A nurse would implement social skills training for a patient with which problem?
a. Anxiety
b. Binge eating
c. Poor impulse control
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C
Social skills training is most often used with patients who lack social skills, assertiveness (assertiveness training), or impulse control (anger management) and those with antisocial behavior.
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When educating a patient concerning how the environment affects safe drug administration, the nurse will include the importance of
A) rapport between the patient and the health care provider. B) a well-balanced life including work and family. C) taking medications in a private, rather than public, setting. D) proper methods to discard unneeded medications.
The nurse is teaching a group of patients with allergic rhinitis about the use of their medications. What would be the most essential information to give these patients about preventing possible drug interactions?
A) Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are safe to use. B) Use only one pharmacy so the pharmacist can check drug interactions. C) Read drug labels before taking OTC medications. D) Ask the pharmacy tech for assistance in selecting an OTC medication.
A nurse was assigned to create and implement a community education program with the goal of preventing diabetes among the Hispanic population
As the nurse did not speak Spanish and was just beginning to be comfortable with the neighborhood Hispanic culture, which of the following would be the best approach for the nurse to take? a. Be sure to use appropriate images in the handouts. b. Copy literature and procedures found successful in other Hispanic communities. c. Tell the supervisor the nurse is not competent for this task. d. Try to find Hispanic volunteers who may be able to do the actual teaching.
A patient asks about his laboratory test, which showed a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and a low level of T4 . What is the most accurate explanation?
a. "It means that you have an inconsistency in your thyroid tests, and you will need more testing." b. "I am sorry. You will have to ask your physician about your laboratory results. We are not allowed to discuss them." c. "The TSH is sending a message to your thyroid gland to increase production, but your thyroid isn't producing enough hor-mone." d. "That means that you will have to go on hormone therapy for the rest of your life."