A nurse assesses a client with depression who reports fatigue, sadness, insomnia, powerlessness, and social isolation. The nurse knows that the BEST practice is to focus on which symptom?
a. fatigue so that the client can experience enough energy to work on other symptoms
b. sadness in order to reduce or eliminate the need for suicide precautions
c. the symptom that the client identifies as the most urgent need
d. all of the identified symptoms simultaneously in a coordinated manner
C
The nurse knows that the best practice is to focus on the symptoms that the client identifies as the most urgent. This approach would indicate to the client that the nurse cares about the client's feelings and perception of the problem. By focusing on the symptoms that the client feels are most urgent, the nurse can build a trusting relationship with the client.
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While studying the skin in a science class, a student asks why all people have a pinkish color to their lips/mucous membranes. The instructor would respond by citing which of the following responses?
A) Melanocytes are the pigment-synthesizing cells. B) Pheomelanin is the yellow to red pigment particularly concentrated in the lips and nipples of humans. C) Tyrosinase is responsible for all-colored cell production. D) A person with tiny melanocytes will have more concentrated pigment resulting in darker color.
Compliance with directly observed therapy can be increased by:
1. Convenient clinic times 2. Incentives such as food, clothing, and transportation costs 3. Offering gifts for compliance 4. All of the above
What are there different classifications of medicine that contain diphenhydramine?
What will be an ideal response?
A patient has an infiltrated peripheral IV. The nurse knows that the primary difference between the symptoms of infiltration and phlebitis at the site of infiltration is which of the following? Select all that apply
A. Redness B. Swelling C. Pallor D. Discomfort