A patient tells his family, "I don't know why I was placed on this earth just to suffer from cancer all my life. I just want to die." The nurse realizes the patient
a. has lost control of the situation.
b. is expressing spiritual despair.
c. is becoming anxious with the situation.
d. will become withdrawn from his or her care.
B
Some individuals in spiritual despair may question their existence, verbalize their wish to die, or display anger toward religious traditions. Patients who have a pervasive sense that they can do nothing to change or control their circumstances are at risk for feeling powerless. Anxiety is a normal and common subjective human response to a perceived or actual threat, which can range from a vague, generalized feeling of discomfort to a state of panic and loss of control.
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With regard to endometriosis, nurses should be aware that
a. It is characterized by the presence and growth of endometrial tissue inside the uterus. b. It affects 25% of all women. c. It may worsen with repeated cycles or remain asymptomatic and disappear after menopause. d. It is unlikely to affect sexual intercourse or fertility.
While working at a hospital, a fire begins in the break room. A nurse immediately removes patients from the room adjacent to the break room, sounds the fire alarm, and confines the fire by closing doors
Next, the nurse obtains the fire extinguisher. When using a fire extinguisher, the nurse should first 1. Squeeze the handles together. 2. Pull the pin found between the handles. 3. Aim the nozzle at the base of the flames. 4. Sweep the nozzle back and forth at the base of the flames.
To understand the causes of health and disease, epidemiology studies
a. Individuals b. Families c. Groups d. Populations
The results of a patient discharge questionnaire reveal that the hospital is not easy to navigate and is not physically comfortable for visitors. What should be done to address these findings?
1. Appoint a committee to review the questionnaire. 2. Contact a local furniture company to change the chairs in the waiting room. 3. Create a multidisciplinary committee to analyze the navigation of the hospital, looking for comfort characteristics. 4. Nothing. Since these patients are no longer in the hospital, the information is not helpful.