Hildegarde Peplau wrote about the phases of the nurse-client relationship. The phase exemplified by a psychiatric nurse assisting a client to practice newly learned adaptive coping mechanisms is:
a. orientation
b. working
c. resolution
d. termination
B
In Peplau's working phase of the nurse-patient relationship, the patient begins to respond selectively to those who can help meet the felt need. In this phase, the patient begins to experience an increased sense of being as well as developing capability for problem solving alone and with others.
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a. "Use analgesics before and after activity, even if you are not experiencing pain." b. "Let me know if you start to experience shortness of breath, chest pain, or fatigue." c. "Do not take your prescribed beta blocker until after you exercise with physical therapy." d. "If you experience knee pain, ask the physical therapist to reschedule your therapy."
What produces the characteristic redness and warmth associated with Stage 2 of the inflammatory response?
a. release of chemicals (histamine, bradykinin, serotonin, prostaglandins, lymphokines) b. increased blood flow to the area c. plasma leaking into damaged tissue d. leukocytes infiltrating damaged tissue
A nurse observes that the client's left flank region is larger than the right flank region. What is the nurse's best action?
A. Ask the client if he or she participates in contact sports and has been recently in-jured. B. Document the finding as the only action on the appropriate flowsheet. C. Apply a heating pad to the left flank after inspecting the site for signs of infec-tion. D. Anticipate further diagnostic testing after sharing informing the physician of this finding.
A nurse is assigned to work in a healthcare facility in an area of culture with which the nurse is unfamiliar. The nurse is caring for clients belonging to various ethnic groups
What is the most critical piece of information about race that the nurse needs to consider when collecting data? A) Skin, hair, and eye color are indicators of race. B) Genetic diseases are restricted to a particular race. C) Racial intermixing has blurred physical attributes. D) Race is equivalent to culture and ethnicity.