The nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient mental health setting. The nurse notices that when the client is conversing with other clients, he repeats what they are saying word for word
The nurse interprets this finding and documents it as which of the following?
A) Echopraxia
B) Neologisms
C) Tangentiality
D) Echolalia
C
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A. Advise parents that treatment depends on laboratory results. B. Assess for cardiac and neurological involvement. C. Facilitate admission to a nearby hospital. D. Teach the parents about cefuroxime (Ceftin).
A parent of four children being interviewed by the nurse states: "Whatever my husband and I say goes and the kids need to follow our rules without complaining about them." What type of parenting style does this attitude represent?
A) Authoritative B) Authoritarian C) Permissive D) Rejecting-neglecting
An infant weighed 8 lb at birth and was 18 inches in length. What weight and length should the infant be at 5 months of age?
a. 12 lb, 20 inches b. 14 lb, 21.5 inches c. 16 lb, 23 inches d. 18 lb, 24.5 inches
The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetrical. On examination, the nurse may find that there has been damage to cranial nerve:
A) III B) V C) VII D) VIII