Anxiety is considered maladaptive when it
1. meets the desired goal.
2. upsets others in the environment.
3. reduces the source of anxiety.
4. does not reduce the source of anxiety.
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Maladaptive responses to anxiety are ineffective attempts to cope.
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A) Oral antibiotics B) Intrathecal antibiotics C) Intramuscular antibiotics D) Intravenous antibiotics
In order to comply with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' most current health care goals as stated in Healthy People 2020, what should the nurse do?
1. Plan a depression screening for senior citizens who regularly have lunch at the senior center. 2. Attend an educational in-service on the use of a new automated blood pressure monitor. 3. Advocate for psychiatric health care for those with no private insurance coverage. 4. Organize a park "cleanup day" to assure that the community's children have a safe place to play. 5. Counsel older clients regarding programs available to assist them to live in their homes independently.
The nurse is reviewing the three segments of a diagnostic statement with a nursing student. A nursing diagnosis is given in the form of a diagnostic statement
The nursing student has the components of the diagnostic statement in random order in the notes. Which is the correct sequence in the components of the diagnostic statement? 1 . Etiology 2 . Problem 3 . Signs and symptoms A) 1, 2, 3 B) 2, 3, 1 C) 2, 1, 3 D) 3, 2, 1
During the rise of patent medicines in America in the 1800s, there were few attempts to regulate drugs. Which statements accurately depict this situation?
1. Patent medicines contained a brand name that clearly identified the product. 2. Patent medicines claimed to cure just about any disease or condition. 3. Patent medicines were often harmless and ineffective. 4. Many patent medicines contained addictive substances. 5. Patent medicines could not make false therapeutic claims.