The nurse is participating in a community task force to address substance use disorders (SUD) in the homeless population. Which strategies should the nurse recommend to engage these individuals in treatment? (Select all that apply.)
1. SUD screening
2. Harm reduction
3. Stepwise approach
4. Relapse prevention
5. Prevention programs
2. Harm reduction
4. Relapse prevention
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What is the rationale behind this frequent assessment? A) To detect changes in respiratory status and initiate early treatment B) To see which position the patient is placed in best improves respiratory function C) To ease the patients and family's anxiety D) To give the nurse something to do
A patient tried for the murder of a spouse and child was found guilty but mentally ill (GBMI)
A psychiatric nurse is asked, "Does that mean this patient will be walking the streets after a short hospitalization?" Which reply shows the best understanding of GBMI? a. "The patient will be hospitalized and released when no longer mentally ill.". b. "A person found guilty but mentally ill will be treated while serving the sentence.". c. "You sound as though you are angry with the way our criminal justice system works.". d. "It will depend on whether the American Law Institute's Test was applied or whether the Irresistible Impulse Test was used.".
The clinic administrator has suggested that the nurse teach all children newly diagnosed with diabetes in a single class to save nursing time. The children recently diagnosed range in age from 6 to 15. Which is the rationale for the nursing staff to continue with more than one group session?
1. Freud's theory of psychosexual development, which states that the 6-year-old child's sexual energy is at rest while the adolescent has developed mature sexuality. 2. Erikson's psychosocial theory, which discusses how children learn to relate to others. 3. Piaget's cognitive development theory, which says the 6-year-old child learns by concrete examples, while the 15-year-old adolescent can think abstractly. 4. Kohlberg's theory, which says the young children are conventional in their thinking and will want to learn to please others, while older children can internalize values and will learn for their own principles.
In assessing a patient's deep tendon reflexes, a nurse finds a patient has a 4+ triceps response. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
a. A hyperactive response b. A diminished response c. An absent response d. An expected response