A patient believes himself to be the president of the United States and that terrorists are trying to kidnap him. The nurse records these observations as which type of behavior?
a. Absent behavior
b. Positive behavior
c. Negative behavior
d. False behavior
ANS: B
The behaviors of schizophrenic individuals can be categorized as positive (or excessive) or negative (or absent). Examples of positive behaviors include hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. Examples of negative behaviors include apathy, social withdrawal, and flat affect.
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Which of the following is true of home care as a whole?
A) It is decreasing because many new care measures are too technical for use in the home. B) It is increasing because new technology makes so many procedures available in the home. C) It is decreasing because the overall incidence of children's illnesses is decreasing in number. D) The amount of care remains even because only a limited number of nurses are available to give care.
A patient diagnosed with major depression has lost 20 pounds in one month, has chronic low self-esteem, and a plan for suicide. The patient has taken an antidepressant medication for 1 week. Which nursing intervention has the highest priority?
a. Implement suicide precautions. b. Offer high-calorie snacks and fluids frequently. c. Assist the patient to identify three personal strengths. d. Observe patient for therapeutic effects of antidepressant medication.
The nurse is counseling a young couple who in 2 months are having their third baby. The nurse uses Von Bertalanffy's general system theory applied to families to analyze the family structure
Which best describes the main emphasis of this theory and its application to family dynamics? A) It emphasizes the family as a system with interdependent, interacting parts that endure over time to ensure the survival, continuity, and growth of its components. B) It emphasizes the social system of family, such as the organization or structure of the family and how the structure relates to the function. C) It emphasizes the developmental stages that all families go through, beginning with marriage; the longitudinal career of the family is also known as the family life cycle. D) It addresses the way families respond to stress and how the family copes with the stress as a group and how each individual member copes.
Collagen makes up the ________ portion of bone, while calcium and phosphate make up the ________ portions of bone.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).