A client with an antisocial personality disorder is caught shoplifting and as part of his probation agreement is required to spend 1 month at a psychiatric facility for treatment
Select the inter-vention by the nurse that has the highest probability of success in treating this disorder.
a. Using daily one-on-one sessions with the nurse
b. Placing the client in group peer therapy with strong external controls
c. Initiating treatment with antianxiety me-dications
d. Quickly placing the client in isolation when he acts out
B
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a. prevent trauma and falling. b. avoid catheterization. c. monitor vitals every hour. d. begin immunocompromised (neutropenic) precautions.
In this exercise, discuss the types of sprains and how they are differentiated from one another
a. What are the types of sprains? b. What is it called when the spinal cord is involved, especially the cervical portion?
An instructor quizzes a group of nursing students on the signs of Rh incompatibility in the newborn. Which responses by the students would indicate to the instructor that further teaching is needed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Pallor d. Jaundice b. Elevated glucose e. Increased tempera-ture c. Enlargement of the spleen f. Enlargement of the liver
The nurse is performing a blood glucose test every 4 hours on an infant born to a diabetic mother. This is to assess the infant's risk of hypoglycemia
The nurse becomes concerned if the infant's blood glucose concentration falls below ______ mg/dl. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word