A depressed client tells the nurse "There is no sense in trying. I am never able do anything right!" The nurse can identify this cognitive distortion as an example of
A. self-blame.
B. catatonia.
C. learned helplessness.
D. discounting positive attributes.
Answer: C. learned helplessness.
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Hydrocortisone has been prescribed to a patient for the treatment of Addison's disease, and the patient will soon be discharged. The nurse should encourage the patient to take this medication
A) at least 30 minutes before or 2 hours after meals. B) at bedtime. C) before 9 AM D) with an antacid.
When preparing the patient for an amniocentesis, the nurse should:
a. restrict food intake. b. restrict fluid intake. c. monitor fetal heart tones. d. inform patient results will be available immediately.
A nurse is teaching a wellness group among a group of older adult women. One of the women has asked for advice about preventing osteoporosis, which affects many of her friends
What is the nurse's best response to the woman's query? A) "Osteoporosis has been shown to have a strong genetic basis, so there is little you can do to prevent it." B) "Weight-bearing exercise is helpful, as are calcium supplements." C) "If possible, scaling back your hormone replacement therapy will reduce your osteoporosis risk." D) "There are drugs called glucocorticoids that both prevent osteoporosis and treat it if you do develop it."
Although the client's primary care provider has downplayed the symptoms, a geriatrician suspects that an 82-year-old female has polymyalgia rheumatica
Which characteristic symptomatology would most likely have led the specialist to suspect this health problem? A) Extended periods of walking cause pain that extends from her ankles, knees, and sciatic nerve. B) The woman complains of aching and morning stiffness in her neck, shoulder, and pelvis. C) Range of motion in the woman's wrists and ankles is greatest in the morning and decreases over the course of a day. D) The woman's metatarsal joints are inflamed and sensitive to touch.