The patient complains of recurrent, multiple physical ailments for which there is no organic cause. The nurse assesses this behavior as:
a. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b. phobia anxiety disorder.
c. somatoform disorder.
d. delusional disorder.
C
Somatoform disorder is characterized by recurrent, multiple physical complaints for which there is no organic cause.
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a. The UAP assists the patient to use dental floss after eating. b. The UAP adds baking soda to the patient's saline oral rinses. c. The UAP puts fluoride toothpaste on the patient's toothbrush. d. The UAP has the patient rinse after meals with a saline solution.
A nurse is administering an intramuscular vaccination to an infant who has Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS).Because of this syndrome,this infant is at higher risk for
1. pain at injection site. 2. bleeding at injection site.edness and swelling at injection site. 4. mild rash at injection site.
A nurse is designing a teaching program for individuals who have recently immigrated to the United States from Iraq. Which of the following considerations is necessary for culturally competent client teaching?
A) Use materials developed previously for U.S. citizens. B) Use all visual materials when teaching content. C) Use a lecture format to teach content with few questions. D) Develop written materials in the client's native language.
The nurse is teaching the importance of drugs for emergency preparedness to local firemen. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the firemen make which statement(s)?
1. "The vendor-managed inventory (VMI) package can reach any community within 24 to 36 hours." 2. "Our local hospital is supposed to be stockpiling antibiotics." 3. "The push package can reach any community within 12 hours of an attack." 4. "The Strategic National Stockpile is located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta." 5. "Our country's drug stockpile is managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."