The instructor asks the nursing student to define therapeutic communication. The student's most appropriate response is that therapeutic communication refers to:
a. psychotherapy.
b. social communication.
c. developing a trusting relationship.
d. emotional commitment to another.
C
The purpose of therapeutic communication is to establish a trusting relationship. Options a, b, and d are not definitions of therapeutic communication.
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A client with chronic back pain is admitted to a local health care facility for respiratory depression secondary to an inadvertent overdose of his opioid analgesic. The client is to receive naloxone
Which of the following would the nurse include before administering naloxone? A) Monitor the client's blood pressure every 5 minutes. B) Review the client's allergy history and treatment modalities. C) Monitor vital signs every 5 to 15 minutes if the client is responsive. D) Monitor respiratory rate and rhythm of the client.
A patient is still hypermetabolic two weeks after his injury. What finding would the nurse expect?
1. Muscle wasting 2. Low serum BUN levels 3. Hypoglycemia 4. Decreased level of consciousness
Which action demonstrates appropriate management regarding legal issues?
A) Remains current on all institutional policies and procedures B) Delegates with consideration to appropriate scopes of practice C) Requires physical proof of appropriate professional licensure each year D) Provides yearly in-services on the operation of newly acquired equipment
Gathering all data (objective and subjective) on the patient
What will be an ideal response?