The nurse is interviewing a client with schizophrenia when the client begins to say, "Kite, night, right, height, fright." The nurse documents this as which of the following?
A) Clang association
B) Stilted language
C) Verbigeration
D) Neologisms
B
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A child is in the hospital receiving chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. What action by a new nurse causes the precepting nurse to intervene?
A. Assesses the need for anti-emetics prior to starting chemotherapy B. Checks the IV for blood return before giving the chemotherapy C. Double wraps the chemotherapy bags and places in the trash can D. Performs hand hygiene prior to and after caring for the patient
Allowing unauthorized people to observe a client during treatment is an example of which of the following?
A) False imprisonment B) Invasion of privacy C) Battery D) Assault
The nurse is reviewing the classes of
antidysrhythmic drugs. Amiodarone (Cordarone) is classified on the Vaughan Williams classification as a class III drug, which means it works by which mechanism of action? a. Blocking slow calcium channels b. Prolonging action potential duration c. Blocking sodium channels and affecting phase 0 d. Decreasing spontaneous depolarization and affecting phase 4
A patient calls the community mental health center and shares, "For the past 6 months, whenever I even think about leaving my house, my heart pounds, my body shakes, and I cry and feel dizzy. There's no reason for me to feel this way, but I do
". These symptoms can be assessed as being most consistent with: a. panic disorder with agoraphobia. b. obsessive-compulsive disorder. c. posttraumatic stress disorder. d. generalized anxiety disorder.