Which principle guides nursing intervention in the assault cycle?

a. Contagiousness of violence
b. Least restrictive alternative
c. Containment
d. Control


B
It is a regulatory requirement to care for patients using the least restrictive alternatives. These efforts at treatment should be documented. Only when less restrictive alternatives prove ineffective can more restrictive alternatives be used.

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The nurse reads on the client's chart that the provider discovered a neoplasm in the client's abdomen. The nurse interprets this to mean that the client:

1. Has metastatic cancer. 2. Is pregnant. 3. Is at increased risk for cancer. 4. Has an abnormal growth of tissue.

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Of the following psychosocial factors, which has the least negative effect on the health of the mother or fetus?

1. Moderate coffee consumption 2. Moderate alcohol consumption 3. Cigarette smoke 4. Emotional distress

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The preschooler can best learn to cope with frustration and dissatisfaction through which of the following activities?

a. interacting with caregivers in regard to rules and expectations b. attending some type of early childhood program such as day care or preschool c. observing the interactions of groups of people on the television d. going out to eat or to social events with the caregivers and other adults

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The nurse is providing community education regarding marijuana. Which information should be included?

1. THC is the ingredient that causes most of the psychoactive effects. 2. Metabolites of marijuana can be detected in the urine for several days after last use. 3. Metabolites of marijuana can be detected in the body for months to years after last use. 4. The only medical use for marijuana is for glaucoma. 5. Smoking marijuana results in a greater accumulation of tar in the lungs than does cigarette smoking.

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