A nurse is working with a client who has been under a great deal of stress recently. Which nursing recommendations would be most helpful when assisting the client in coping with stress? Select all that apply
A) Enjoying a pet
B) Spending time with a loved one
C) Listening to music
D) Focusing on the stressors
A, B, C
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The chief nursing officer understands that to be able to compare data across client populations and sites, it is important that nurses use:
a. Similar settings. b. Information systems. c. Knowledge systems. d. Structured nursing languages.
A patient with insomnia also has liver disease. What precaution does the nurse include in this patient's care plan?
a. Monitor carefully for increased side effects and adverse effects. b. Teach the patient that a higher dose is needed for effective action. c. Check the patient's electrolytes before administering the drug. d. Assess the patient's mental status every four hours.
A client was hospitalized for 1 week with major depression with suicidal ideation. He is taking venlafaxine (Effexor), 75 mg three times a day, and is planning to return to work. The nurse asks the client if he is experiencing thoughts of self-harm. The client responds, "I hardly think about it anymore and wouldn't do anything to hurt myself." The nurse should make which judgment about the client?
a) The client is decompensating and in need of being readmitted to the hospital. b) The client needs an adjustment or increase in his dose of antidepressant. c) The depression is improving and the suicidal ideation is lessening. d) The presence of suicidal ideation warrants a telephone call to the client's primary care provider.
A male nurse is assigned to the care of a homosexual male with alcoholism. To be most effective in interacting with this client, the nurse must first:
a. Determine the client's degree of risk for contracting the human immunodeficiency virus. b. Examine his own feelings about alcoholism and homosexuality. c. Determine how much and how often the client is consuming alcohol. d. Recognize that the client's health beliefs and practices should not differ from the nurse's.