An appropriate outcome for a psychoeducation group composed of clients with chronic
schizophrenia would be that group members would
a. uncover dynamic material related to their illnesses.
b. adopt roles used in their families to reduce anxiety.
c. develop plans for relapse prevention.
d. increase feelings of social isolation.
C
An appropriate psychoeducational focus for clients with schizophrenia is relapse prevention. During
the group clients would identify behaviors and symptoms that signal relapse and develop plans for
preventing their occurrence. Option A: A more concrete outcome is called for. Option B: This would
not necessarily be appropriate. Option D: This is undesirable.
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This nontherapeutic communication response is an example of: a. changing the subject. b. giving advice. c. a stereotypical response. d. defensiveness.
Which of the following is an example of formal socialization into the profession of nursing?
a. Unplanned observation of a nurse comforting a child after a painful procedure b. Hearing two nurses discussing how to organize patient care more effectively c. Starting an intravenous (IV) line in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance d. Participating in a student nurses' association meeting
What specific gravity of the urine is desired so that hemorrhagic cystitis is prevented?
a. 1.035 b. 1.030 c. 1.025 d. 1.005
Which action by a patient indicates that the home health nurse's teaching about glargine and regular insulin has been successful?
a. The patient administers the glargine 30 minutes before each meal. b. The patient's family prefills the syringes with the mix of insulins weekly. c. The patient draws up the regular insulin and then the glargine in the same syringe. d. The patient disposes of the open vials of glargine and regular insulin after 4 weeks.