The nurse reminds a family that the decision to become substance free is difficult because it involves commitment to: (Select all that apply.)
a. a lifestyle change.
b. new coping skills.
c. honesty in communication.
d. awareness of possible periods of relapse.
e. completing the program in 12 months.
A, B, C, D
The limitation of 12 months is not part of the commitment. Rehabilitation may take several years or a lifetime.
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In a treatment team planning meeting a nurse states her concern about whether the staff is behaving
ethically in using restraint to prevent one client from engaging in self-mutilating behavior when the care plan for another self-mutilating client calls for one-on-one supervision. The ethical principle that should govern the situation is a. beneficence. b. autonomy. c. fidelity. d. justice.
To examine the macula, the nurse should do which of the following?
a. Ask the patient to avoid looking at the light. b. Trace an optic artery to its origin. c. Move the ophthalmoscope about 2 disk diameters temporally. d. Use the blue filter lens of the ophthalmoscope.
A client with chronic glomerulonephritis has generalized edema. Which response by the nurse best describes why anasarca occurs with this disorder?
A) Fluid shifting occurs due to loss of serum protein. B) Albumin levels increase in the blood dragging fluid inside the vessels. C) Increased intake of sodium in the diet results in anasarca. D) Urinary retention promotes the absorption of fluid into tissue spaces.
The gate-control theory of pain was first defined by which of the following persons?
1. Melzak and Wall 2. Watson and Crick 3. McCaffery 4. Kavorkian