A nurse is performing an admission assessment for an adolescent girl with an eating disorder who is being admitted to the psychiatric unit. Which of the following would the client be most likely to tell the nurse?
A) "My father was always very thin."
B) "I've never really liked myself."
C) "I have a lot of confidence in myself."
D) "I feel really close to my parents and my brother."
D
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A nurse observes a student nurse examining a newborn baby boy's scrotum and testicles. The student softly palpates the scrotum with all five digits of the dominant hand and states that there is only one testicle present
What action by the nurse is best? A. Ask the parents if this is a familial trait seen in male family members. B. Call the health-care provider and request a urology consult. C. Have the student repeat the exam using the proper technique. D. Perform the exam himself or herself and document the findings.
The nurse is teaching a nursing student about giving liquid medications. Which statement by the student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "A suspension is a mixture in which drug particles are dissolved in solution." b. "I will line up the bottom of the medication curve with the line in the syringe." c. "I will need to shake an elixir before measuring the dose." d. "I will not need to refrigerate liquids once they are reconstituted."
During marital counseling, a man complains that his wife often "bombards" him with problems as soon as he settles down at home after work, which results in a prolonged argument
The wife admits that she does this but states she feels neglected and that her husband does not take the family problems seriously. She doesn't want her marriage to turn out like her parents' marriage. The wife admits that she sometimes provokes an argument in order to gain her husband's attention. How would a behaviorist most likely explain the wife's actions? A) She has repressed painful memories about her emotionally distant father and is working out her anger at the parent in the marital relationship. B) Her thoughts about her parents' unhappy marriage are a justification for her behavior. C) She has an underlying anxiety disorder. D) The long argument in which she and her husband participate positively reinforces her behavior.
When the 70-year-old postmenopausal woman asks whether her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent bone loss, the nurse's most helpful response is:
a. "No. HRT is not helpful after the age of 60." b. "Yes. HRT will prevent bone loss, but can cause a stroke, heart attack, or breast cancer." c. "No. HRT is reliant on some natural estrogen production from the ovaries." d. "Yes. HRT is a widely accepted therapy for prevention of bone loss."