A nurse is completing an admission assessment of a young adult woman who has a history of depression and who was brought to the hospital by her boyfriend
In response to the nurse's question regarding suicidal ideation, the patient discloses that the she is thinking about killing herself. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask next?
A) "What does your boyfriend think about your desire to kill yourself?"
B) "What are your spiritual beliefs about suicide?"
C) "What will killing yourself accomplish?"
D) "What thoughts have you had about how you would kill yourself?"
B
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A client with Graves disease requests that the nurse discuss the results of laboratory tests with the client. Which statements would the nurse include?
Select all that apply. A) "Your TSH level is increased." B) "Your thyroid antibodies test is increased." C) "Your serum T4 is decreased." D) "Your serum T3 is increased." E) "Your T3 uptake is decreased."
A nurse is providing education to a group of nurses at a fertility clinic. The nurse asks the group, "Which agents have the effect of inducing ovulation?" Which responses by the nurses best dem-onstrate understanding? (Select all that apply.)
a. Choriogonadotropin b. Clomiphene c. Menotropins d. Follitropins e. Nafarelin
Which of the following assessments of a client transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) from the operating room would NOT necessarily indicate a postoperative complication to the nurse?
a. acute inspiratory stridor with sternal retractions b. labored chest movement c. snoring d. peripheral cyanosis
The nurse is caring for a female victim of rape. To perform the proper evaluation, the nurse should place the patient in which of the following positions?
a. Sitting b. Dorsal recumbent c. Lithotomy d. Knee-chest