A woman comes into a psychiatric office and tells a nurse, "You're new here—I don't know you. How did you get hired here, and what are you up to?" Which diagnosis should the nurse anticipate?
A) Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
B) Schizotypal personality disorder
C) Histrionic personality disorder
D) Paranoid personality disorder
D
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What study design flaw may lead to a failure to achieve statistical significance?
A) Variables precisely defined B) Adequate exposure to the intervention C) Small sample size D) Cross-sectional data collection
You are the nurse working on the night shift. You are assigned a middle-aged client who was admitted through the emergency room 4 hours previously. The lab work is not completed or available
The client is from another city, so the family has not been in. The attending physician has not yet seen the client, who seems somewhat confused. The charge nurse has requested that a sedating medication be given. The provider has been called, and a telephone order for a sedative has been received. You are in conflict about this medication order because you believe it violates the ethical principle of: a. beneficence b. confidentiality c. fidelity d. justice
The nurse plans to administer medication to a preschool child. Which approach indicates the nurse has an understanding of growth and development?
A. The child is often more cooperative if the parent is not in the room. B. The child does better with verbal instruction than with play instruction. C. There should be no need to restrain a child of this age. D. Use a brief rationale, followed by quick administration of the medication.
A patient with cancer is diagnosed with malnutrition. What does the nurse realize is a cause of malnutrition in this patient? Select all that apply.
A. Decreased absorption in the gastrointestinal tract B. Decreases in metabolism resulting from increased cancer cell production C. Loss of appetite due to side effects of chemotherapy D. Parenteral nutrition supplements administered via venous access devices E. Decreased available nutrients due to the cancer's parasitic activity