A nurse acknowledges feeling anxious about meeting new people. By acknowledging feelings to the client, the nurse is demonstrating:

1. Sympathy.
2. Genuineness.
3. Empathy.
4. Superficiality.


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Rationale: The active component of genuineness requires one to be honest with another; an example of this is the nurse acknowledging feelings of anxiety to a client.

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How would a patient of German heritage describe health?Select all that apply.Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A. State of well-being B. Ability to do duties C. Positive energy to do things D. Enjoy life E. A blessing from God

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Theories that view depression as a group of learned responses are called ____ theories

1. social 2. behavioral 3. biological 4. psychoanalytical

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From what common sources does outcomes research draw its data? (Select all that apply.)

a. Journals kept by clients undergoing treatment for a chronic ailment b. Nurses' electronic charting within a single hospital c. A multi-hospital system's morbidity and mortality reports d. A health insurance company's records e. A state disability agency's records

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A potentially lethal disease associated with defects in T-cell immunity and/or opportunistic infections is called

A) syphilis. B) HPV. C) AIDS. D) HIV.

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