An older patient who is dying starts yelling,"I can't believe this. I am a good person. Why is this happening to me?" The nurse identifies that the patient is in which stage of dying?
1. Anger
2. Denial
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
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Rationale: Anger is the second stage of Kubler-Ross's stages of dying. Anger is exemplified by yelling and asking questions such as "why me?"
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a. Apply warm compresses to the area b. Notify the charge nurse c. Stop the infusion d. Reposition the arm to improve the fluid flow
The grandmother of a preadolescent client has passed away. The mother tells the client that their grandmother is not dead but just sleeping "forever." The nurse realizes the mother's explanation of death is:
a. therapeutic. c. exaggerated. b. non-therapeutic. d. denying the death has occurred.
The nurse is conducting a spiritual assessment for the parents of an infant who is hospitalized. Which assessment question is most appropriate?
1) "Do you identify with any organized religion?" 2) "Do you have concerns regarding your baby's illness?" 3) "Are you agnostic or atheist?" 4) "Is your religion monotheistic or pantheistic?"
The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to:
a. relate to the therapist and transfer these ways of relating to the family b. help clients gain insight into how old unconscious factors affect current relationship and behavior patterns c. get clients to explore their relationships with their mother and father, or other important parent substitutes d. explore every facet of the client's life, from womb to present time in therapy