When providing care to a patient, the psychiatric–mental health nurse is implementing the therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based on the work of which individual?
A) Hildegarde Peplau
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Sigmund Freud
A
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During the health history, the parents state that they hope this medication will improve the girl's ability to make friends, because at times she seems so sad. In providing discharge in-structions to the patient and family, what teaching would be most important for the nurse to in-clude? a. Atomoxetine can cause nausea and vomiting. b. Atomoxetine can cause suicidal thinking. c. Atomoxetine can cause difficulty sleeping. d. Atomoxetine can cause euphoria.
A client who survived a cardiac arrest is scheduled for electrophysiology studies (EPS). What should the nurse do to prepare the client for this procedure?
A. Ask the client about any allergies to iodine. B. Assure the client that EPS is a planned and controlled event. C. Encourage the client to keep a log of activities during the procedure. D. Instruct the client about lying on the left side during the procedure.
Which is descriptive of a toddler's cognitive development at age 20 months?
a. Searches for an object only if he or she sees it being hidden b. Realizes that "out of sight" is not out of reach c. Puts objects into a container but cannot take them out d. Understands the passage of time, such as "just a minute" and "in an hour"
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless she is performing a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that from a caring perspective:
A) She does not touch the patients either. B) Touch is a type of verbal communication. C) There is never a problem with using touch. D) Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient.