A female client was given the diagnosis of schizophrenia and recently has lost her job. She tells the nurse that she has enough money for only two more house payments, and if she does not find a job, she fears she will become homeless
The nurse knows that this client falls in the group of nearly __________ of U.S. citizens who live below poverty level. a. 1%
b. 6%
c. 12%
d. 25%
C
Approximately 12% of Americans (or 33 million people) live below poverty level. Living in poverty often precipitates mental disorders, or mental disorders may occur while an individual is living in poverty.
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Which of the following is a nurse's role in providing nutritional support to clients in their final stages of Alzheimer's disease?
A) Administering vitamin supplements as prescribed B) Providing gastrostomy tube feedings C) Administering IV infusions D) Providing tube feedings through a Dobbhoff in the nose
The nurse realizes that a client with teenage children might have the additional developmental task of:
a. adjusting to parenthood. b. extended caring to aging parents. c. accepting changes in generational roles. d. reviewing life.
Which of the following is true about the relationship between physicians and nurses?
a. Only the physician is responsible for fostering good physician-client communication. b. The physician and nurse should not engage in open dialogue. c. The relationship between the physician and the nurse remains an evolving process. d. Few nurses encounter problems in the physician-nurse relationship.
The nurse is careful to provide a quiet, comfortable, safe environment when conducting an assessment interview
What is the reason this is particularly important when working with a patient believed to be exhibiting characteristics of a personality disorder? a. These patients are generally experiencing chronic depression and are severely im-paired socially. b. A high stimulus environment will cause the patient to exhibit exacerbated behav-iors that are loud and attention seeking. c. The patient is easily intimidated and may become so withdrawn that the assess-ment will be difficult if not impossible to complete. d. This disorder produces defensive, guarded, and impulsive behavior that is easily provoked into anger when the patient feels threatened.