During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship can a nurse anticipate that patient issues will be explored and resolved?
a. Pre-orientation
b. Orientation
c. Working
d. Termination
C
During the working phase, the nurse strives to assist the patient in making connections among dysfunctional behaviors, thinking, and emotions and offers support while alternative coping behaviors are tried.
You might also like to view...
The patient, diagnosed with cancer, is receiving morphine sulfate (a potent narcotic pain reliever) to relieve cancer pain
Approximately every 7 days the medication is no longer effective in controlling the patient's pain and a larger dose is needed to have the same effect. How might the nurse explain why this is happening? A) Tolerance B) Cumulation C) Interactions D) Addiction
A nurse is providing patient education for a patient scheduled for an endoscopic procedure. The patient is a little anxious and says she is unclear about the sedation that will be used, even after the anesthesiologist explained procedural sedation
The nurse clarifies that during most endos-copic procedures, which of the following drugs is used for this type of sedation? a. Ketamine (Ketalar) b. Thiopental (Pentothal) c. Midazolam (Versed) d. Etomidate (Amidate)
Which of the following are considered to be among the five basic feelings?
A. Fear, sorrow, anger, jealousy, and gladness B. Sorrow, anger, shame, and annoyance C. Shame, fear, gladness, and anger D. Anger, sorrow, surprise, fear
A nurse enters the room of a critically ill child and has a sense that "something" isn't right
After performing an initial physical assessment and finding that the child is stable, the nurse continues to perform a check of all the lines and equipment in the room and finds that the last IV solution hung by the previous nurse was not the correct solution. This nurse was utilizing which method of problem solving? 1. Trial and error 2. Intuition 3. Judgment 4. Scientific method