Michael is a 44-year-old nurse who works in a small clinic with two other nurses and a nurse practitioner. Recently Michael has been staying at work longer than he usually does
Michael's neighbor, a patient at the clinic, asked one of the other nurses at the clinic how Michael was coping since his wife left him. Michael had not shared this information with his co-workers. The nurse is concerned that Michael may be coping with his loss with which of the following? A. Compensation
B. Conversion
C. Denial
D. Dissociation
C
Denial is avoiding emotional conflicts by refusing to consciously acknowledge anything that causes intolerable emotional pain.
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a. 24 b. 48 c. 36 d. 72
How would the nurse explain the process of newborn screening to new parents?
1. "Your infant will be screened for 10 diseases in our lab and the rest of the samples will be sent to the state laboratory." 2. "We will collect two urine samples from your child for this screening." 3. "The screening will only require one blood sample." 4. "The screening sample will be drawn at your baby's six-week check-up."
The nurse is caring for a patient who has hypovolemic shock. In which of the following medical diagnoses is this type of shock seen?
1. severe anemia 2. pulmonary embolism 3. myocardial infarction 4. severe burns
The new mother of a 2-day-old neonate who weighed 8 pounds at birth is distressed that the baby has lost one-half pound. The home health nurse's response is one of:
a. Alarm as this is a drastic weight loss b. Concern as this may be an indicator of inadequate nutrition c. Reassurance as this is a normal weight loss d. Alertness as such weight loss is not expected