The most important therapeutic intervention for a client experiencing a flashback is to
1. reassure the client.
2. establish a trusting relationship with the client.
3. ensure safety and reorient the client to the present.
4. ensure safety and share the traumatic experience.
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Interventions must ensure everyone's safety and reorient the client to his or her present sur-roundings.
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The NAPNES Code of Ethics
A) describes the minimum standards of practical/vocational nursing. B) describes the maximum standards of practical/vocational nursing. C) lists the rules of good conduct of practical/vocational nurses. D) outlines the laws surrounding the practical/vocational nurse.
To prevent life-threatening events from rapid withdrawal of a beta blocker:
1. The dosage interval should be increased by 1 hour each day. 2. An alpha blocker should be added to the treatment regimen before withdrawal. 3. The dosage should be tapered over a period of weeks. 4. The dosage should be decreased by one-half every 4 days.
The nurse assesses a patient's family health history for three generations. This nurse is determining the patient's:
1. Pedigree. 2. Expressivity. 3. Inheritance. 4. Penetrance.
What is the nurse's most important role in caring for a client with a mental health disorder?
A. To offer advice B. To know how to solve the client's problems C. To establish trust and rapport D. To set limits with the client