The nurse is planning care which will include a dual-diagnosis group. Which patient would be appropriate for this group? The patient with:
1. depression and suicidal tendencies.
2. anxiety and frequent migraine headaches.
3. bipolar disorder and anorexia nervosa.
4. schizophrenia and alcohol abuse.
Answer: 4. schizophrenia and alcohol abuse.
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a. blood glucose monitoring b. medication with oral hypoglycemic agents c. nutritional therapy d. weight loss
A patient presents with confusion, which begins very suddenly and lasts less than a week. The nurse should be able to identify this as:
1. dementia. 2. acute confusion. 3. symptoms of Huntington's disease. 4. senile dementia.
The nurse caring for a pregnant patient knows that her health teaching regarding fetal circulation has been effective when the patient reports that she has been sleeping:
a. In a side-lying position. b. On her back with a pillow under her knees. c. With the head of the bed elevated. d. On her abdomen.
Which of the following ages might be a more opportune time for the birth of an additional sibling, because at this age the child is less jealous of a younger sibling?
a. 1 c. 3 b. 2 d. 4