Assessment of a family reveals that the adult members have impulsive actions, react without analyzing a situation, and cannot maintain close relationships. The nurse would interpret this as indicating which of the following?
A) High differentiation
B) Moderate differentiation
C) Low differentiation
D) Lack of differentiation
C
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A. Lithium carbonate B. Valium C. Paxil D. Haldol
A 65-year-old client visits a health care facility for a scheduled physical assessment. During the assessment, the client states that he experiences occasional shortness of breath
What suggestion could the nurse make to improve the client's respiratory function in this case? A) Avoid strenuous exercises. B) Use a nasal strip. C) Drink liberal amounts of fluids. D) Avoid excessive use of over-the-counter medications.
The nurse is explaining the importance of fetal activity assessment to a pregnant client. What should the nurse do to best reinforce the significance of fetal kick monitoring?
1. Perform daily phone calls to the client at work or home. 2. Ask the client to remember to count the fetal movements. 3. Explain the reason for counting fetal movement to the client. 4. Review the client's written record of fetal movement at each visit.
A patient who has diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure takes insulin and warfarin. The patient will begin taking exogenous testosterone to treat secondary hypogonadism. The primary care NP should recommend:
a. increasing the dose of warfarin. b. more frequent blood glucose monitoring. c. a higher than usual dose of testosterone. d. increasing insulin doses to prevent hypoglycemia.