The information noted in a client's history that suggests marginal coping skills and the need for
careful assessment of risk for violence is a history of
a. childhood trauma.
b. family involvement.
c. academic problems.
d. chemical dependence.
D
The nurse should suspect marginal coping skills in a client with chemical dependence. They are
often anxious, may be concerned about inadequate pain relief, and may have personality styles that
externalize blame. The other options do not signal as high a degree of risk as chemical dependence.
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A) Tea and coffee B) Ice water and broth C) Fruit juices D) Milk and gelatin
The nurse is careful not to remove the yarmulke from the head of the Jewish patient. What does the yarmulke symbolize?
a. Having been circumcised b. The belief that God is higher than man c. God's endless love and protection d. The justice of Talmudic law
You are seeing an elderly man with multiple complaints. He has chronic arthritis, pain from an old war injury, and headaches. Today he complains of these pains, as well as dull chest pain under his sternum. What would the order of priority be for your problem list?
A) Arthritis, war injury pain, headaches, chest pain B) War injury pain, arthritis, headaches, chest pain C) Headaches, arthritis, war injury pain, chest pain D) Chest pain, headaches, arthritis, war injury pain
Light therapy has been shown to be effective in treating patients with:
A) Bipolar disorder B) Dysthymia C) Seasonal affective disorder D) Melancholia