A person who recently gave up smoking and now talks constantly about how smoking fouls the air, causes cancer, "burns" money that could be better spent to feed the poor, and so forth is using
A. projection.
B. rationalization.
C. reaction formation.
D. undoing.
Ans: C. reaction formation.
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A) Assessment B) Planning C) Implementation D) Evaluation
A patient complains of pain with chewing, earache, and grinding her teeth when asleep. These are symptoms of:
A. Temporomandibular joint syndrome B. Trigeminal neuralgia C. Facial nerve palsy D. Angina
What instructions would you provide Y.L. regarding the test?
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is caring for a client who delivered a 38 weeks' gestation stillborn fetus. What should the nurse do to support the client at this time? Select all that apply
1. Remove the fetus from the room. 2. Clean the fetus and wrap in a blanket. 3. Ask the client if she would like to hold the baby. 4. Instruct on postdelivery care to be completed in the home. 5. Ask if other family members would like to spend time with the baby.