Two nursing students are discussing psychiatric–mental health nursing and the role it has played in nursing's overall history. Which statement is most accurate?
A) The importance of using therapeutic communication was stressed by Nightingale.
B) The use of self-care to enhance the immune system was taught by Dorothea Dix.
C) The moral treatment of mental illness was a primary focus of deinstitutionalization.
D) Peplau was the first nurse to stress the importance of therapeutic communication.
A
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A) The care of the client has overwhelmed the son. B) The client was abusive to her son when he was a child. C) The son is an alcoholic. D) The son witnessed his father beating his mother while he was a child.
The nurse is caring for an infant with candidal diaper rash. Which topical agent would the nurse expect the physician to order?
A) Corticosteroids B) Antifungals C) Antibiotics D) Retinoids
When reviewing the medication orders for a
patient who is taking penicillin, the nurse notes that the patient is also taking the oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin). What possible effect may occur as the result of an interaction between these drugs? a. The penicillin will cause an enhanced anticoagulant effect of the warfarin. b. The penicillin will cause the anticoagulant effect of the warfarin to decrease. c. The warfarin will reduce the anti-infective action of the penicillin. d. The warfarin will increase the effectiveness of the penicillin.
Research on families of adult clients with severe mental illness found that feelings of emotional burden experienced by family members are related to the stresses generated by the ill member
Based on this research, and on the emphasis of the consumer movement, which strategy is likely to be MOST effective in relieving the family burden? a. increased numbers of inpatient hospital beds b. an emphasis on autonomy for the client c. an increase in the family's involvement in care d. the provision of more respite care for families