A family member of an adolescent who has expressed a desire to commit suicide asks the nurse, "What might predict the possibility of future suicide attempts?" Which of the following would the nurse include in the response?
A) Unemployment
B) Death of a spouse
C) Previous suicide attempt
D) Polydrug use
D
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The theoretical model that links anxiety to the uncontrollable events the client experienced in his previous country is the ________ model. a. Behavioral b. Interpersonal c. Environmental d. Psychodynamic
The process based on an individual's biological growth, functional changes, and learning that applies to both physiologic and behavioral aspects of an individual is called:
a. adaptation c. growth b. development d. maturation
You are caring for a patient in the urgent care center who presented with complaints of lethargy, malaise, aching, weakness, and loss of appetite
During the assessment, the nurse notes an area on the patient's right posterior calf that is warm to touch, edematous, and sore. This area is measured at 5 cm x 10 cm and has what appears to be a small puncture wound at its center. The patient tells you that he was out in the woods 3 days ago when he fell and poked his leg on something sticking up out of the ground. The patient cannot tell you what it was that poked into his leg. The patient asks you why he is feeling so bad. You know the most probable cause of this patient's symptoms is what? A) Local inflammatory response B) Systemic shock response C) Local infectious response D) Systemic inflammatory response
The client is 6 hours postoperative from a stapedectomy and prosthesis placement of the right ear
When taking the client's vital signs, a nurse observes that the client's right eyelid does not blink in coordination with the left eye and the right side of the client's mouth droops. What action should the nurse take? A. Apply oxygen. B. Raise the head of the bed. C. Notify the physician. D. Document the finding as the only action.