A nurse is caring for four clients. Which clients should the nurse recognize as being at risk for suicide? Select all that apply
A) A 65-year-old newly retired man with severe insomnia
B) A 25-year-old married woman with adjustment disorder
C) An 18-year-old man who is struggling to acknowledge his homosexuality
D) A 48-year-old schizophrenic who hears command hallucinations to harm himself
A, C, D
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1. 2: 6 2. 1: 3 3. 6: 2 4. 3: 1
A client says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the
A) Nursing personality B) Past history C) Media D) Genetics
A nurse is preparing to perform a complete physical examination on a weak, older-adult patient with bilateral basilar pneumonia. Which position will the nurse use?
a. Prone b. Sims' c. Supine d. Lateral recumbent
A patient asks a primary care NP whether over-the-counter drugs are safer than prescription drugs. The NP should explain that over-the-counter drugs are:
a. generally safe when label information is understood and followed. b. safer because over-the-counter doses are lower than prescription doses of the same drug. c. less safe because they are not well regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). d. not extensively tested, so claims made by manufacturers cannot be substantiated.