The admitting note describes a client with depression as having anergia and anhedonia. The nurse
should plan measures to (more than one answer may be correct)
A. channel excessive energy.
B. reduce guilty ruminations.
C. accommodate psychomotor retardation.
D. instill a sense of hopefulness.
C, D
Rationale: Anergia refers to a lack of energy. Anhedonia refers to the inability to find pleasure or
meaning in life; thus planning should include measures to accommodate psychomotor retardation
and instill hopefulness. Option A: Anergia is lack of energy, not excessive energy. Option B:
Anhedonia does not necessarily imply the presence of guilty ruminations.
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a. The absence of disease indicates the patient is healthy. b. Health is a global term referring to every aspect of a person's life. c. Health exists independently of culture. d. The health of an individual is defined by the caregiver.
The role of the nurse in clinical drug trials is best described as:
a. obtaining informed consent from subjects. b. explaining all aspects of the study to subjects. c. ensuring the protection of the subjects' rights. d. answering all client questions related to the study.
A client is diagnosed with hyponatremia. Which of the following assessment findings would cause the nurse to become concerned? (Select all that apply.)
1. Confusion 2. Poor appetite 3. Restlessness 4. Lethargy 5. Seizures 6. Coma
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a. "This is common with isoniazid and will disappear after you stop drug therapy." b. "Is the enlargement the same on both sides or is one breast larger than the other?" c. "If you are not having difficulty getting an erection, do not worry about this change." d. "I will report this problem to your prescriber and see if it is possible for you to stop taking this drug."