________ is an impaired ability to recognize reality, a demonstration of bizarre behaviors, and an inability to deal with life's demands.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Psychosis
An impaired ability to recognize reality, a demonstration of bizarre behaviors, and an inability to deal with life's demands is called psychosis.
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A) permanently correct the patient's brain physiology. B) ensure that the patient experiences fewer migraine headaches. C) relieve the symptoms of the patient's migraines. D) foster coping skills that will allow the patient to live with his migraines.
Which indicates understanding of how communication with difficult people should be handled?
1. ?I will ask a person upset about an issue to immediately sit down with me to talk about it.? 2. ?Most upset people just want their concerns heard and fixed as quickly as possible.? 3. ?I will try to figure out the underlying issue that is causing the person?s distress and try to address it.? 4. ?I will send anyone who seems upset to discuss the issue with a supervisor or manager.?
What do miotic eyedrops do for a patient with glaucoma?
a. Dilate the pupil and sharpen vision b. Lubricate and moisten the dry eye c. Irrigate the surface of the eye d. Constrict the pupil and open the canal of Schlemm
A 72-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital for surgery
After the patient returns to the floor, the patient's daughter tells the nurse she is concerned that her mother will overdose on morphine because she keeps pressing the button on her patient-controlled anesthesia (PCA) pump. What is the nurse's best response? A) "You should control how often she presses the button." B) "If she will follow the directions she was given, that will not happen." C) "The PCA device always provides the correct amount, so pressing the button is just for placebo effect." D) "The device is preset, so your mother cannot get more than a specific amount."