A client's younger daughter is ignoring curfew. The client states, "I'm afraid she will get pregnant." The nurse responds, "Hang in there
Don't you think she has a lot to learn about life?" This is an example of which communication block? A. Requesting an explanation
B. Belittling the client
C. Making stereotyped comments
D. Probing
C
This is an example of the nontherapeutic communication block of making stereotyped comments. Clichés and trite expressions are meaningless in a therapeutic nurse–client relationship.
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The staff notices that the 80-year-old client's behavior is changing. Where he once was outgoing and talkative, he now sits sullenly in his chair. Investigation of the client's person-ality changes is based on the premise that
1. personality patterns remain intact until death. 2. apathy in older people often goes unexpressed. 3. a change in personality is a normal sign of aging. 4. a change in personality indicates that death is near.
A nursing student has a conflict with taking a scheduled course in the nursing program and picking up children from day care. Which adjustment is possible and would result in the best resolution?
a. Request the nursing program offer the course at a different time. b. Withdraw from the nursing program until the children are older. c. Arrange to have a friend or relative pick up the children. d. Remove the children from day care.
Write three factors of the number 12, other than the number 1
What will be an ideal response?
Risk factors for shaken baby syndrome include:
a. stressful life events b. gender with women mostly responsible c. multiple births within a family d. age of parents, especially elder parents