All of the following statements are true about interventions in working with the bereaved except
A. Allow the active expression of grief
B. There is strong evidence behind recommended interventions
C. Staff attending memorial services support the family
D. Provide both emotional and spiritual support
B
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has had electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression. During the recovery period, the patient says to the nurse, "Where am I? What have you done to me?" What action by the nurse is best?
a. Encourage the patient to go back to sleep until the preprocedure medication has worn off. b. Administer a sedative to help calm the patient. c. Call the physician and report the patient's response. d. Explain that the patient is in the hospital and has just had ECT.
Nursing behaviors associated with the implementation phase of the nursing process are concerned
with a. gathering accurate and sufficient client-centered data. b. participating in mutual identification of client outcomes. c. carrying out interventions and coordinating care. d. comparing client responses and expected outcomes.
The ED nurse admitting a patient with a history of depression is screening the patient for suicide risk. What assessment question should the nurse ask when screening the patient?
A) "How would you describe your mood over the past few days?" B) "Have you ever thought about taking your own life?" C) "How do you think that your life is most likely to end?" D) "How would you rate the severity of your depression right now on a 10-point scale?"
The day shift nurse asks an LPN/LVN to complete a component of care for a client. The day shift nurse is engaging in what function?
a. Delegating b. Assigning c. Sharing d. Authorizing