A patient tells the nurse, "I am ashamed of having bipolar disorder. When I am manic, my behavior embarrasses my family. Even though I take my medication every day, there is no guarantee that I will not have a relapse. I am a burden to my family
". These statements support which nursing diagnoses? (Select all that apply.) a. Impaired social interaction
b. Chronic low self-esteem
c. Impaired adjustment
d. Defensive coping
e. Powerlessness
B, E
Chronic low self-esteem and powerlessness are interwoven in the patient's statements. No data support the other diagnoses.
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A) Pulmonary edema B) Abdominal pain C) Urinary retention D) Hypovolemic shock
A nurse has just received a patient into the PACU after a tympanoplasty. What is a tympanoplasty is defined as?
A) Surgical repair of the eardrum B) Surgical reconstruction of the middle ear bones C) Incision into the tympanic membrane D) Incision into the eardrum
In a proportion of ratios, units of measure can be canceled if they are in the mean of one ratio and the
extreme of the other ratio. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A community health nurse is developing a program that would encourage mothers to use breast-feeding exclusively for their babies' nutrition for the first 6 months. The nurse bases this program on the understanding about which of the following?
A) Exclusive breast-feeding promotes better growth and development. B) Its lower cost provides more money for other needed items. C) Infant mortality would significantly decrease. D) It would aid in decreasing maternal mortality rates.