The nurse plans to confront a client about secondary gains related to extreme dependency on her spouse. Which nursing statement would be most appropriate?
A. "Do you believe dependency issues have been a lifelong concern for you?"
B. "Have you noticed any anxiety during times when your husband makes decisions?"
C. "What do you know about individuals who depend on others for direction?"
D. "How have the specifics of your relationship with your spouse benefited you?"
D
When a client goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others, the client is seeking secondary gains. Secondary gains provide clients the support and attention that they might not otherwise receive.
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A) Limit recipe sharing of nondiabetic diets. B) Eliminate existing negative habits. C) Include ethnic food preferences. D) Use colorful single-page, small-print pamphlets.
A patient has just delivered a baby. Her prelabor vital signs were T - 98.8 B/P-P-R 120/70, 80, 20. Which combination of findings during the early postpartum period should be reported immediately?
A) Shaking chills with a fever of 100.3ºF B) B/P-P-R 90/50, 120, 24 C) Bradycardia and excessive, soaking diaphoresis D) Blood loss of 250 mL and WBC 25,000 cells/mL
Multilateral organizations:
a. Receive funding from multiple sources b. Control the spread of disease c. Feed the people of the world d. Use nurses as their main source of information