The nurse is counseling a family with a 10-year-old child after the death of a favorite uncle. The nurse provides guidance to the parents, informing them that the child may exhibit which of the following as a response?
A) "Talk about scary, morbid novels all the time."
B) "Complain of aches and pains, stomachaches, that sort of thing."
C) "Suddenly become afraid of leaving home to go to school."
D) "Become obsessed with religious rituals, Bible verses, and prayer."
B
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1. Initial innocence 2. Labeled recognition of incongruity 3. Role simulation 4. Provisional internalization
A nurse explains to coworkers that care provided for a patient is based on the Nurse Practice Act (NPA), which covers the
1. Patient's Bill of Rights. 2. Rules and regulations that nurses must practice. 3. American Nurses Association's (ANA) guidelines. 4. Reasons that nurses may have action taken against their licenses.
The nurse is providing care to a pediatric client who is receiving sedation for a painful procedure. Which are the priority nursing actions? Select all that apply
1. Monitoring respirations 2. Assessing for manifestations of deep sedation 3. Ensuring a crash cart is available 4. Administering the prescribed opioid 5. Administering the prescribed benzodiazepine
The home care nurse is discussing with the client the purpose of Bumex, which the client is taking for the treatment of congestive heart failure
The client indicates that she does not like to take this drug because it makes her go to the bathroom a lot and that she is afraid to make plans to do anything while taking this drug. She admits to not always taking the drug. What interventions might the nurse suggest for this client? A) Advise the client to take the drug in divided dosages, half in the morning and half in the evening. B) Contact the physician to order another drug. C) Discuss the client's daily activity schedule and adjust the drug administration time accordingly. D) Insist the client take the drug as ordered.