When comparing the spiritual needs of clients with cancer to the spiritual needs of their caregivers, research has shown which of the following?
a. There is no consistent correlation between the spiritual needs of the clients and caregivers.
b. Clients with cancer experience significantly greater spiritual needs and distress than do their caregivers.
c. The caregivers experience significantly greater spiritual needs and distress than do the clients with cancer.
d. Clients with cancer and their caregivers have similar spiritual needs.
D
When comparing the spiritual needs of clients with cancer to the spiritual needs of their caregivers, research has shown that clients with cancer and their caregivers have similar spiritual needs. Both are facing a major crisis. The client may be experiencing fear of death or loss. The caregiver must also face the potential loss of the one cared for. Caregivers may also experience personal loss due to time commitment for the care of the ill person.
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A client, divorced for one year, has recently had crisis counseling. The client has begun to take classes at the community college and has enrolled the children in day care. These new actions could be referred to as:
1. A response to stress. 2. A situational crisis. 3. A turning point in life. 4. A maturational crisis.
Which nursing intervention demonstrates false imprisonment?
a. A confused and combative patient says, "I'm getting out of here and no one can stop me." The nurse restrains this patient without a health care provider's order and then promptly obtains an order. b. A patient has been irritating and attention seeking much of the day. Now a nurse escorts the patient down the hall saying, "Stay in your room or you'll be put in seclusion." c. An involuntarily hospitalized patient with suicidal ideation runs out of the psychiatric unit. The nurse rushes after the patient and convinces the patient to return to the unit. d. An involuntarily hospitalized patient with homicidal ideation attempts to leave the facility. A nurse calls the security team and uses established protocols to prevent the patient from leaving.
When a 66-year-old patient dies as a result of surgical complications, the nurse begins to facilitate the family's acceptance of their loss by
a. preparing each family member sufficiently prior to viewing the body of their loved one. b. presenting the body of their loved one in an appropriate, respectful manner. c. assuring them that the patient received the best possible care postsurgery. d. providing them with an effective explana-tion of the problems that caused the pa-tient's death.
Using Peplau's theory, when a client has resolved his or her initial suicidal crisis, the nurse in an acute care setting will:
a. terminate the relationship, ensuring that the client has a support system b. continue to be friends with the client as long as needed c. provide ongoing social support until the client has a support system d. explore an ongoing longitudinal study or extended relationship