The nurse recognizes that the acquisition of adaptive skills and behaviors by an individual who has been disabled since birth is referred to as:
a. training.
b. education.
c. development.
d. habilitation.
D
Habilitation refers to developing skills and behaviors in people who did not have the skills originally. Children who are disabled from birth have no skills to relearn and are habilitated rather than rehabilitated.
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After hiatal hernia repair surgery, a client is on IV pantoprazole (Protonix). The client asks the nurse why this medication is given since there is no history of ulcers. What response by the nurse is best?
a. "Bacteria can often cause ulcers." b. "This operation often causes ulcers." c. "The medication keeps your blood pH low." d. "It prevents stress-related ulcers."
You are evaluating the plan of care for an older adult who is alcohol-dependent. Which patient documentation indicates a need for follow-up nursing interventions by the nurse?
a. Client states that he intends to decrease his alcohol consumption. b. Client arrived at his group session on time and well-groomed. c. Client stated, "I am an alcoholic because I drink 10 beers a day." d. Client states that he understands that he needs continued treatment.
Persons who naturally relate aggressively to others, seldom have empathy, and lack appropriate guilt feelings are given the diagnosis of ____ disorder
a. Conduct b. Adjustment c. Impulse-control d. Oppositional defiant
Oxytocin is a hormone that stimulates:
a. milk secretion. b. milk production. c. ACTH secretion. d. a decrease in uterine contractions.