A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a school-age child. What would the nurse do?
A. Allow the child to make decisions regarding how medications are taken.
B. Provide a brief explanation on why the medication is important.
C. Administer drugs while holding the child down.
D. Provide a lengthy explanation followed by quick drug administration.
Answer: A
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1. The non-biologic one from the heterosexual cohabitating family. 2. The divorced one from the binuclear family. 3. The divorced one when the single-parent mother has custody. 4. The stepfather from the blended or reconstituted family.
The nursing supervisor identifies ineffective communication as a problem among the managers. According to Lippitt's phases of change, which action by the supervisor reflects the final stage of improving this issue?
1. The supervisor uses outcome data to evaluate the amount of change that has occurred. 2. The supervisor has gradually withdrawn from the role of change agent. 3. The supervisor has developed strategies to maintain the change. 4. The supervisor has determined if anyone in the group is sabotaging change efforts.
The nurse admits a client to the oncology unit diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Why does the nurse question the client about social history?
1. To determine the cause of breast cancer 2. To determine what type of support the client will have 3. To determine any habits that might interfere with treatment 4. To determine what health resources are available to the client
Psychiatric stigma means viewing the person with a mental illness as:
a. shameful b. marked by God c. morally bankrupt d. sacrilegious