When a patient denies any problems related to addiction, the nurse's most therapeutic response is:
a. "What do you call this hospitalization?"
b. "How can anybody help you if you don't see a problem?"
c. "Would your family agree that you have no problems?"
d. "Can you think of any time your behavior created an unpleasant situation in your life?"
D
When the patient denies that his behavior is problematic, the nurse should ask the patient to recount incidences when the behavior had unpleasant consequences.
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The nurse is preparing to perform an assessment of the client's social support and organization. Which question will provide the needed information?
1. "Where were you born?" 2. "What is the primary language spoken in your home?" 3. "Which political party are you associated with?" 4. "Do you have a religious affiliation linked with the cultural affiliation?"
When the 16-year-old patient with acute glomerulonephritis complains of boredom with bed rest and asks when he can become more active, the nurse states that bed rest will continue until:
1. dialysis starts. 2. antibiotic protocol is completed. 3. potassium levels are normal. 4. the blood pressure reaches normal levels.
The nurse is developing interventions to promote socialization in a client with moderate dementia. Which of the following provides a safe and secure environment for the client?
A) A card game with other clients B) An activity with the nurse C) Decorating a bulletin board with the group D) Morning stretch group with music
How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environ-mental chemical exposures and their potential harm?
1. Extrapolation by toxicologists 2. Biomonitoring 3. Historically taken chemistry courses that enabled them to understand the chemical properties of pollutants 4. By observing humans who present with signs and symptoms that can be con-nected to a specific chemical exposure