A man comes to the clinic complaining of feeling "unhappy." As the nurse caring for this patient, what would you know happens as the patient's tension grows?
A) Coping behaviors improve
B) Social interactions become more important
C) Financial concerns become less important
D) Security and survival are threatened
Ans: D
Feedback: When people have unmet emotional needs or distress, they experience an overall feeling of unhappiness. As tension escalates, security and survival are threatened. As the patient's tension grows, coping behaviors do not improve, social interactions become less important, and financial concerns can be either positively or negatively impacted.
You might also like to view...
An alternative remedy, ____________ , is used by men for the treatment of impotence
ANS:
An adult client and his nurse have collaboratively calculated the client's maximum heart rate for his age. The client has no major health problems but has very minimal experience with performing fitness exercise
The client's target heart rate during exercise should be no more than what approximate percentage of his maximum heart rate? A) 35% B) 50% C) 65% D) 80%
An adolescent has been diagnosed with conversion disorder and is being seen in the local mental health clinic. The client's mother asks the nurse what the prognosis for this disorder is. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Unfortunately, this disorder tends to recur in times of severe stress." B) "Most clients recover in 2 to 4 weeks without reoccurrence." C) "Most clients recover in 8 to 12 weeks without reoccurrence." D) "Unfortunately, most patients never truly recover from this disorder."
The nurse assesses for which sign of decreased cardiac output and tissue perfusion in a patient with heart failure? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Reduced mental alertness 2. Increased urine output 3. Abdominal distention 4. Strong peripheral pulses 5. Cachexia