A 32-year-old client suffers from dissociative identity disorder. The client has 22 known personalities. What is the most appropriate initial nursing intervention for this client?
A) Encouraging exploration of trauma
B) Discouraging exploration of trauma
C) Establishing trust and rapport
D) Administering anti-anxiety medication
C
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While in this role the charge nurse senses a change in the nursing staff?s morale. The staff appears happier, more energetic and productive. The charge nurse believes this change is a direct effect of the: 1. Staff?s relationship with the nurse manager. 2. Environment of the organization. 3. Staff?s wages. 4. Shifts they are working.
In a team meeting a nurse says, "I'm concerned about whether we are behaving ethically in using restraint to prevent one patient from engaging in self-mutilating behavior
while the care plan for another self-mutilating patient calls for one-on-one supervision." Which ethical principle most clearly applies to this situation? a. Beneficence b. Autonomy c. Fidelity d. Justice
The client's family had many surgical experiences with complications. Which does the nurse use to understand the client's stress in the perioperative period?
1. Anxiolytics relieve client stress quickly. 2. Stressors develop from client perceptions. 3. The stress is easily identified and managed. 4. Stress is unrelated to environmental factors.
Lateral refers to body parts that are
A) close to the midline. B) away from the midline. C) behind the midline. D) in front of the midline.