A college student who attempted suicide by overdose was treated in the emergency department
Because the client lives in the dorm, her roommate is away, and her parents are in Europe, the
decision was made to hospitalize her.
The nursing diagnosis of highest priority would be
a. powerlessness.
b. social isolation.
c. compromised family coping.
d. risk for self-directed violence.
D
This diagnosis is the only one with life-or-death ramifications and is therefore of higher priority than
the other options.
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a. lorazepam (Ativan). c. phenobarbital. b. phenytoin (Dilantin). d. midazolam (Versed).
A patient of Swedish-American Protestant descent wants a specific HEALTH protection intervention to maintain throat health. Which action will the patient most likely request?
A. Having the throat blessed on St. Blaise Day B. Gargling with salt and taking honey with milk C. Ingesting baking soda D. Staying in a steamy bathroom when the throat is sore
A client has a positive rapid HIV antibody test. For which additional diagnostic tests should the nurse instruct this client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Western blot assay 2. Sedimentation rate 3. HIV viral load test 4. Complete blood count and differential 5. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
The broadened scope of psychiatric nursing practice is attributable primarily to
a. increased use of psychotropic drugs. b. opening of community mental health centers. c. legislation that changed nurse practice acts across the country. d. recidivism of seriously mentally ill patients in public mental hospitals.