When appropriate, the nurse can use _____________________ as part of an interaction when there is no talking. This can communicate support
ANS:
silence
Silence allows the nurse and the patient time to collect their thoughts. It is a therapeutic technique of communication and demonstrates support and acceptance.
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A. "I will stick to wine or beer from now on." B. "I'll be OK if my wife will just stop nagging me." C. "I plan to take my sobriety 1 day at a time." D. "I won't need AA after I am sober for 1 year."
The president was sent a bill that he did not really like, but he would have been unpopular if he vetoed it, so he did nothing. Which of the following best describes what will happen to the bill?
a. The bill is dead. b. The bill returns to both houses to see if enough votes can be obtained to pass the bill even without the president signing the bill. c. The bill becomes law. d. The bill sits there until the president signs it or vetoes it.
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The nurse is reviewing the medication list of a patient who will be starting androgen therapy. Which drug classes, if taken with androgens, may have an interaction with them?
a. Oral anticoagulants b. Nitrates c. Beta blockers d. Proton pump inhibitors