A client tells the nurse she had psychotherapy weekly for 3 years
The client states the therapist used
the techniques of free association, dream analysis, and facilitation of awareness of transference
feelings to help her understand unconscious processes and foster personality change. The nurse can
determine that the client was treated with
a. short-term dynamic psychotherapy.
b. transactional analysis.
c. cognitive therapy.
d. psychoanalysis.
ANS: D
The client described traditional psychoanalysis. Option A: Short-term dynamic psychotherapy would
last less than a year. Options B and C: Neither transactional analysis nor cognitive therapy makes
use of the techniques described.
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A) "Your infection likely began with the introduction of fertilized protozoal ova from a mosquito." B) "The protozoa responsible have hijacked the genetic material of your cells in order to reproduce." C) "You are very tired because the pathogens are utilizing the ATP that your own cells need." D) "The infectious organisms are considered tiny, single-celled animals, given their complete eukaryotic machinery."
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A) perform procedures during visiting hours to assure the parents that their child is receiving continual care. B) leave the immediate care area while the parents are visiting. C) avoid performing procedures during family visits. D) tell the parents to perform all care while they are visiting.
The nurse plans care for the client who has asthma and receives albuterol nebulizer therapy. The client's respiratory rate is 34 breaths per minute and breath sounds reveal wheezing throughout both lung fields
Which outcome is the nurse's priority for this client within 24 hours? 1. Client self-administers medication using the nebulizer. 2. Client correctly describes use of small-volume nebulizer. 3. Client recites side effects and clinical indicators to report. 4. Client's respiratory rate falls below 28 breaths per minute.