You have a 15-year-old neighbor who chooses to speak to you about a friend who is talking about suicide. As you near the end of your conversation with the neighbor, you give the neighbor information about the local community mental health center. As a nurse, you know that all community mental health facilities must provide:
A) Suicide prevention programs for all age groups
B) Detoxification programs for patients on 72-hour hold
C) Family therapy programs
D) Emergency electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) capability
A
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The nurse is teaching parents about high-fiber foods that can prevent constipation. What foods should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. Oranges b. Bananas c. Lima beans d. Baked beans e. Raisin bran cereal
What approach have nurses historically used when providing care and paying attention to costs?
a. Giving the best possible nursing care regardless of ability to pay b. Giving whatever care the nurse has the expertise to give c. Giving whatever care the patient could afford d. Giving whatever care the patient desired and for which he or she was willing to pay
A middle-aged patient is frustrated by her increasingly frequent episodes of constipation. She tells the nurse that she is highly reluctant to take medications. What nonpharmacologic measure should the nurse recommend?
A) Adoption of a low-fat diet B) Use of a fiber supplement C) Daily consumption of 6 to 8 L of fluids D) Use of a ginger or ginseng supplement
Most older women become widows. Widows must adjust to the significant loss of loved ones and the new task of living alone. Studies show that most widows:
A) Require short-term treatment for depression B) Adjust well, finding new friends, interests, and activities C) Turn to their still-married female friends for advice and support D) Move in with their adult children for a period of time