Defense mechanisms are strategies we use to distort our present reality in order to avoid anxiety.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True.
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A) Nausea B) Peptic ulcers C) Anorexia D) Dehydration
The nurse is implementing a teaching plan for a client diagnosed with diabetes and his caregiver. Which of the following actions by the nurse reflects the cognitive domain? Select all that apply
A) Instruction on the correct administration of insulin B) Review of complications associated with diabetes C) Review of adverse reactions associated with insulin D) Review of how frequently to administer insulin E) Instruction on how to use a glucometer
You are caring for a client who is in respiratory distress. The physician orders arterial blood gases (ABGs) to determine various factors related to blood oxygenation. What site can ABGs be obtained from?
A) A puncture at the radial artery B) The trachea and bronchi C) The pleural surfaces D) A catheter in the arm vein
The client asks the nurse during preoperative teaching why he has to "receive so many drugs for such a simple procedure." How should the nurse explain the goal of using multiple agents to achieve general anesthesia?
1. This method decreases the dosages required for the various anesthetic agents. 2. Temporary amnesia can be produced in order for the client not to remember the procedure. 3. Use of multiple drugs reduces the pain the client feels postoperatively. 4. This method maintains a deep state of anesthesia during the procedure.