A 13-year-old client with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty completing his homework due to distractions. Which strategy should a nurse teach the client's father to encourage task performance and completion?
A) Mandate that the child remain in his room until he finishes all his homework.
B) Punish the child by removing privileges if he does not complete his homework within a 2-hour period.
C) Encourage the child to break the task into smaller, more attainable steps and reward the completion of each step with a physical activity break.
D) Administer an extra dose of methylphenidate (Ritalin?) to the child in the evening.
C
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a. mouth sore that bleeds easily e. trouble moving jaw b. bad breath f. sore that won't heal c. difficulty chewing g. a lump or swollen lymph node d. difficulty swallowing
The nurse is conducting a mental status exam on a patient with schizophrenia. The patient reveals to the nurse that he hears voices in his head. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
1. Determine if the voices are fantasy hallucinations. 2. Determine if the voices are command hallucinations. 3. Determine if the patient has a disturbance in orientation. 4. Determine if the patient has a disturbance in thought process.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client and determines that the client could be at risk for mental illness when the client states:
1. "I am saving my money to own a top-of-the-line car." 2. "I am proud to say I am 35, own nothing, and am single." 3. "I enjoy being a Boy Scout leader." 4. "I am losing weight by eating healthier."
Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of:
a. evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and informatics. b. evidence-based practice, improvement, and informatics. c. evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and improvement. d. improvement, quality assurance, and informatics.