The nurse is conducting family therapy. Which nursing intervention would be appropriate for an advanced practice nurse?
1. Mobilizing family resources and encouraging adaptive family problem-solving behaviors
2. Improving family communication skills
3. Explaining what medications can and cannot do
4. Prescribing pharmaceutical treatment
Ans: 4. Prescribing pharmaceutical treatment
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1. A no-suicide contract is made with the client. 2. The client is encouraged to discuss feelings. 3. The client is asked to discuss the suicide plan. 4. The antidepressant medication begins to work.
The nurse is reviewing amniocentesis results. Which of the following would indicate that client care was appropriate?
1. The client who is Rh-positive received Rh immune globulin after the amniocentesis. 2. The client was monitored for 30 minutes after completion of the test. 3. The client began vaginal spotting before leaving for home after the test. 4. The client identified that she takes insulin before each meal and at bedtime.
A nurse enters a patient's room, arranges the supplies for a Foley catheter insertion, and explains the procedure to the patient. She tells the patient what to expect; just before inserting the catheter, she tells the patient to relax and that, once the catheter is in place, she will not feel the bladder pressure. The nurse then proceeds to skillfully insert the Foley catheter. This is an example of what type of touch?
A) Caring touch B) Protective touch C) Task-oriented touch D) Interpersonal touch
Of the glands in the endocrine system, the ____________________ glands produce the greatest number of hormones.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).