The nurse is working with a teen in whom conduct disorder was diagnosed and his family on developing a plan of care for treatment. What is the nurse's first intervention?
a. Assessing and/or stabilizing the home environment
b. Teaching effective communication skills to the client and family members
c. Advocating behavior modification for the client to gain self-control
d. Teaching effective discipline techniques
A
After the home environment has been assessed and stabilized, the other interventions can be implemented in the order necessary according to priority of need.
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a. Red b. Blue c. Green d. Yellow
Nursing care and client outcomes may be evaluated by use of a retrospective evaluation process. Which of the following is an example of a retrospective evaluation process?
A) Postdischarge questionnaire. B) Direct observation of nursing care. C) Client interview during hospitalization. D) Review of client's chart during hospitalization.
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about antihistamines. Which statement by a student indicates an understanding of the mechanism of action of the antihistamines?
a. "Antihistamines block H1 receptors to prevent actions of histamine at these sites." b. "Antihistamines block release of histamine from mast cells and basophils." c. "H1 antagonists can bind to H1 receptors, H2 receptors, and muscarinic receptors." d. "First-generation antihistamines are more selective than second-generation antihistamines."
For the purpose of obtaining information about services needed to meet community needs, business leaders within a community were interviewed. This method of obtaining needs assessment data is called a
1. Community forum 2. Key informant interview 3. Survey of existing agencies 4. Indicator approach