The nurse is assessing a patient with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Which should the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
1. Difficulty completing projects
2. A sense of spontaneity
3. Open expression of feelings
4. Ability to tolerate mistakes
1. Difficulty completing projects
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A 17-year-old single mother is describing how difficult it is to raise a 3-year-old child by herself. During the course of the interview she states, "I can't believe my boyfriend left me to do this by myself! What a terrible thing to do to me!"
Which of these responses by the nurse uses empathy? a. "You feel alone." b. "You can't believe he left you alone?" c. "It must be so hard to face this all alone." d. "I would be angry, too; raising a child alone is no picnic."
While assessing a pregnant woman, the nurse suspects that the client may be at risk for hydramnios based on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) History of diabetes B) Complaints of shortness of breath C) Identifiable fetal parts on abdominal palpation D) Difficulty obtaining fetal heart rate E) Fundal height below that for expected gestataional age
Psychology is the
a. science of human behavior b. study of human anatomy c. study of the nervous system d. study of maladjusted individuals
Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that:
A) decreases the heart rate. B) slows cardiac conduction. C) breaks down acetylcholine. D) promotes acetylcholine secretion.