When a client with schizophrenia hears hallucinated voices saying he is a vile human being, the nurse can correctly assume that the hallucination
A. is a projection of the client's own feelings.
B. derives from neuronal impulse misfiring.
C. is a retained memory fragment.
D. may signal seizure onset.
Ans: A. is a projection of the client's own feelings.
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a. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera) b. Radiation therapy c. Doxycycline (Vibramycin) d. Endometrial ablation
Under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), general patients pay: a. the retail cost of dispensed medicines. b. the wholesale cost of dispensed medicines. c. the cost of dispensed medicines up to a maximumamount per item
d. the total cost of the dispensed medicines unless they have a concession.
When nurses apply the knowledge and processes of ethics to the examination of ethical problems in health care, they are using
a. Values b. Morality c. Ethics d. Bioethics
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Which medical problem will the nurse expect to see documented in the chart? a. General adaptation syndrome b. Post-traumatic stress disorder c. Acute stress disorder d. Alarm reaction