The nurse is preparing to assess a client's remote memory. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) "Can you tell me what you have eaten in the last 24 hours?"
B) "When did you get your first job?"
C) "What did you do last evening?"
D) "How are an apple and orange the same?"
B
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The barrier in the therapeutic relationship that occurs when the client attempts to avoid anxiety-provoking material is called
1. anxiety. 2. compliance. 3. resistance. 4. transference.
A patient prescribed spironolactone is demonstrating ECG changes and complaining of muscle weakness. The nurse realizes this patient is exhibiting signs of which imbalance?
1. Hyperkalemia 2. Hypokalemia 3. Hypercalcemia 4. Hypocalcemia
A patient tells a nurse about being in a relationship with a significant other for more than 1 year and states, "the person is available when I need support, but neither of us tries to control the other."
The nurse can correctly assess this relationship as: a. narcissistic. b. enmeshed. c. disconnected. d. interdependent.
A client's teenaged son recently committed suicide. She discovered her son's body and subsequently received a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder
The client was then admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and medication stabilization. Which nursing statement reflects the therapeutic technique of "formulating a plan of action?" A) "The day you discovered your son's body, you were arriving home from work. What happened then?" B) "Tell me about it." C) "I notice you seem uncomfortable discussing this." D) "What is it that you would like to see change during your stay here?"