A 34-year-old mother of three young children who works as an administrative assistant at a university comes to the crisis center due to the inability to sleep, increasing disorganization at her job, and feelings of guilt about her ability to care for
her children and house. She tells the nurse that her husband used to help with the children and house a lot, but because of a recent job pro-motion and additional work hours required, he can no longer do this. The client feels that they cannot afford a full-time housekeeper and has become overwhelmed and depressed over the con-dition of her house. Select the therapeutic technique to be used by the nurse that best helps this client deal with her altered role performance.
a. Environmental modification
b. Anticipatory guidance
c. Confrontation
d. Cognitive restoration
A
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His heart rate is elevated, he is anxious and thirsty, a Foley catheter is placed and 40 ml of urine is present. What is the nurse's most likely explanation for the urine output? A) The man urinated prior to his arrival to the ED and will probably not need to have the Foley catheter kept in place. B) The man has a brain injury, lacks antidiuretic hormone (ADH), and needs vasopressin. C) The man is in heart failure and is releasing atrial natriuretic peptide that results in decreased urine output. D) He is having a sympathetic reaction, which has stimulated the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system that results in diminished urine output.
Avoid shouting when speaking with a patient who is hearing impaired.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Defense mechanisms are strategies we use to distort our present reality in order to avoid anxiety.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A patient comes into the clinic to renew her prescription for her chronic psoriasis condition. She is likely being treated with which of the following?
A. an antipsoriatic B. a scabicide C. a pediculicide D. steroids