A client's caregiver opens the door to the client's home, and the home health nurse enters to find the elderly client sitting up in a chair. The client states, "I have not been myself lately and I am hearing things that frighten me."
The nurse assesses the client and discusses with her that the new medication that the physician put her on may be causing these symptoms. The caregiver states, "She was like this before she was put on the medicine." As she charts, the nurse comments on the flowers that the client received and states that they are beautiful. What nontherapeutic communication technique occurred?
A) Changing the subject
B) Exhibiting judgmental behaviors
C) Stereotyping the individual
D) Failing to listen
A
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During a staff meeting, a nurse makes the following remark about the clients on the unit, "These clients are just trying to avoid the problems of life. They just need to go out and work
" Which of the following responses best demonstrates the charge nurse's respectful attitude toward this nurse? 1. "I agree that most clients are just avoiding life, but our mission is to provide care." 2. "It is not our responsibility to determine whether clients have problems or not." 3. "You seem to be having trouble accepting the fact that clients can lose emotional control of their lives. Why don't we talk about this as a group?" 4. "When you say that our clients are just avoiding life problems, it sounds like you are frustrated by the needs our clients express. Am I hearing you correctly?"
The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The nurse understands that the most common cause of a pulmonary embolus is:
a. amniotic fluid embolus. b. deep vein thrombosis from lower extremities. c. fat embolus from a long bone fracture. d. vegetation that dislodges from an infected central venous catheter.
The hormone that inhibits bone resorption and promotes bone formation is:
A) Estrogen B) Parathyroid C) Calcitonin D) Progesterone
During a home visit the nurse asks the patient for a specimen for a urinalysis. Which patient statement indicates that the nurse needs to provide additional teaching about the specimen?
1. "I will get the specimen the next time I void." 2. "I won't touch the inside of the cup or lid." 3. "I will refrigerate the specimen until it is picked up tomorrow." 4. "I will give the laboratory a list of the medications I am taking."