An adolescent client has problems expressing anger appropriately. Which nursing statement would encourage the client to set realistic goals?
A. "What do you think needs to change about how you express anger?"
B. "How did you feel after attending the anger management session?"
C. "On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate your current level of anger."
D. "What bothers you about the actions of others when you get angry?"
A
In the planning phase of the nursing process, the nurse works with the client to identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the client or to the situation.
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A) trichomonas B) bacterial vaginosis C) candida infection D) herpes virus
Patients treated with carbamazepine should be periodically monitored for:
a. serum sodium content. b. urinary tract infections. c. hypokalemia. d. hypercalcemia.
The patient is found to be in respiratory acidosis. Which metabolic processes are in place during respiratory acidosis?
1. The pH is low, carbon dioxide is high, and the kidneys excrete hydrogen ions and conserve bicarbonate. 2. The pH is high, carbon dioxide is high, and the kidneys excrete hydrogen ions and conserve bicarbonate. 3. The pH is low, carbon dioxide is low, and the kidneys excrete hydrogen ions and conserve bicarbonate. 4. The pH is low, carbon dioxide is high, and the kidneys conserve hydrogen ions and excrete bicarbonate.
The nurse theorist, Mishel, developed which theory?
A) Uncertainty of Illness Theory B) Theory of Comfort C) Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms D) Self-Transcendence Theory