A nurse is caring for a female client who is going through a divorce. The client tells the nurse that her husband is divorcing her because she cannot control her spending habits
If the client sees something that she likes, she has to buy it immediately. According to Sullivan's interpersonal theory, a nurse realizes that this client is fixed in which stage of development?
A) Infancy. She relieves anxiety through oral gratification.
B) Childhood. She has not learned to delay gratification.
C) Early adolescence. She is struggling to form an identity.
D) Late adolescence. She is working to develop a lasting relationship.
B
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A patient, an African American, is the mother of a 9-year-old child with sickle cell anemia. She asks the nurse if sickle cell anemia occurs frequently in her race. The correct response is that
a. it is a very rare disease. b. approximately 1 of 500 African Americans has sickle cell anemia. c. approximately 1 of 2,500 African Americans has the disease. d. approximately 1 of 10 African Americans has the disease.
A child with a hip spica cast is being prepared for discharge. Recognizing that caring for a child at home is complex, the nurse should include what instructions for the parents' discharge teaching?
a. Turn every 8 hours. b. Specially designed car restraints are necessary. c. Diapers should be avoided to reduce soiling of the cast. d. Use an abduction bar between the legs to aid in turning.
Which is the name for the part of the internet that supports the use of information exchange, including pictures, sounds, and movies, using graphical user interface?
A) Boolean searching B) Directory C) Home page D) World Wide Web
When documenting a client's axillary temperature on the graphic sheet, how should the nurse identify the method of assessing the temperature?
1. AX. 2. O. 3. R. 4. SL.