When asked about her activities, a 10-year-old girl responded, "I like school. I play the flute in the school band, and I take tennis lessons." What does the nurse know these activities will help this child develop?
a. Initiative
b. Industry
c. Identity
d. Intimacy
ANS: B
The school-age period is referred to by Erikson as the stage of industry. Successful participation in activities facilitates the child's sense of industry.
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Therapeutic communication:
a. facilitates the formation of a positive nurse-patient relationship. b. manipulates the patient. c. assigns the patient a passive role. d. requires the patient to accept what the nurse says.
A patient has been scheduled for a urea breath test in one month's time. What nursing diagnosis most likely prompted this diagnostic test?
A) Impaired Dentition Related to Gingivitis B) Risk For Impaired Skin Integrity Related to Peptic Ulcers C) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Related to Enzyme Deficiency D) Diarrhea Related to Clostridium Difficile Infection
You are doing a preoperative assessment on a patient going to surgery. The patient informs you that he drinks six to eight beers each day and has for the last 15 years. What postoperative difficulties can the nurse anticipate for this patient?
A) Delirium tremens immediately following surgery B) Delirium tremens within 72 hours after his last alcohol drink C) Delirium tremens upon administration of general anesthesia D) Delirium tremens 1 week after his last alcohol drink