The client has stopped taking his psychotropic medications. The nurse needs to explore the client's
1. cost.
2. difficulty.
3. disinterest.
4. side effects.
4
The side effects of many of these medications are uncomfortable, and clients often stop tak-ing them as soon as the acute symptoms subside.
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A client with borderline personality disorder approaches the nurse voicing concerns about being ignored by the nursing staff and feeling unimportant. The client blames the nursing staff for not paying attention to the client
The nurse's best therapeutic response to this client would include which of the following statements? 1. "Tell me more about your feeling of being ignored." 2. "That's all in your imagination." 3. "You need to share your feelings with the nurses you feel are ignoring you." 4. "I will bring it up at the next meeting."
After admission to the intensive care unit, a patient shares with the nurse a concern that her adult children will not be able to reach agreement on what to do if she is no longer able to make decisions for herself
The nurse informs the patient that it is possible to grant authority to one person to make decisions by procuring a a. court-appointed guardian. b. do-not-resuscitate order. c. durable power of attorney for health care. d. living will.
Your new patient is admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of the following is he most likely to demonstrate?
A. Concrete thinking B. Effective ego boundaries C. Inflated self-image D. Fatigue and loss of appetite
A nurse is participating in a committee planning to implement an acute care of the elderly (AC
E) unit within the hospital. A coworker asks her what makes an ACE unit different from any other unit in the hospital. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse? A) "Some of the key concepts of an ACE unit are to promote safety, include patient-centered interdisciplinary care, and discharge planning with the goal of returning the patient to his or her former living status. B) "An ACE unit isn't any different than any other unit in the hospital. except for the age of the patients." C) "The key concept of an ACE unit is to return the patients to their nursing homes as quickly as possible." D) "An ACE unit will be run just like a nursing home, except it's located in the hospital."