When assessing a family for functional versus dysfunctional characteristics, which is a dysfunctional target symptom the nurse should identify?
a. An adolescent who is failing math
b. A teenage daughter who is 6 months pregnant
c. A spouse who maintains family peace at any price
d. A young adult who is working full-time as a laundry worker
C
The spouse who maintains peace at any price is said to be in a dysfunctional family system.
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A) palpate the chest. B) inspect the chest. C) percuss the chest. D) auscultate the chest.
You are considering forming a union for nurses at the organization for which you work, and you would like to have as many nurses in your organization join as possible
According to the current laws governing unions, which nurses have the legal right to unionize? a. Staff nurses c. All nurses b. Managers d. Nurse leaders
All of the following are likely reported in a woman with an initial episode of genital HSV-2 (HHV-2) infection except:
A. painful ulcer. B. inguinal lymphadenopathy. C. thin vaginal discharge. D. pustular lesions.
Assessment of interpersonal relationships of Asian and Asian-American clients is dependent on the nurse's understanding that such clients value:
1. The good of the group over individual needs 2. Privacy to the extent of leaving family out of touch 3. Individual autonomy, initiative, and assertiveness 4. Analytic thinking and self-advocacy