A client tends to use the defense mechanism of displacement in a group meeting. Another group member openly disagrees with the client's suggestions. When using the defense mechanism of displacement, the client is most likely to react by:
A) Assertively confronting the other group member.
B) Angrily leaving the group meeting.
C) Criticizing a different group member.
D) Asking the group member to sit by her at lunch.
C
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a. blue. b. white. c. green. d. brown.
To prevent breast engorgement, the new breastfeeding mother should be instructed to:
a. apply cold packs to the breast prior to feeding. b. breastfeed frequently and for adequate lengths of time. c. limit her intake of fluids for the first few days. d. feed her infant no more than every 4 hours.
On an intake physical, the nurse questions the patient with diabetes insipidus (DI) about the classic symptoms of that disease, which are:
1. dizziness, tachycardia, and weakness. 2. massive diuresis, hypertension, and excitability. 3. stress incontinence, vomiting, and edema. 4. bradycardia, insomnia, and muscle cramps.
Which of the following client statements indicates that the client with hepatitis B understands discharge teaching?
a) "I will not drink alcohol for at least 1 year." b) "I must avoid sexual intercourse." c) "I should be able to resume normal activity in a week or two. d) "Because hepatitis B is a chronic disease, I know I will always be jaundiced."