The nurse is teaching a group about coping skills. The clients are asked to make one positive statement about their home life. The nurse notices that one of the clients begins to fidget in the chair and interprets this behavior as:
A) An excuse to avoid answering the question.
B) Characteristic when this topic is taught in group format.
C) A therapeutic use of space.
D) An expression of discomfort.
D
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1. Bringing unconscious childhood traumas into awareness. 2. Focusing on basic life issues of eating, sleeping, grooming, and hygiene as they relate to mental functioning. 3. Using the nurse–client relationship to support the client in exploring new definitions and actions for life situations. 4. Providing educational information about the client's mental illness.
The nurse instructs the mother that when the neonate's stool becomes loose and takes on a greenish-yellow color, this is normal __________ stool
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If the patient's blood pressure drops, which of the following will help maintain adequate glomerular pressure?
a. Constriction of the afferent arteriole c. Dilation of the collecting tubule b. Dilation of the efferent arteriole d. Constriction of the efferent arteriole
Which of the following statements best captures the role of the adrenal cortex in maintaining homeostasis?
A) The adrenal cortex is responsible for the production of epinephrine and norepinephrine that are part of the sympathetic nervous system. B) The adrenal cortical hormones are primarily steroids and sex hormones. C) Redundant, secondary production of adrenal cortical hormones can compensate for the loss of the adrenal glands. D) Normal sexual function is dependent on adequate adrenal cortical function.