An 18-year-old client is feeling awkward about the fact that she has been attracted to women since she was 15 . The client complains that she has trouble maintaining heterosexual relationships, and she is confused about her sexual identity
Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform when caring for this client?
A) Provide education about sex and safer sex practices.
B) Monitor the client for developing risk of suicide.
C) Encourage the client to join a heterosexual community.
D) Provide referrals for mental counseling to the client.
A
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A) Teaching the patient about the signs and symptoms of major postoperative complications B) Positioning the patient in a high Fowler's position to protect the airway C) Ensuring that naloxone (Narcan) is available at the patient's bedside D) Maintaining protective isolation for 24 to 36 hours after surgery
The nurse is triaging victims of a human-made disaster. When caring for these clients, the nurse should do which of the following?
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A client is being treated in the clinic for an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. The nurse would anticipate administering which drug?
a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Interferon ?1b (Betaseron) c. Lioresal (Baclofen) d. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Cortef)
What is one approach to coping that is used by many families who have a family member addicted to drugs or alcohol?
a. The family does not function but disintegrates. b. The family functions around the ill person. c. The family reorganizes, excluding the ill person from the family. d. The family tries desperately to function exactly as before.