A patient with depression reports having unrelenting pain over the last several weeks. What should the nurse consider as contributing to this patient's amount of pain?
A. The pain medication has not been working.
B. Medication to treat the depression is interfering with the control of pain.
C. The patient is exaggerating the amount of pain.
D. Depression can cause an increase in pain sensations.
Answer: D
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1. The female nurse agrees to meet a male nurse for coffee after work. 2. A homosexual male employee divulges his sexual preference to his co-workers. 3. A nurse is awarded a position after having an affair with a supervisor. 4. A nurse reports another nurse who makes a disparaging remark about a lesbian co-worker.
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A) milia. B) prickly heat. C) acne vulgaris. D) lanugo.
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A) Hostility B) Poverty of speech C) Bizarre behavior D) Formal thought disorder
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a. Instructs the client to plan 1-hour to 2-hour naps daily if night time sleep is consistently disrupted. b. Observes that the client is not taking a nap as he usually does, even though he reports fatigue. c. Believes the client has ineffective sleep patterns because they are different from the patterns of other clients. d. Questions the client about overall satisfaction with the current sleep pattern.