A middle-age woman is mentally preparing for the death of her mother. What is the term for this mental preparation?
A) Grieving
B) Anticipatory grieving
C) Bereavement
D) Loss
Ans: B
Anticipatory grief is the characteristic pattern of psychological and physiologic responses a person makes to the impending loss (real or imagined) of a significant person, object, belief, or relationship.
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The client's respiratory rate is 14 per minute. Which term will the nurse use to document this client finding in the medical record? 1. Obstructive breathing. 2. Bradypnea. 3. Respiratory distress. 4. Eupnea.
In addressing deficient knowledge about treatment of mental illness, the nurse should:
a. suggest potential benefits of antipsychotic medications. b. inform the client that many people recover from mental illness. c. inform the client that most people achieve control of illness through use of medication. d. teach the client about the process of self-adjustment of medications.
Records are not a data source for qualitative researchers
A) True B) False
The nurse screens a woman who is 6 months pregnant for alcohol use. Which screening instrument should be used?
A) AUDIT-C B) CAGE C) SMAST-G D) T-ACE