A nurse is caring for a female high school student with depression and anxiety who has begun cutting herself. The client started cutting when she was not selected to be on the homecoming court
The client states, "I guess I wasn't good enough to be chosen. I need to change my hair. I look so ugly!" Which statement from the psychoanalytic framework would best explain this client's personality?
A) Excessive psychic energy, stored in the id, has led to impulsive, self-mutilating behaviors.
B) Excessive psychic energy, stored in the superego, has resulted in rigid, self-depreciating behaviors.
C) Insufficient psychic energy, stored in the id, has resulted in decreased fulfillment of basic needs.
D) Insufficient psychic energy, stored in the superego, has resulted in failure to abide by societal norms.
B
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At mealtime, the older adult seems to be eating less food than adequate. The nurse recognizes that the older adult compared to the younger adult requires:
a. more fluids. b. less calcium. c. fewer calories. d. more vitamins.
A child is brought to the emergency department after sustaining a concussion. The child is to be discharged home with his parents. Which of the following would the nurse include in the child's discharge instructions?
A) "Expect his headache to get worse initially and then disappear." B) "Wake him every 2 hours to check his movement and responses." C) "Call your medical provider if he vomits more than five times." D) "Any watery fluid draining from his ears is normal."
A pregnant woman should be instructed that good sources of iron are:
a. Pork and nuts b. Eggs and tomato juice c. Seafood and butter d. Broccoli and liver
What does the ending –itis indicate when it is affixed to the name of an organ or tissue (e.g., hepatitis)?
A. Pain is present in that tissue or organ. B. An infection or an inflammatory process is occurring in that tissue or organ. C. The tissue or organ has sustained serious and irreversible damage. D. An abscess is present in the tissue or organ.