To maintain a therapeutic relationship with a client who has a borderline personality disorder, which is the most appropriate nursing action?
A) Be firm, consistent, and understanding and focus on specific behaviors.
B) Provide an unstructured environment for the client to promote self-expression.
C) Use an authoritarian approach so this client will learn to conform to the rules of society.
D) Record, but ignore, marked shifts in mood, suicidal threats, and temper displays.
A
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A) Muscular tremors B) Drooling C) Changes in gait D) Yellow discoloration of skin and sclera E) Fine red rash on the trunk
A science teacher is talking to a group of fifth graders about the role of "spit." During the course of the discussion, the teacher asks the students which of the following are functions of saliva?
A) Good protection device if someone is being attacked B) Will have more saliva production when anxious, such as right before a test C) Has antibacterial action to help keep the mouth clean D) Secretes acid to chemically break down fatty foods like French fries E) Secretes the enzyme pepsin
In a nursing unit, the nurse-in-charge delegates the tasks in the shift. A nursing assistant is assigned to make beds and help the clients ambulate
Another nurse is assigned to assist clients with changing positions, and another nurse to administer drugs. Which type of nursing care is being implemented? A) Team nursing B) Functional nursing C) Primary nursing D) Nurse-managed care
When discussing the results, what facilitates presentation of large amounts of data?
a. Subjective presentation b. Inferential statistics c. Tables and figures d. Descriptive statistics