Which of the following is a priority nursing diagnosis for a client taking an antidepressant?
A) Constipation related to side effects of the medication
B) Self-care deficit related to low self-esteem
C) Risk for self-directed violence related to mood dysphoria
D) Sleep pattern disturbance related to psychologic factors
C
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The laboratory test results for a client with hemophilia will include which of the following?
1. Prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT) 2. INR (international normalized ratio) in the normal range 3. Normal prothrombin time (PT) 4. Normal bleeding time
You are working with a teenager whose parents have refused to allow him back in their house. The client had been diagnosed as suffering from hopelessness
The client tells you that he has accepted living at the local shelter for runaway youth and no longer feels hopeless about his situation. This evaluation may mean that the client: 1. needs to continue trying to win his parents back. 2. has achieved acceptance of a situation that cannot be changed. 3. is willing to be placed in foster care. 4. is unrealistic about his situation.
For patients with cluster headaches, which characteristics are the most likely? You may select more than one answer
1. Female 2. Male 3. Complaints of nausea and vomiting 4. Short durations (15 to 120 minutes) of headache pain 5. Auras before the onset of headache pain
The ethical principle of nonmaleficience requires
1. Doing no harm 2. There be fair distribution of benefits 3. Individuals being permitted to choose actions and goals to fit their life plan 4. Dignity and worth of all members of society