The nurse has traveled overseas to provide relief for a community experiencing crisis after a natural disaster. Which concept should the nurse use in planning care for these individuals?
1. Crisis is a universal human experience with manifestations similar in all cultures.
2. Interventions should be centered on the involvement of local community leadership.
3. Assessment of abnormal expressions of emotional pain should be the nurse's priority.
4. Interventions should be centered on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
2. Interventions should be centered on the involvement of local community leadership.
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The nurse assists an older man who has type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve his glucose control. Which of the following instructions does the nurse give to this individual when he plans to walk more than usual in one day?
a. Omit antidiabetic medication. c. Supplement caloric intake. b. Wear sturdy open-toed shoes. d. Prepare to adminis-ter insulin.
A mental health nurse works in a community-based medication clinic that serves a culturally diverse patient population. Which way of sitting during an interview is most neutral and acceptable to people of a variety of cultures?
a. Legs crossed, leaning slightly backward in chair with one arm extended on the desk b. Feet on the floor and upper body leaning slightly forward toward patient c. One leg crossed and the upper body turned slightly away from patient d. Feet on the floor and arms crossed over chest
The nurse reminds the patient that he can be protected by passive artificial immunity by:
a. being injected with immune globulin. b. receiving immunizations. c. contracting the disease. d. consuming sufficient antioxidants.
The effectiveness of atypical neuroleptics such as olanzapine in the management of acute mania:
a. has never been conclusively demonstrated in controlled trials b. is based primarily on anecdotal evidence c. is disputed by most creditable psychopharmacology researchers d. has been clearly shown through a series of randomized controlled trials