An elderly woman, who seldom attends the adult day center where you work, begins telling you about her life story, with many references to her deceased husband and sisters
She states that she misses each of them terribly and that she can't keep going on. Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, you evaluate her as suffering from a disturbance of: a. safety
b. belonging
c. esteem
d. self-actualization
B
The client's reference to her husband and sister refers to Maslow's third level of the Hierarchy of Needs. At the third level, growth needs for love and belonging are the focus.
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A healthcare worker who is asymptomatic has a screening TST result of 10 mm of induration during a pre-employment physical. What will the nurse reading this test tell the patient?
a. "This is a negative test, so you are cleared for employment." b. "You have latent TB and will need to take isoniazid for 6 to 9 months." c. "You need to have a chest radiograph and a sputum culture." d. "You will begin taking a four-drug regi-men to treat tuberculosis."
The patient is scheduled for a colonoscopy at 10 AM today. The effectiveness of the nurse's teaching for this procedure is verified by the following statement by the patient:
1. "I know that the lighted tube he will use will help the doctor look at my tumor and he might take a small piece of tissue to look at in the lab." 2. "I know that light on the tube will help to cure my cancer for me." 3. "I know colonoscopy is very painful and embarrassing and I hope no one sees me in that position." 4. "My daughter is coming in to see me today. I am glad to be looking forward to something pleasant."
A client receives hydromorphone (Dilaudid) following an operative procedure. The nurse assesses the client's urine output in order to monitor for which side effect of this medication?
a. Urinary tract infections b. Incontinence c. Urinary retention d. Renal failure
TIAs may be a warning of an impending stroke.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)