The nurse defines mental health as:
1. The neurologic ability of the brain to process information.
2. Thought, intelligence, and language.
3. Successful engagement in activities and relationships.
4. Intellectual functioning and performance of adaptive behavior.
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Rationale:
1. Learning involves the brain's ability to process information.
2. Cognition is defined as change in thought, intelligence, and language.
3. Mental health involves successful engagement in activities and relationships, and the ability to cope with change.
4. Intellectual disabilities are defined by intelligence and adaptive behaviors.
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The nurse teaches a group of older adults about the benefits of health promotion activities specific to the integumentary system
Which of the following statements by a participant best reflects a sound understanding of health promotion of the skin? A) "I make sure that I take a bath each evening to keep my skin good and clean.". B) "I have the best face cream, it removes wrinkles and lines.". C) "I know that any mole that is brown or raised can be sign of skin cancer.". D) "I learned that moles that are irregular in shape can be associated with melanoma.".
The intentional evasion of potentially uncomfortable confrontations or disagreements is called:
a. therapeutic avoidance c. suppression of emo-tion b. conflict avoidance d. passive confrontation
A middle-aged patient tells the nurse, "My mother died 4 months ago, and I just can't seem to get over it. I'm not sure it is normal to still think about her every day." Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. Hopelessness related to inability to resolve grief b. Complicated grieving related to unresolved issues c. Anxiety related to lack of knowledge about normal grieving d. Chronic sorrow related to ongoing distress about loss of mother
Nursing interventions should be documented according to specific criteria in order that they may be clearly understood by other members of the nursing team. The most appropriate of the fol-lowing intervention statements is the following:
1. "Take vital signs." 2. "Refer client to a therapist." 3. "Turn client as needed while in bed." 4. "Apply two 4 × 4 dry gauze dressing pads tid."