The nurse is planning care for a patient with a radioactive implant. Which intervention should the nurse select to help prevent social isolation in this patient?
a. Visit the patient frequently, but do not touch the patient.
b. Help provide diversional activities that the patient enjoys.
c. Have only one nurse provide care to increase consistency.
d. Encourage family to stay with the patient, but have them wear masks and gloves at all times.
ANS: B
B. Providing diversional activities for the patient may help reduce feelings of isolation. A. Limited contact and distance are used to protect the nurse, visitors, and other personnel from radiation exposure when a patient is being treated with radiation therapy. C. Assigning only one nurse increases that nurse's exposure, which is not safe. D. Mask and gloves will not protect family from radiation.
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A nurse is assessing a pathological gambler. What would differentiate this client's behaviors from the behaviors of a non-pathological gambler?
1. Pathological gamblers have abnormal levels of neurotransmitters, whereas non-pathological gamblers do not. 2. Pathological gambling occurs more commonly among women, whereas non-pathological gambling occurs more commonly among men. 3. Pathological gambling generally runs an acute course, whereas non-pathological gambling runs a chronic course. 4. Pathological gambling is not related to stress relief, whereas non-pathological gambling is related to stress relief.
A client on a psychiatric unit is found pacing the halls and angrily punching at the wall. The nurse's primary goal should be to
a. assertively tell the client to stop the behavior. b. suggest that the client write in a journal to help relieve anxiety. c. speak in a loud voice in order to alert other staff members. d. maintain safety while helping the client.
Identify the primary function of oxytocin.
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