A nurse is caring for a 42-year-old client who marries for the first time. The client's wife looks and acts much like the client's mother. The client enjoys being "mothered" by his wife who "takes care of everything"
According to Freud, the nurse recognizes that this client is most likely fixated in which stage?
A) Oral
B) Anal
C) Phallic
D) Latency
E) Genital
C
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A client has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by a family member. The client is speaking incoherently. To obtain information about the client's current health status, what should the nurse do?
1. Call the client's healthcare provider. 2. Call the Medical Records department to obtain other records for the client. 3. Discuss the situation with the family member who brought the client to the hospital. 4. Conduct a thorough physical assessment and document the health history as "unable to obtain."
The client worries that her antidepressant medications are not working. She has been taking them for 3 days now and feels no change. The nurse's best response to her is,
1. You really don't need these medications to control yourself. 2. Many antidepressant medications are not effective with some people. 3. Many antidepressant medications take 1 to 4 weeks before the effects are noticed. 4. Many antidepressant medications take 1 to 2 months before the effects are no-ticed.
During which stage of the interview process is trust established between the nurse and patient?
a. joining stage c. termination stage b. working stage d. summary stage
When does a synergistic effect occur with the administration of two drugs?
A) The first drug offsets the effectiveness of the second drug. B) The second drug increases the intensity of the first drug. C) The first drug and second drug action are not affected. D) Neither the first drug nor second drug work at all.