A patient who blames his wife for his illness because she "never takes care of me" is demonstrating which type of defense mechanism?
A) Suppression
B) Projection
C) Repression
D) Denial
B
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When using Gordon's framework for a functional health assessment, the nurse asks a patient, "Have you made any changes in your environment because of vision, hearing, or memory decrease?" What functional health pattern is the nurse assessing?
A) Vision B) Hearing C) Coping D) Cognition
Which action by the nurse will allow bruits to be heard most accurately?
1) Using a fetoscope 2) Using the diaphragm of the stethoscope 3) Using the bell of the stethoscope 4) Using the unassisted ear
What organization provides the nurse with the best means for influencing public health care
policy? A) American Nurses' Credentialing Center B) American Academy of Nursing C) American Nurses Association D) Sigma Theta Tau, International