A client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID) switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior. The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?
A. It is a means to attain secondary gain.
B. It is a means to explore feelings of excessive and inappropriate guilt.
C. It serves to isolate painful events so that the primary self is protected.
D. It serves to establish personality boundaries and limit inappropriate impulses.
C
The nurse should anticipate that a client who switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior is dissociating in order to isolate painful events so that the primary self is protected. The transition between personalities is usually sudden, dramatic, and precipitated by stress.
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Which of the following advice should the nurse provide to clients with venous insufficiency?
A) Elevate the legs periodically for at least an hour. B) Avoid foods with iodine. C) Elevate the legs periodically for at least 15 to 20 minutes. D) Refrain from sexual activity for a week.
The nurse is preparing to administer PRN medication to an anxious client of Japanese descent. The prescription reads, "Alprazolam (Xanax) 0.25-1.0 mg PO PRN." The best dose for the nurse to give initially is:
A) 0.25 mg B) 0.5 mg C) 0.75 mg D) 1.0 mg
The physician orders a Cardizem drip at 10 mg/h for SVT. The Cardizem 100 mg is diluted in 100 mL of NS. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Cardizem be infused? ___________
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