A nurse is providing care for a family in which a non-addict is experiencing a stress-induced preoccupation with an addict's life leading to extreme dependence on the addict. This describes:
a. Obsession
b. Codependency
c. Enabling
d. Addiction
B
Codependency occurs when a person in a close relationship with an addict develops unhealthy coping mechanisms to continue the relationship.
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A client with acute renal failure has jugular vein distention, lower extremity edema, and elevated blood pressure. Based on this data, which nursing diagnosis is the most appropriate?
A) Ineffective Renal Tissue Perfusion B) Excess Fluid Volume C) Risk for Altered Cardiac Perfusion D) Risk for Infection
The assessment that should be given priority when the nurse interviews a rape victim in the
emergency department is a. coping mechanisms the client is using. b. the client's previous sexual experience. c. adequacy of interpersonal relationships. d. whether the client has ever had a venereal disease.
A nurse is checking the postpartum orders. The doctor has prescribed bedrest for 6–12 hours. The nurse knows this is an appropriate order if the client had which type of anesthesia?
1. Spinal 2. Pudendal 3. General 4. Epidural
The following information is best placed in which category? “The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999.”
A) Adult illnesses B) Surgeries C) Obstetrics/gynecology D) Psychiatric