A client diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder is admitted for social skills training. Which information should be included in the nurse's teaching?
1. The side effects of medications
2. Deep breathing techniques to decrease stress
3. How to make eye contact when communicating
4. How to be a leader
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Rationale: The nurse should plan to teach the client how to make eye contact when communicating. Social skills, such as making eye contact, can assist clients to communicate needs and to establish relationships.
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A) They give specific practice recommendations. B) They attempt to address all of the issues relevant to a topic. C) They are evidence driven. D) They are developed by groups of experts and clinicians.
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A) Living in a community with clean, fluoridated water B) Having a death rate of 500 per 100,000 population C) Living in neighborhood with a high crime rate D) Smoking two packs of cigarettes per day E) Having an infant mortality rate of 95 deaths per 1,000 live births
The nurse caring for several patients on a hospital unit notices that the American
patient makes eye contact with the staff while an elderly patient of Japanese descent does not make eye contact when speaking to the staff. What cultural concept explains this difference? A) Cultural diversity B) Cultural negativity C) Cultural relativity D) Cultural neutrality
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A. Regarding oneself as highly knowledgea-ble about nursing B. Knowing exactly who is a competent nurse C. Understanding others to the point that one can express others' ideas D. Having self-awareness and trust of their followers