A psychiatric nurse is caring for a client whose husband died 23 years ago. The client has not changed a thing in their house since he died
She still has all of her husband's clothing in the closet, and his house slippers are still beside the bed where they were when he died. The client talks about her husband unceasingly to anyone who will listen. Which of the following pathological grief responses does the nurse recognize is being demonstrated by this client?
A) Inhibited
B) Prolonged
C) Delayed
D) Distorted
B
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Florence Nightingale's original nursing education took place at:
a. Saint Thomas. b. Kings College Hospital. c. Crimean Hospital. d. Kaiserswerth School.
The nurse is caring for a client requiring mechanical ventilation who is deeply sedated and receiving paralytic medications. Which nursing intervention would assist the client to optimize oxygenation?
1. Hyperventilating the client once an hour 2. Hyperoxygenating the client once an hour 3. Encouraging coughing and deep breathing 4. Frequent repositioning
A nurse is teaching an alert patient how to use a PCA system in the home. How will she explain to the patient what he must do to self-manage pain?
A) "You don't have to do anything. The machine does it all." B) "I will teach your family what they need to do." C) "When you push the button, you will get the medicine." D) "The medicine is going into your body all the time."
After urinating, the person is:
a. Assisted with hand washing b. Transferred back to bed c. Given fluids d. Screened with the privacy curtain