David has just returned from a long airplane trip, but he is unable to recall any events during the past 2 weeks of travel. David is experiencing
1. fugue.
2. amnesia.
3. depersonalization.
4. an identity disorder.
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Fugue is an inability to remember important personal events or travels.
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When assessing a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of visceral pain would be:
a. Hip fracture. b. Cholecystitis. c. Second-degree burns. d. Pain after a leg amputation.
A patient experiences severe panic attacks and uses denial, repression, and displacement. Nursing interventions should be directed toward
a. teaching more effective coping strategies. b. setting limits on use of the defense mechanisms. c. assisting the patient to change values and beliefs. d. helping the patient uncover unconscious conflicts.
The nurse has a full assignment. The charge nurse adds a newly admitted patient who will require close monitoring. Which task can the nurse delegate to the CNA who is co-assigned to the same patients?
a. Teaching Mr. Z insulin self-administration b. Updating Mrs. W's care plan c. Evaluating goal attainment for Mr. Y, who is learning to walk with a below-the-knee prosthesis d. Bathing Miss X, an unconscious patient
The nurse is teaching an early pregnancy class for patients in the first trimester of pregnancy. Which statement requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
1. "When my nausea is bad, I will drink some ginger tea." 2. "The fatigue I am experiencing will improve in the second trimester." 3. "It is normal for my vaginal discharge to be green-colored." 4. "I will urinate less often during the middle of my pregnancy."