When caring for a new client with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it is most important for the nurse to:
1. Teach ritual interruption skills.
2. Interrupt the ritual.
3. Not interrupt the ritual.
4. Teach about antianxiety foods.
3. Not interrupt the ritual.
Rationale:
Do not interrupt the ritual because the client may have to start from the beginning. For a new client, teaching ritual interruption skills and teaching about antianxiety foods would not be the priority.
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1. Clinical practice supported by good evidence 2. Clinical practice supported by intuitive evidence 3. Clinical practice supported by data 4. Clinical practice that promotes quality 5. Clinical practice that provides a useful approach to problem solving Correct
The nurse is using reflection with the client to point out the client's behavior or attitude that seems to be underlying the client's words
Which best illustrates reflection that points out the client's behavior or attitude that seems to be underlying the client's words? A) CLIENT: "My life has been one frustration after another." NURSE: "Your life has been full of frustrations?" B) CLIENT: "I'm just a worthless old man, and no one cares about me!" NURSE: "You say that as if you were very angry." C) CLIENT: "It was really noisy here last night. It was like Grand Central Station." NURSE: "You didn't get a very good night's sleep? What can we do to help you sleep better?" D) CLIENT: "I was in the hospital 2 years ago and I swore I would never come here again." NURSE: "You were dissatisfied with your stay?"
A client with chronic respiratory problems tells the nurse, "I haven't felt this good in a long time." The nurse realizes that the statement most reflects the client's:
1. Willingness to share his feelings 2. Acceptance of his physical limitations 3. Personal definition of his individual health 4. Acknowledgment of his chronic health problems
An adult son is adjusting to the idea of his chronically ill parents moving into his family home. The community health nurse is assessing the adult son for potential stressors secondary to the new family living arrangement
Which stressor will the nurse assess for in this adult son? a. Role confusion b. Role ambiguity c. Role performance d. Role overload