A client with schizophrenia is experiencing severe catatonia. The client is unable to speak or provide self-care. To promote communication, which technique should a nurse utilize?
A) Asking open-ended questions
B) Probing
C) Restating and reflecting
D) Providing pen and paper
C
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1. Visual impairment 2. Activity intolerance 3. Pain 4. Auditory impairment 5. Medically prescribed restriction
A recently widowed client tells the doctor that she has a great deal of discomfort in the epigastric
region. She adds "I wonder if I have an ulcer.". The diagnostic tests are negative. The nurse assesses the symptom as a. preoccupation with the deceased. b. disorganization and depression. c. early reorganization behavior. d. a normal phenomenon of mourning.
The nurse is using inspection to assess the breasts of a female client. Which of the following findings might the nurse obtain using this assessment technique?
1. Symmetry 2. Hard nodules 3. Tenderness 4. Skin consistency
The most common vectorborne disease in the United States is
1. Malaria 2. Yellow fever 3. Lyme disease 4. Rocky Mountain spotted fever