A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client should the nurse identify as least prone to developing problems with anger and aggression?
A. A child raised by a physically abusive parent
B. An adult with a history of epilepsy
C. A young adult living in the ghetto of an inner city
D. An adolescent raised by Scandinavian immigrant parents
D
An adolescent raised by Scandinavian immigrant parents would be least prone to developing problems with anger and aggression as compared with the other clients presented. A history of abuse, epilepsy, overcrowding, and poverty all contribute as predisposing factors to anger and aggression.
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a. maternal rubella infection c. maternal folic-acid deficiency b. fetal prematurity d. fetal infection
A client returns from surgery with a PRN order for pain medication. The nurse recognizes the client will be experiencing pain for at least the first day or two after surgery and should take which of these actions?
a. Administer the PRN medication around the clock (ATC) within the time constraints of the order. b. Administer the medication whenever the client asks for it. c. Administer the PRN medication within the time constraints of the order during the day, and at night if pain awakens the client. d. Ask the client if pain medication is desired, when making regular postoperative assess-ments.
A student in the nutrition class is reporting on the availability of nutrition information. According to the student's report, where do most Americans get their information on nutrition?
A) Internet B) Doctors C) Friends and family D) News media
In comparison with lithium, carbamazepine, and divalproex, atypical antipsychotics:
a. may have some safety advantages b. are not appropriate for use in the treatment of bipolar disorder c. seem to be less effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder d. do not appear to work when used by themselves ("monotherapy")