The nurse is caring for an adolescent in the outpatient psychiatric setting. To help the adolescent feel more in control of the initial therapy sessions, an appropriate statement by the nurse is:
A) "I won't share anything that you don't want me to with your parents."
B) "Adolescents often feel a distrust of authority figures. Is that true with you?"
C) "Your parents care a great deal about you. That's why you are here."
D) "If something is uncomfortable for you, you don't have to talk about it"
D
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What will be an ideal response?
The nurse notes that the tube-fed client has shallow breathing and dusky color. The feeding is running at the prescribed rate. What is the nurse's priority action?
1. Place the client in high Fowler's position. 2. Turn off the tube feeding. 3. Assess the client's lung sounds. 4. Assess the client's bowel sounds.
Health beliefs vary among the cultural groups living in the United States. The belief that health is "a state of harmony with nature and the universe" is common in which culture?
a. Japanese c. Native American b. African-American d. Hispanic American