Which criterion is not used for a DSM-IV diagnosis of substance dependence?
A. tolerance
B. withdrawal symptoms
C. persistent desire or efforts to control drug use
D. recurrent substance-related legal problems
D. recurrent substance-related legal problems
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A patient with multiple food and environmental allergies tells the nurse that he is frustrated and angry about having to be so watchful all the time and wonders if it is really worth it. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "I can only imagine how you feel. Would you like to talk about it?" B) "Let's find a quiet spot and I'll teach you a few coping strategies." C) "That's the same way that most patients who have a chronic illness feel." D) "Do you think that maybe you could be managing things more efficiently?"
A client has a breast tumor 3 centimeters in diameter, with no lymph nodes involved or metastases evident. The client's cancer would be considered to be in which stage?
a. I c. III b. II d. IV
During assessment of a patient's knee, the nurse tests for the bulge sign. Which technique is the nurse using?
1. The nurse is tapping lightly over the nerve running next to the patella. 2. The nurse strokes the medial aspect of the knee upward and observes for changes. 3. The nurse feels for a fluid wave while moving the patella up and against the femur. 4. The nurse places a thumb and finger on either side of the patella and assesses for fluid in the spaces next to the patella.
Lina Rogers became the first school nurse. Early school nursing focused on
1. Investigating causes of absenteeism such as malnourishment and lack of shoes or clothing 2. Teaching school as well as being a nurse 3. Starting the first school of public health 4. Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school