A client voices that he feels "anxious, but excited" about an upcoming job interview. The psychiatric nurse correctly assesses the client as being in the stress state of:
a. impoverishment
b. arousal
c. adaptive equilibrium
d. maladaptive equilibrium
B
The psychiatric nurse would correctly assess a client as being in the arousal state of stress if the client states he feels anxious but excited. In the arousal state the person has coping resources. The person will react, attempting to reestablish balance or equilibrium.
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The nurse notices that a co-worker seems to be distancing from a client who is dying from cancer. The nurse's best action is to:
1. Offer to trade assignments with this nurse. 2. Discuss the possibility of an unconscious distancing response with the co-worker. 3. Report her observations to the nurse supervisor. 4. Ask the co-worker if he has difficulty dealing with emotions.
What does the symbol H0 represent?
a. A directional hypothesis b. A nondirectional hypothesis c. A research hypothesis d. A null hypothesis
____________________ is an accumulation of gas in the bowel.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A primary care NP sees a 6-month-old patient who has a persistent staccato cough. The NP is aware that there is a pertussis outbreak in the community. The NP should obtain appropriate cultures and treat empirically with:
a. erythromycin. b. azithromycin. c. clarithromycin. d. telithromycin.