A nurse is working with a client who burns his arms with cigarettes. The nurse asks the client to explain what the burning does for him. What would be the purpose of this question?
A) To understand the client's meaning of the behavior.
B) To help the client see that his behavior is self-injurious.
C) To confront the client with the purposelessness of the behavior.
D) To identify alternative coping mechanisms.
A,
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A nurse is examining a client reporting right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain. What technique should the nurse use to assess this client's abdomen?
a. Auscultate after palpating. b. Avoid any palpation. c. Palpate the RUQ first. d. Palpate the RUQ last.
If the House and Senate have different versions of the same bill, where does the bill go next?
a. To the President for signature of the bill he favors most b. To the Rules Committee to set up the guidelines for passage of the bill c. To the Conference Committee to resolve the differences between the two bills d. To the Finance Committee to see if there is enough money in the budget for both forms
A client is experiencing depression that has not responded to medication. The client asks about electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse explains that no one fully understands why ECT works, but that it often leads to:
A) Catatonic clients. B) Shorter and less costly inpatient care. C) A lawsuit. D) Decreased stress on the health care team.
The nurse planning an educational session for adult clients should include which andragogy concepts?
1. People move from dependence to independence with maturity. 2. Previous experiences can be used as a resource for learning. 3. Learning is related to an immediate need or problem. 4. Learning is reinforced by prompt feedback. 5. Adults are oriented to learning when the material is useful sometime in the future.