. The nursing student knows that differ-ences between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include that: (Select all that ap-ply.)
a. both OA and RA have an acute onset in older adults. b. OA is a localized process, whereas RA may be systemic. c. OA usually impacts distal interphalangeal joints; RA impacts proximal interphalan-geal joints. d. both OA and RA present with joint stiff-ness lasting 20-30 minutes after rest. e. initial treatment of both OA and RA is usually nonpharmacological using heat or exercise.
The nurse has heard a member of public lamenting the fact that a mentally ill person committed a high-profile crime, saying, "I don't know what no one could see it coming."
What perception about abnormal behavior and mental illness is this person exhibiting? A) Internal forces are responsible for abnormal behavior. B) Abnormal behavior can be predicted and evaluated. C) Maladaptive behavior is always inherited. D) Mental illness is incurable.
The nurse is facilitating bonding of an infant with his parents. Which of the following is a recommended intervention to assist in this process?
A) Remove the baby from the parents and allow the mother time to recuperate. B) Place the mother and baby with their bodies in the spoon position. C) Place the swaddled baby between the mother's breasts. D) Delay eye prophylaxis until after this critical time period.