A lesser-developed country
1. Is not stable with respect to its economy and technological development
2. Exists on the African continent only
3. Is in areas with a warm climate
4. Has a high number of persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
ANS: 1
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a. experiences flashbacks or re-experiences trauma. b. demonstrates hypervigilance or distrusts. c. feels detached, estranged, or empty inside. d. feels driven to repeat ritualistic behaviors. e. avoids people and places that arouse painful memories. f. experiences symptoms suggestive of a heart attack.
An inmate suffers from PTSD caused by severe sexual abuse during which she had been restrained by the perpetrator's girlfriend
One day she sees an inmate who reminds her of the perpetrator's girlfriend and has a flashback, during which she attacks the inmate. Correction officers place her in restraints per the jail's protocol. Which short-term response by the nurse would likely be most therapeutic? a. Support the use of restraints as needed to control violent outbursts and assure the safety of all inmates. b. Plan to meet with the patient to debrief her and help her calm after she is released from the required period of restraint. c. Contact a supervisor authorized to make an exception to the restraint policy and explain that an alternate response is needed to calm this particular inmate. d. Confront the corrections officers who initiated the restraints, explain the inappropriateness of this action, and request the inmate's release.
Which problem associated with insulin therapy and diabetes is intensified for a patient who is also prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) or a beta adrenergic blocker?
a. Hypoglycemia b. Nausea/vomiting c. Coronary artery disease d. Risk for excessive bleeding
Today, new drugs are mainly derived from:
A. animals. B. chemical synthesis. C. enzymatic synthesis. D. plants.