Which situation would most negatively affect a female client with a diagnosis of adjustment disorder?
a. Marrying her partner she has lived with for 5 years
b. Beginning college after graduating from high school 12 years ago
c. Being promoted in the company at which she has worked for the past 10 years
d. Meeting with a friend with whom she keeps in contact but has not seen for 8 years
B
Individuals with adjustment disorders have the greatest difficulty in adapting to new situations. Therefore, beginning college has the most stress potential because it has no familiar aspect to it, as the other options do.
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Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record (ASTM standard E2369-05e2)?
a. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for syntactically interoperable records. b. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for semantically interoperable records. c. It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that specifies constraints on the controlled vocabularies used. d. It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that paves the way for national health information exchange.
A female patient is in the clinic after being raped by a stranger. She seems to be having problems staying in the present and answering questions. The following short-term goal has been established by you and the RN and the patient/client:
A) Resolve the feeling of fear and anxiety related to the rape B) Insist client/patient clean her own wounds to begin the acceptance process of the rape C) Have patient/client verbalize her feeling about the rape D) Have nurse prepare the care plan for the patient/client to decrease her need to make decisions right now
Which conveys comfort, caring, and reassurance?
a. Body language b. Gestures c. Posture d. Touch
The nurse is planning educational sessions for a client regarding the use of a newly prescribed antiepileptic drug (AED). Which topics should be included in these sessions?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client should take the medication at the same time every day. 2. If the client forgets a dose of medication, wait until the next dose is due and take both doses together. 3. The client should take an additional dose of medication upon experiencing a seizure aura. 4. If the client experiences side effects of the medication, the client should skip the next dose to see if the side effects lessen. 5. The client should avoid using dietary supplements containing kava when on this medication.