It is important for the nurse to be familiar with the religious practices of clients cared for most often in a particular region because attitudes toward health and illness, death and burial, food, and procreation have a strong impact on a client's
beliefs and practices. The nurse knows that the religion practiced most often around the world is: a. Buddhism
b. Jehovah's Witness
c. Christianity
d. Ahmadiyya
C
More than 2 billion individuals throughout the world are practicing Christians. Although these religions are seen in large numbers worldwide, it is important for the nurse to be familiar with the religions most frequently seen in the client populations with whom he works within his own area.
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Which symptoms should a nurse recognize that differentiate a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
1. Clients diagnosed with OCD experience both obsessions and compulsions, and clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder do not. 2. Clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder experience both obsessions and compulsions, and clients diagnosed with OCD do not. 3. Clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder experience only obsessions, and clients diagnosed with OCD experience only compulsions. 4. Clients diagnosed with OCD experience only obsessions, and clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder experience only compulsions.
The nurse is aware that histamine plays an important role in the immune response and the effects of histamine can manifest in assessment findings. Which response can occur as a result of histamine release?
A) Constriction of small venules B) Contraction of bronchial smooth muscle C) Dilation of large blood vessels D) Decreased secretion of gastric and mucosal cells
When changing an infant's diaper, the nurse notices small bright red papules with satellite lesions on the perineum, anterior thigh, and lower abdomen. This rash is characteristic of
a. Primary candidiasis b. Irritant contact dermatitis c. Intertrigo d. Seborrheic dermatitis
When a physician writes an order for the nurse to withhold life-saving treatment from a terminally ill client, the nurse is faced with two different choices, each supported by a different ethical principle. This type of conflict is known as
a. covert conflict. b. overt conflict. c. interpersonal conflict. d. intrapersonal conflict.