The nursing assessment of a child with separation anxiety disorder is most likely to reveal which factor?
A) The child has a history of antisocial behaviors.
B) The mother has an anxiety disorder.
C) The child previously had an extroverted temperament.
D) The parents have an inconsistent parenting style.
B
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A severely injured adult male is brought into the ER following an auto accident and is given 2 units of O negative blood while waiting for a crossmatch to be completed for the other 4 units of blood that the doctor has ordered
The nurse discovers a card identifying the man as a Jehovah's Witness. The nurse should: 1. inform the laboratory to hold the process on the type and crossmatch. 2. call the hospital administration to obtain a court order to intervene. 3. inform the doctor that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness. 4. remove all tourniquets and cardiac monitoring devices.
Which nursing action will be most useful in assisting a college student to adhere to a newly prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen?
a. Give the patient detailed information about possible medication side effects. b. Remind the patient of the importance of taking the medications as scheduled. c. Encourage the patient to join a support group for students who are HIV positive. d. Check the patient's class schedule to help decide when the drugs should be taken.
After teaching a postpartum woman about breast-feeding, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the woman states which of the following?
A) "I should notice a decrease in abdominal cramping during breast-feeding." B) "I should wash my hands before starting to breast-feed." C) "The baby can be awake or sleepy when I start to feed him." D) "The baby's mouth will open up once I put him to my breast."
A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group of families who are in the childbearing stage of the family life cycle. Which of the following would the nurse address as critical for this group?
A) Establishing a mutually satisfying relationship B) Adjusting to infants to encourage their development C) Coping with the lack of privacy as parents D) Balancing the needs of the immediate family with the needs of aging parents