A patient with depression is demonstrating symptoms of anxious distress. Which characteristic should the nurse expect to observe in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Overeating
2. Feeling tense
3. Being unusually restless
4. Waking up early in the morning
5. Having hallucinations and thought disturbances
2. Feeling tense
3. Being unusually restless
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The nurse is planning care to address a patient's spiritual distress. Which interventions would be appropriate to include in this plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Pray with the patient upon request as needed and desired B) Find a volunteer to read the Bible to the patient upon request C) Remind the patient that spiritual needs are often addressed last D) Contact the patient's church to have the clergy visit the patient E) Help the patient identify factors contributing to spiritual distress
The sensation of pain has been defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as:
1. an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. 2. whatever the person experiencing it says it is. 3. a psychogenic response to tissue injury. 4. a physical and psychogenic response to the need for drugs.
Which action represents primary prevention by the nurse who wishes to be a good community member?
A. Encourage limitation of activity when air pollution is high. B. Obtain occupational health histories for all new clinic admissions. C. Routinely screen toddlers attending the clinic for lead. D. Support programs for waste reduction and recycling.
The nurse would assess for which of the following characteristics in a client with narcissistic personality disorder?
a. Entitlement b. Fear of abandonment c. Hypersensitivity d. Suspiciousness