Dementia is a permanent condition.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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When working with clients with somatoform disorders, the nurse knows the priority intervention is to:
1. Encourage clients to participate in group therapy to receive feedback about the effect of their behavior on others. 2. Tone down clients' characteristic extravagance. 3. Establish a trusting relationship. 4. Express respectful skepticism regarding clients' oversimplifications and overdramatizations.
The family brings a patient to the emergency department saying he has been hallucinating and falls so deeply asleep he stops breathing when not stimulated
The nurse learns the patient has been self-treating diarrhea and suspects the patient was taking what medication? A) Paregoric B) Bismuth subsalicylate C) Loperamide D) Colace
A patient complains of a slight tingling in the toes of the affected leg 2 hours after the application of Buck's traction with a foam boot with Velcro straps
Which nursing intervention will prevent potential complications related to the patient complaint? a. Apply warm blankets to the feet and reas-sess. b. Check the fit of the traction device near the knee. c. Medicate the patient for pain with an opioid analgesic. d. Reassure the patient that this is a common complaint.
The school nurse observes parents interacting with a school-aged child and notices that they do not show any affection toward the child and there is no evidence of emotional support or supervision
Later the nurse learns from the child that he must take care of all his own hygiene tasks, has to find something to eat on his own, and his parents never say anything nice about him. The nurse at this point believes that the parents are engaging in: a. physical abuse c. poor parenting b. psychological abuse d. withholding of love