A client with a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder appears hypervigilant and sits alone in an isolated area of the unit. The client does not acknowledge other clients and often uses sarcasm when addressing staff
The nurse invites the client to attend a milieu group, but the client ignores the nurse's efforts. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is which of the following? A) Powerlessness
B) Fear
C) Activity intolerance
D) Impaired social interaction
D
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Which of the following best describes a characteristic of the earliest phase of Alzheimer's disease?
a. impaired speech b. personality changes c. total dependence upon others for care d. progressive forgetfulness
A client tells the nurse that he experiences episodes of diarrhea that occur for days and he has no idea why. The nurse realizes that a cause of diarrhea would be:
a. overhydration. c. anticholinergic drug. b. malabsorption disorder. d. low-fiber diet.
A recently widowed woman moved to an assisted living community because of her hypertension and joined a group to learn how to do water color painting with other women her age. Which theory of aging does the nurse assess the patient to be following?
a. Jung b. Havighurst c. Erikson d. Newman
An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer, whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss, would be:
A) Anticipatory Grieving related to loss of family member, as evidenced by sorrow B) Dysfunctional Grieving related to the loss of family member, as manifested by behaviors indicating anxiety C) Potential for Grieving related to loss of family member and sorrow D) Dysfunctional Grieving related to future loss of family member, manifested by family's developmental regression