The nurse determines that a 63-year-old female client is at increased risk for depression based on an understanding of which of the following?
A) Client's advanced age makes her more susceptible to depression.
B) Client may have previously neglected signs and symptoms of depression.
C) Client may have had a hectic and stressful lifestyle in her younger days.
D) Client could be currently leading a very sedentary lifestyle.
B
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If a client is involuntarily committed to a mental health care facility indefinitely, the law requires that the case must be reviewed every _____ months
a. 3 b. 6 c. 12 d. 15
A terminally ill patient is receiving palliative care. What does the nurse understand the purpose of this type of care to be?
1. alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life 2. reducing pain and preventing medical complications 3. controlling side effects of illness while postponing death 4. withdrawing all medical care to allow natural death
An elementary school teacher was recently mugged and severely beaten. The children at this teacher's school are likely to display which of the following symptoms? Select all that apply
A) Ability to comfort self when anxious B) Increased stress reactions by girls C) Increased PTSD symptoms in the children in this teacher's class D) Decreased sense of feelings of safety E) Increased concentration
A nurse is aware that a patient is at increased risk for falling due to orthostatic hypotension. This risk contravenes the use of which method of heat therapy?
1. Warming blanket 2. Aquathermia pad 3. A sitz bath 4. Warm soaks