During a home visit, the client tells the nurse that she feels that her medication is no longer helping her dissociative diagnosis of depersonalization disorder because she has noticed that she is not thinking clearly, is having difficulty with her
memory and judgment, and is often disoriented to the time. The nurse knows that the doctor must be contacted and that this client most likely will be: a. Admitted to a long-term care agency because she is a threat to herself
b. Admitted to a state-psychiatric facility for an extended period for intense therapy
c. Referred to a group home setting for better supervision
d. Admitted to the hospital for evaluation and possible adjustment of her medications
D
Admission to the hospital will be necessary to safely evaluate and/or adjust her medications. Moving the client from her home to any type of long-term care or group home setting or state-psychiatric facility is not warranted from her symptoms.
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After the tray is prepared, the nurse, while waiting for the physician to arrive: 1. Covers the tray with a sterile drape, and admits another client. 2. Tells the client not to touch anything on the tray, and notifies the doctor the client is ready. 3. Remains in the room. 4. Moves the sterile tray out into the hallway while admitting another client.
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a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1
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a. cardiovascular disease. b. obesity. c. medical error. d. drug overdose.
Evaluation should be ______.
a. specific, measured, timed, related to the goal b. small, meaningful, timed, related to each other c. small, measured, taxed, relative d. specific, meaningful, timed, real