A nurse who is working with persons with serious mental illness should recognize that:
a. Persons with severe mental illness require institutionalization until they are func-tional.
b. Inadequate community resources have caused problems with homelessness among this population.
c. Serious mental illness originates from childhood events and therapy is ineffective.
d. Motivation influences a person's ability to earn a living and purchase necessary medications.
B
Many people with serious mental illness live in poverty because they lack the ability to maintain a suitable standard of living. Brief hospital stays and inadequate community resources have re-sulted in an increased number of persons with serious mental illness living on the streets or in jail.
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A) "How is it going?" B) "You say you aren't concerned, but you've asked me many questions on this same subject." C) "What do you mean when you say...?" D) "For now, I would like to concentrate on..."
The nurse measures a client's respiratory rate at 34 rpm. The nurse reviews the clients chart and discovers the following factors that may be causing the increase in respirations:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Client is febrile 2. The client was just told about a poor prognosis 3. The client has been diagnosed with increased intracranial pressure 4. The client was just medicated for pain 5. The client's body temperature is 96°F
Which of the following nursing actionsshould be given highest priority whenadmitting the patient into the operatingroom?
A.) Level of consciousness B.) Vital sign C.) Patient identification and correctoperative consent D.) Positioning and skin preparation
You assess the child who has not been using the prescribed Flovent inhaler. The parents tell you that they do not know much about the medication. Which teaching point is most important to stress with the parents?
A.Monitoring of the child's growth rate is needed since steroids may slow the growth rate. B.Flovent must be used twice daily to be effective in preventing asthma symptoms. C.Early-onset osteoporosis may occur because steroids affect bone metabolism. D.Increases in the Flovent dose will probably be needed as the child grows.