A nurse's client is demonstrating transference. How should the nurse proceed?
A) Immediately terminate therapy with the client to promote safety.
B) Encourage the client to ignore these thoughts and feelings.
C) Automatically reassign the client to another contact person or to another unit or institution.
D) Explore these thoughts and feelings with the client, unless it would pose a serious threat to safety or to the therapy itself.
D
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a. nurse is skilled at designing and implementing programs. b. nurse used community leaders to design the program. c. program meets an unusual need in the rural area. d. residents of the community realize they have this need.
Which of the following statements concerning the management of endometriosis is not accurate?
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The nurse answers a client's questions regarding the integumentary system. The client asks about the epidermis layer of the skin. Based on this information, how would the nurse best describe stratum basale or stratum germinativum?
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The most common normal position of the fetus in utero is
A Oblique position B Vertical position C Transverse position D None of the above