A client having a mastectomy might experience what type of loss?
a. actual and situational c. anticipated and situational
b. physiologic and psy-chological d. maturational and physiologic
B
Personal response to loss varies because the significance of the lost person or object is a matter of individual perception. In addition to actual loss, other types of loss can be classified as perceived, felt by a person but intangible to others (e.g., loss of self-esteem after being passed over for a job promotion); physical, loss of a part of the body (e.g., mastectomy due to cancer); or psychological, emotional loss (e.g., feeling incomplete after retirement).
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1. Monitor whether more community members receive food assistance. 2. Monitor whether more community residents receive health services at the local health clinic. 3. Monitor for an increase in domestic violence and child abuse as frustrations rise over loss of income. 4. Monitor for an increase in liquor sales in the community.
The primary disadvantage to the use of Internet-based data collection is that
a. It can be difficult to obtain consent. b. It limits the sample to those who can read and write, use computers, and have Internet access. c. It can only be used with quantitative research methods. d. The subject pool tends to be limited.
The nurse notices burn marks on a client's arms that were not noted in the medical record. When questioned about the marks the client responds with, "Oh, sometimes I accidentally burn myself with my cigarette."
The nurse asks, "How does that happen?" The client smiles and says, "Well, maybe it really isn't an accident.". What is the relationship between the behavior and the client's feelings? A) The client wants the nurse to know that the burns are "no big deal.". B) The client is describing a lack of control over the impulses to self-injure. C) The client is telling the nurse that these are intentional acts used to cope. D) The client is expressing suicidal intentions.
By what age does birth length usually double?
a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 4 years d. 6 years