A female client is admitted with suicidal tendencies. The client is placed in suicide precautions for the first 24 hours of her stay. Ensuring client safety is included in the therapeutic role of:
a. Change agent
b. Teacher
c. Therapist
d. Technician
D
In addition to ensuring safety, the role of technician includes medication management, management of medical problems in the mental health environment, and management of environmental factors. These responsibilities are not a function of the other roles.
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A) "Your infection was really severe, so the drug wasn't as effective as it could have been." B) "This happens when your original infection begins to clear." C) "The drug disrupts your normal bacteria so it allows other organisms to grow." D) "We really don't know why this happens; it just does sometimes."
The nurse asks you to apply a dry, non-sterile dressing. The dressing change causes pain and dis-comfort. What should you do?
a. Ask the person to take slow, deep breaths. b. Distract the person during the dressing change. c. Ask the nurse when a pain-relief drug was given. Wait 30 minutes to begin. d. Tell the person that the procedure will not hurt.
A child has been scheduled for a cystourethrography. The nurse prepares the child by:
1. Following the order of NPO until after the procedure. 2. Assessing the child's allergies. 3. Discussing the IV insertion. 4. Discussing the placement of a Foley catheter.
A nurse student states, "I feel good that I put an indwelling catheter in my patient without any problem." This demonstrates which factor affecting self-concept?
A) Culture B) Inadequate coping C) Stress tolerance D) Values