The family of a client with an eating disorder has an enmeshed and enabling family system. What intervention would be appropriate for the nurse to use in assisting this family?
A) Encourage the family to avoid discussing their feelings about the client's illness.
B) Assist the family to challenge the client's behavior.
C) Teach the family how to manipulate the client's environment.
D) Problem-solve ways to obtain appropriate privacy within the family.
D
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A) A blood pressure cuff B) A cell phone to call 911 C) An automatic external defibrillator D) A stethoscope
Before leaving the unit for a break, you need to:
a. Use the restroom b. Tell the nurse c. Log off the computer d. Turn off your pager or wireless phone
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A. They have been given very bad news. B. Their heart has stopped beating. C. They are going to have a seizure. D. Not enough blood is getting to vital organs.
The nurse is completing the health history of a patient with documented androgen deficiency and erectile dysfunction (ED). Which patient response would be a contraindication for this patient's use of hormone replacement therapy to treat his ED?
A. "I am being treated for prostate cancer." B. "Yes, I have a lot of hair on my chest and probably can't wear a patch." C. "I hate the idea of having an injection directly in my penis." D. "I am currently taking antibiotics."