With children younger than 12 years of age, drug abuse:
a. Does not exist
b. Is never a problem
c. Occurs infrequently
d. Occurs more often than is suspected
D
The number of admissions of children younger than 12 to substance treatment units is increasing.
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During a staff meeting, a nurse makes the following remark about the clients on the unit, "These clients are just trying to avoid the problems of life. They just need to go out and work
" Which of the following responses best demonstrates the charge nurse's respectful attitude toward this nurse? 1. "I agree that most clients are just avoiding life, but our mission is to provide care." 2. "It is not our responsibility to determine whether clients have problems or not." 3. "You seem to be having trouble accepting the fact that clients can lose emotional control of their lives. Why don't we talk about this as a group?" 4. "When you say that our clients are just avoiding life problems, it sounds like you are frustrated by the needs our clients express. Am I hearing you correctly?"
A woman who had two previous cesarean births is in active labor, when she suddenly complains of pain between her scapulae. The nurse's priority action should be to:
a. reposition the woman with her hips slightly elevated. b. observe for abnormally high uterine resting tone. c. decrease the rate of nonadditive intravenous fluid. d. notify the physician promptly.
During a thermometer exchange program at a local hospital, a person drops a mercury thermometer on the floor. Assume the nurse has been trained in cleanup of such a spill. How should the nurse intervene? Select all that apply
a. Using gloves and a paper towel, place the mercury in a plastic bag and dispose of it. b. Notify the hazardous material management team immediately. c. Evacuate the area immediately. d. After putting on a gown, gloves, and a mask, clean up the mercury. e. Wash her hands well after removing the spill. f. Ventilate the area well for several days.
You are a new nurse in a mental health facility. The in-service this month is on schizophrenia
a. What are the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia? b. What role or explanation does psychobiology play in this, if any?