When a 40-year-old patient cries and has a tantrum when the physician refuses to give her a prescription for diet pills, the nurse observes the use of the defense mechanism of:
a. compensation.
b. denial.
c. regression.
d. repression.
C
Regression is a behavior that reflects the return to an earlier form of coping.
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a. "Stop the drug. If you have not noticed any effects within 2 weeks, the prescriber may need to change your drug regime." b. "It may take several months for a response to occur. Continue the medication as prescribed." c. "Double the dose to see whether an effect occurs. Finding the correct dose takes many adjustments." d. "Another agent will need to be added to the regimen to manage your symptoms."
Select an activity that is legally mandated to be outside the scope of practice of a pharmacist
1. providing information to clients about using prescribed medication 2. prescribing a medication for managing heart disease 3. filling a prescription written by a physician 4. teaching a client about the side effects of several cholesterol-lowering medications
The activity view of a child's development would most believe which of the following statements?
a. The personality and activity levels of children are for the most part shaped by association with family. b. An inquisitive, friendly, outgoing child may encourage the same behavior in indifferent and unfriendly people. c. Children who are fearful as toddlers will most likely retain some paranoia as adults and isolate themselves. d. Teachers and peers are the most important indicators of a child's motivation to seek meaningful experiences.
While caring for a hospitalized client with schizophrenia, the nurse observes that the client is listening to the radio. The client tells the nurse that the radio commentator is speaking directly to him or her
The nurse should document the client's: A) Autistic thinking. B) Concrete thinking. C) Referential thinking. D) Illusional thinking.