The nurse is developing a nursing care plan for a hospitalized 6-year-old. Which of the following behaviors would warrant nursing intervention?
A) The child pretends he is talking to an imaginary friend when the nurse addresses the child.
B) The child states that her fairy godmother is going to come and take her home.
C) The child starts talking about his grandmother and then quickly changes the subject to a new toy he received.
D) The child does not want to play games with other children on the hospital ward.
D
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A patient's current drug regimen includes intranasal administration of desmopressin acetate (DDAVP, Stimate). In this patient's plan of nursing care, what is the most likely desired outcome of treatment?
A) The patient's urine output will not exceed 80 mL/h. B) The patient will gain 2 cm in height over the next 6 months. C) The patient will ovulate at least once over the next 8 weeks. D) The patient's vertical growth will cease in the next 4 weeks.
A nurse is working at a health care clinic serving the needs of the homosexual community. A neighbor says the nurse must be brave because most of "those" people have AIDS. What would be the nurse's best response?
1. "It's okay because I'm not intimate with any of the clients." 2. "That's an unfortunate stereotype. Can we talk about the reality?" 3. "It's very difficult for me when you discriminate like that." 4. "Hey, it's a job like any other job. All jobs have problems."
When discussing diabetes with a patient, the nurse describes this disease as falling into which group in terms of duration?
a. Acute b. Organic c. Chronic d. Functional
The history of family planning in the United States has been characterized by controversies, many of which continue to the present day. Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an aspect of these controversies?
A) Protestant Christianity advocates a careful and deliberate control of the size of a population. B) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) teach that only nonhormonal contraceptive methods may be used. C) The Roman Catholic church states that the purpose of all sexual activity is the creation of new life. D) Judaism teaches that family planning should be the exclusive domain of wives.