A patient reports having difficulty sleeping since being discharged from the hospital. Which should the nurse recommend to this patient to improve sleep?
A. Take brief naps throughout the day.
B. Limit the amount of physical activity obtained during the day.
C. Watch a movie on the television when going to bed.
D. Open the curtains immediately upon waking up in the morning.
Answer: D
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Interventions to help caregivers cope with their anger focus on
1. learning to effectively interact with clients. 2. assessing which stressors and coping skills are being used. 3. learning to effectively control their feelings of anger. 4. establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship via clear communications.
A patient tells the nurse, "Air Force jets flying overhead are looking for me. They want to capture me." The patient has not previously verbalized this information. The nurse's initial interventions should
a. set firm limits on disruptive behaviors. b. forcefully refute all perceptual distortions. c. encourage complete description of delusions. d. voice doubt about delusions without arguing.
A client asks the nurse if it will be all right to continue sexual relations during her pregnancy. What should the nurse respond?
A) Sexual relations can be safely continued during a normal pregnancy B) Sexual relations are dangerous during pregnancy after three months C) Sexual relations are dangerous for the first two months D) Sexual relations can continue, but she must use a diaphragm
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the nurse include in the history of pharmacology?
1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects. 2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century. 3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s. 4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin. 5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.