Based on Mr. D's answers to your assessment questions, you suspect that Mr. D might be depressed. What should you do first?
A. Locate community resources that he can use after he is discharged.
B. Call the physician and obtain an order for antidepressant medication.
C. Identify nursing diagnoses that are based on your assessment findings.
D. Contact the psychiatric clinical nurse specialist and report your concerns.
C
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A nurse is teaching the daughter of a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The daughter asks, "Will the medication my mother is taking improve her dementia?" How should the nurse respond?
a. "It will allow your mother to live independently for several more years." b. "It is used to halt the advancement of Alzheimer's disease but will not cure it." c. "It will not improve her dementia but can help control emotional responses." d. "It is used to improve short-term memory but will not improve problem solving."
Studies that collect data at one point in time are called:
A) Panel studies B) Cross-sectional studies C) Longitudinal studies D) Trend studies
What is the real name of "Doctor Death"?
a. Lawrence Welby, MD b. Dr. Jack Kevorkian c. Michael Lerner, MD d. Stephen Hawking
A female client has an anxiety disorder. Her nurse psychotherapist recommends the behavioral technique of reciprocal inhibition. The client asks, "What's that?" Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
A) "Using your imagination, we will attempt to achieve a state of relaxation." B) "Because anxiety and relaxation are mutually exclusive states, we can attempt to substitute a relaxation response for the anxiety response." C) "Through a series of increasingly anxiety-provoking steps, we will gradually increase your tolerance to anxiety." D) "In one intense session, you will be exposed to a maximum level of anxiety that you will learn to tolerate."