A nurse is aware that a patient who is experiencing spiritual distress may do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Exhibit feelings of hopelessness.
2. Show signs of depression.
3. Read the Bible.
4. Request a visit from a member of the clergy.
5. Exhibit anger at God.
ANS: 1, 5
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A) Establish a financial plan for retirement B) Provide adequately for their family's health care needs C) Make a will and set up a burial plan D) Form strong relationships with family and friends
A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse she has thick white, curd-like discharge from her vagina. How should the nurse best interpret this preliminary data?
A) The drainage is physiologic and normal. B) The patient may have a Candida species infection. C) The patient needs a Pap smear as soon as possible. D) The patient may have a Trichomonas infection.
When teaching, a nursing instructor stands 15 feet from the class of nursing students. The personal space-distance zone that the nursing instructor is in is
1. Public. 2. Intimate. 3. Casual-personal. 4. Social-consultative.
The nurse explains to the patient with neuropathic pain that the most effective pain control will be achieved through the use of: (Select all that apply.)
a. analgesics. b. opioids. c. antidepressants. d. anti-inflammatory agents. e. anticonvulsants.