A client with a dissociative identity disorder tells the nurse that he or she is having thoughts of self-injury. The nurse knows that it is important to assist the client to identify alternative actions to self-injury
What are these actions? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Written methods of expression
B) Describing what he or she wants to do to the nurse
C) Physical exercise
D) Asking for medicine to decrease anxiety
E) Task-oriented activities
A, C, E
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A) Endotracheal tube insertion B) Tracheostomy C) Escharotomy D) Ventilator assisted breathing
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You are working with a client who is postcrisis and who denies having any symptoms of stress
You realize that for some individuals, a common complaint and the only clue that they are still feeling stress in the postcrisis period is which of the following? a. disturbances in sleep patterns b. uncontrollable anger c. teeth grinding d. feeling of euphoria
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has adopted the Principles for Social Networking that include which of the following statements?
a. Nurses must observe ethically prescribed professional patient—nurse boundaries b. Nurses must not transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information c. Nurses should understand that patients, colleagues, institutions, and employers should not view personal postings d. All of the above e. A and B only