Your client is experiencing Spiritual distress, which is manifested by questioning the meaning of life and the meaning of religion. Your client is most likely a:
1. child.
2. adolescent.
3. middle adult.
4. older adult.
ANS: 2
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A client with a nonproductive cough has been prescribed dextromethorphan HBr LiquiCaps. What instructions should the nurse provide the client to promote an optimal response to therapy?
A) Take the drug with a glass of milk. B) Swallow the whole tablet and do not chew it. C) Dissolve the tablet in water and take the drug. D) Take the drug on an empty stomach.
A patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tells a nurse, "I'm such a stupid person for behaving this way.". The most therapeutic nursing response would be to:
a. change the subject. b. agree that the behavior is problematic. c. ask about the feelings experienced before using the behavior. d. support the insight by asking for immediate behavioral change.
In the clinic waiting room, a nurse observes a parent showing an 18-month-old child how to make a tower out of blocks. The nurse should recognize in this situation that:
a. blocks at this age are used primarily for throwing. b. toddlers are too young to imitate the behavior of others. c. toddlers are capable of building a tower of blocks. d. toddlers are too young to build a tower of blocks.
The nurse is providing care to a newborn female who is born with ambiguous genitalia. The follow-up investigation discovers adrenogenital syndrome (also called congenital adrenal hyperplasia [CAH]). The parents question why the baby's genitalia looks more male than female. Which response by the nurse is accurate?
1. "The disorder caused your baby to be a hermaphrodite with both male and female sex organs." 2. "The changes in the genitalia are due to increased androgens secondary to deficient cortisol." 3. "The excessive cortisol caused the enlargement of the female tissue, creating a male appearance." 4. "Your baby has only one sex chromosome resulting in an XO configuration.