A patient reports feeling the loss of a spouse that occurred two years ago as strongly as the day it occurred. Which should the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?
1. Delayed grief
2. Anticipatory grief
3. Complicated grief
4. Disenfranchised grief
3. Complicated grief
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A 6-year-old boy who has mental retardation secondary to fragile X syndrome has been admitted to hospital with a mitral valve prolapse
A health care worker who is providing care for the family should have which of the following statements as part of her knowledge base around the disease? A) The common pattern of inheritance is an affected mother who carries one normal and one mutant allele. B) The boy's mother had a 100% chance of transmitting the defective gene to her son. C) Genes of the boy's Y chromosome can be affected in addition to the X chromosome. D) The boy will pass the gene to all his future daughters who will become carriers.
The nursing diagnosis ineffective airway clearance related to inadequate suctioning is an example of which error?
a. formulating a nursing diagnosis on the basis of insufficient or unqualified data b. using legally inadvisable terms c. using incorrect data d. using medical diagnoses
A patient is experiencing status epilepticus. The nurse prepares to give which drug of choice for the treatment of this condition?
a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Midazolam (Versed) c. Valproic acid (Depakote) d. Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
What groups of individuals does the common pitfall in intervention research of lack of incentive apply?
1 . Participants who do not want to receive the intervention or participate in research 2 . Participants who do not want to be randomized 3 . Participants who do not adhere to protocols 4 . Participants who drop out of the study A) 1, 2 B) 2, 3 C) 1, 4 D) 3, 4