A 24-year-old client with severe and persistent schizophrenia lives in a halfway house for men-tally ill adults. Twice recently, he was found on the streets, having ingested large amounts of al-cohol
For planning purposes, what can the nurse suggest is the most likely reason the client is abusing alcohol?
1. As a suicide attempt
2. For symptom relief
3. To decrease inhibitions
4. To gain attention
ANS: 2
Evidence suggests that substance abuse is a form of self-medication for severe and persistent mental illness; clients with schizophrenia are more likely to use alcohol for symptom relief than other drugs. 1. This is unlikely; the scenario does not mention depression or feelings of worthless or hopelessness. 3. It is true that alcohol decreases inhibitions, but it is unlikely that this is the client's reason for drinking. 4. No data support this option.
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A physician reported a case of possible nursing negligence to the state board of nursing. What action will be taken by the board?
1. The complaint will be screened and an investigation initiated if appropriate. 2. Nothing will be done as only another professional nurse is qualified to report nursing negligence. 3. The nurse or nurses will be placed on probation pending investigation of the complaint. 4. The incident will be recorded as a "first strike" against the nurse or nurses involved.
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving an extensive regimen of chemotherapy. The nurse recognizes that the patient's ability to avoid muscle wasting during this treatment is most affected by which factor?
1. Pretreatment nutritional status 2. Management of nausea and vomiting 3. General attitude related to food 4. Nutritional value of the foods the patient is likely to eat
A patient who has a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ T-cell count of less than 200 cells/?L
Based on diagnostic criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct? a. "The patient meets the criteria for a diagnosis of an acute HIV infection." b. "The patient will be diagnosed with asymptomatic chronic HIV infection." c. "The patient has developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)." d. "The patient will develop symptomatic chronic HIV infection in less than a year."