During family counseling, a husband tells his wife to spend more time with the family, and she responds by stating, "Okay, I'll turn in my resignation tomorrow
" The husband replies, "I knew it! You've always been a quitter!" How should the nurse interpret the husband's statement? A. The husband is expressing an emotional cutoff.
B. The husband is expressing double-bind communication.
C. The husband is expressing indirect messages.
D. The husband is expressing avoidance behaviors.
B
Double-bind communication sets up no-win situations. The husband has created a situation in which no matter what the wife does, she is wrong.
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Ahmed has worked as a phlebotomist in the local hospital for the last 7 years. Last year, he began to complain of watery, nasal congestion and wheezing whenever he went to work
He suspected he was allergic to something at the hospital because his symptoms abated when he was at home over the weekends. One day he arrived at work for the morning shift and put on his gloves. Within minutes, he went into severe respiratory distress requiring treatment in the emergency ward. It was determined at that time his allergic response was due to latex exposure. Ahmed experienced a type I, IgE-mediated hypersensitivity response. How can this be determined by his signs and symptoms? How might another type of latex hypersensitivity reaction present? How do T2H cells, mast cells, and eosinophils function to produce the signs and symptoms typical of a type I hypersensitivity disorder? How is it that someone who does not come into direct contact with latex can still have a hypersensitivity response to the material? What do food allergies have to do with latex allergies?
What is the legal significance of the nurse's action when a client verbally refuses his medication and
the nurse gives the medication over the client's objection? The nurse a. can be charged with battery. b. can be charged with negligence. c. can be charged with malpractice. d. will face no charges.
A client's medication contains 650 mg per ounce. 375 mg represents what percentage of this dosage?
A) 56.79 B) 57.69 C) 59.76 D) 65.79
An emergency department nurse learns from the paramedics that they are transporting a patient who has suffered injury from a scald from a hot kettle. What variables will the nurse consider when determining the depth of burn?
A) The causative agent B) The patient's preinjury health status C) The patient's prognosis for recovery D) The circumstances of the accident