A jilted college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt and states, "No one will ever love a loser like me
" According to Erikson's theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this patient has a deficit in which developmental stage?1. Trust versus mistrust2. Initiative versus guilt3. Intimacy versus isolation4. Ego integrity versus despair
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Rationale: The nurse should recognize that the client who states, "No one will ever love a loser like me" has not adequately completed the intimacy versus isolation stage of development. The intimacy versus isolation stage is presumed to occur in young adulthood between the ages of 20 and 30 years. The major developmental task in this stage is to establish intense, lasting relationships or commitment to another person, cause, institution, or creative effort.
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A) Elevated hCG levels, enlarged abdomen, quickening B) Vaginal bleeding, absence of FHR, decreased hPL levels C) Visible fetal skeleton with ultrasound, absence of quickening, enlarged abdomen D) Symptoms of gestational hypertension, hyperemesis gravidarum, absence of FHR
The patient is in a coma after a motor vehicle accident. In addition to IV medications, the patient is receiving an isotonic IV fluid. The primary purpose for this fluid infusion is to:
a. cause cells to shrink and reduce swelling. b. move fluid from intravascular space into cells. c. pull fluid from cells into the intravascular space. d. expand the body's intravascular fluid volume.
While completing courses for a master's degree in nursing education the nurse has taken electives for gerontology, informatics, and pain management
Using the table below, which certifications should this nurse plan to obtain upon graduation from the program? [Insert Table 24-2 here] 1. Informatics 2. Gerontological 3. Adult Gerontology 4. Adult Gerontology-Acute 5. Adult Gerontology-Primary
The client who is to receive cardioversion in 3 days for treatment of continuous atrial fibrillation has laboratory values of Na 139 mEq/L, K 4.0 mEq/L, and Cl 98 mEq/L and is receiving digoxin 0.125 mg daily. Before the procedure the nurse would
a. confirm an order for a digoxin level before cardioversion. b. monitor blood pressure more frequently. c. notify the physician regarding the potassium level. d. proceed with preparation for cardioversion.