The nurse is talking with a woman who has been told she will never be able to bear children. The woman states, "I have decided to adopt a baby, because there are so many children in the world who need the kind of home I could provide a child
" The nurse recognizes this woman is using the defense mechanism of: A) rationalization. B) displacement. C) compensation. D) denial.
C
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A patient has been brought to the ED by the paramedics. The patient is suspected of having ARDS. What intervention should the nurse first anticipate?
A) Preparing to assist with intubating the patient B) Setting up oxygen at 5 L/minute by nasal cannula C) Performing deep suctioning D) Setting up a nebulizer to administer corticosteroids
Unrest on the nursing unit has progressed to moral outrage among the nursing staff. Which statements made by the nurse manager to the chief nursing officer indicates an understanding of this issue?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "I am concerned that the quality of care we are providing will reduce if this unrest continues." 2. "We may experience turnover in staff positions if this tension continues." 3. "I think we need to hire some more unlicensed personnel to shift the direct patient care work off the registered nurses." 4. "This will be a good opportunity to get rid of the unit trouble-makers." 5. "I am going to try to divert this energy by asking the nurses to help rewrite the policy and procedures manual."
Which of the following infants is most at risk to experience child abuse?
a. Father has experienced paternal engrossment b. Responds to parental touch c. Parents have low-self esteem d. Has been adopted
What is the nature of pain associated with diverticulitis?
a. Intermittent becoming progressively steady b. Sharp and continuous c. Localized to the right upper quadrant d. Severe and incapacitating