Which coping mechanism should a nurse expect to see a patient initially use to mourn the death of a spouse?
a. Denial
b. Introjection
c. Suppression
d. Dissociation
B
Mourning begins with introjection of the lost object. Denial, suppression, and dissociation are seen in delayed grief reactions.
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a. Sims' b. Prone c. Lithotomy d. Lateral recumbent
Which of the following represents an example of the lay/popular health sector?
a. Health food store employee b. Registered pharmacist c. Spiritual healer d. Yourself
The nurse is teaching a class of newly diagnosed adolescent diabetics. The topic for tonight is hypoglycemia. The nurse asks one young man to name one thing that can cause hypoglycemia in an insulin-dependent diabetic
Which of the following would be an acceptable answer? A) Acute illness B) Stress C) Delaying meal time D) Too much food
After the home health nurse teaches a patient with a neurogenic bladder how to use intermittent catheterization for bladder emptying, which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
a. "I will use a sterile catheter and gloves for each time I self-catheterize." b. "I will clean the catheter carefully before and after each catheterization." c. "I will need to buy seven new catheters weekly and use a new one every day." d. "I will need to take prophylactic antibiotics to prevent any urinary tract infections."