The nurse was very excited at being given the opportunity to spend a year working in Botswana, an African country. Yet after 2 months, the nurse was feeling both depressed and angry
Knowing the nurse had agreed to stay a calendar year made the nurse feel panic-stricken. What problem is the nurse probably suffering?
A. Culture shock from being in a very different culture than home
B. Fatigue from having to constantly ask for a translator to explain what clients are saying
C. Frustration because high-technology equipment is not available in this developing country
D. Tiredness from learning all the differences in nursing techniques in this clinical setting
ANS: A
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a. Hyoid bone. b. Vagus nerve. c. Tragus. d. Mandible.
The nurse is caring for a client with schizoid personality disorder. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this client with a cluster A personality disorder?
1. Fear related to feelings of abandonment 2. High Risk for Violence, Self-Directed, related to poor impulse control 3. Social Isolation related to inadequate social skills, craving of solitude 4. Ineffective Individual Coping related to high dependency needs
Which statement best reflects the essence of Madeleine Leininger's work?
1. Caring and curing cannot exist independently of each other. 2. Persons of all cultures tend to expect similar interventions from nursing care providers. 3. Both differences and commonalities exist in the ways cultures practice caring. 4. Western cultures practice caring at a superior level to that practiced in non-Western cultures.
Jamie, a 50-year-old man, is prescribed fluvoxamine to treat his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Fluvoxamine is available as a 100-mg scored tablets. Jamie takes half a tablet each day. After two days, Jamie begins experiencing symptoms of sedation such as drowsiness. What is the most likely explanation for this occurrence?
A. Jamie is consuming more than the recommended dosage per day. B. Fluvoxamine is contraindicated in patients aged over 40 years. C. One of the effects of fluvoxamine on the central nervous system is sedation. D. Jamie is consuming less than the recommended dosage per day.