A client is talking to the nurse and begins to cry when he mentions the death of his daughter 20 years earlier. The most appropriate initial response by the nurse is
A) touching the client's arm and listening in silence.
B) explaining to the client that crying is an effective means to express emotions.
C) asking the client to describe the details of the death so the nurse can understand more completely.
D) asking the client if he thinks he could be suffering from depression.
A
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a. The priority is to benefit patients and all other internal and external customers. b. Quality is achieved through the participation of everyone in the organization. c. Improvement opportunities are developed by focusing on the work process. d. Decisions to change or improve a system or process are made based on data. e. It is difficult to improve the quality of service in a health care facility that is financed byfederal dollars f. Improvement of the quality of service should be implemented biannually.
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a. When there is blood loss b. For tissue healing c. For weight reduction d. For heart disease
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A. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder b. methamphetamine overdoses c. severe nicotine use disorder d. heroin overdoses
The nurse reinforces the recommendation of group therapy for a patient with a somatiza-tion disorder. What knowledge is this recommendation based upon?
a. Group therapy is the one therapy of choice for this anxiety disorder. b. Group therapy is therapist driven and managed to eliminate stress on the patients. c. The group will support the patient in all complaints of physical illness as well as emotional distress. d. This therapy allows the patient to learn what has successfully worked for other patients with the disorder.