An effective nursing intervention for the impulsive and aggressive behaviors that accompany conduct disorder is
a. assertiveness training.
b. consistent limit setting.
c. negotiation of rules.
d. open expression of feelings.
Ans: b. consistent limit setting.
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a. Client taking furosemide (Lasix) b. Anxious client who has tachypnea c. Client who is on fluid restrictions d. Client who is constipated with abdominal pain
The client describes being uncomfortable as a male since kindergarten. "I liked playing with dolls and playing dress-up in my mom's prom dress and high heels." The client is relating an example of:
1. Cross-dressing. 2. Fetishism. 3. Gender dysphoria. 4. Androgyny.
Which of the following statements accurately describe a characteristic of ethics? Select all that apply
A) The ability to be ethical begins in young adulthood. B) Ethics cannot be defined as a code of professional conduct. C) Ethics usually refers to personal or communal standards of right and wrong. D) It is important to distinguish ethics from religion, law, custom, and institutional practices. E) Values are intimately related to, and direct, ethical conduct. F) Ethics is a systematic inquiry into principles of right and wrong conduct.
Before beginning any procedure, the nursing assistant should
A. Check the chart for instructions about the procedure. B. Discuss the procedure with another nursing assistant. C. Check the patient's identification bracelet. D. Use standard infection-control procedures.