The complementary modality that has been shown to decrease feelings of loneliness is:
a. energy therapy
b. hypnotherapy
c. music therapy
d. pet-assisted therapy
D
Pet therapy has proven successful in the treatment of loneliness. The animals provide for companionship, affection, and comfort to the individual.
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The nurse documents that a patient has coarse, thickened skin and brown discoloration over the lower legs. Pulses are present. This finding is probably the result of:
a. Lymphedema. b. Raynaud disease. c. Chronic arterial insufficiency. d. Chronic venous insufficiency.
What is the most important safety rule at hospital discharge you would want to teach the parents of a child who swallowed an overdose of acetaminophen?
A) Do not make taking medicine seem like fun. B) Never administer medicine with food. C) Keep all medicine in the refrigerator. D) Do not talk about medicine with children.
A client who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from working on an automobile in a closed garage has a carbon monoxide level of 15%. The nurse would anticipate observing which sign or symptom?
1. Coma 2. Flushing 3. Dizziness 4. Tachycardia
During the first few months after diagnosis of a life?threatening illness,
a) patients usually plan for the future with assurance. b) patients are usually pessimistic. c) more active approaches in coping begin to be utilized. d) the use of avoidance coping grows stronger.