The nurse is asked by the spouse of a patient seeking crisis intervention to give an example of an adventitious crisis. The nurse should mention:
a. the death of a child from sudden infant death syndrome.
b. being fired from one's job because of company downsizing.
c. the retirement of a 64-year-old man after 30 years' service.
d. a riot at a rock concert that results in multiple casualties.
D
The rock concert riot is unplanned, violent, traumatizing, and not a part of everyday life. The death of a child and being fired are examples of situational crises. Retirement is an example of a maturational crisis.
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1. Family relationships and roles. 2. Lifestyle and habits. 3. Dignity and safety. 4. Spirituality and religious beliefs.
The primary complication the critical care nurse should monitor for when admitting a patient with a brain tumor is
A) nausea and vomiting. B) blurred vision. C) aplastic anemia. D) increased intracranial pressure.
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a. Plagiocephaly b. Meningocele c. Craniosynostosis d. Myelomeningocele
The nurse is assessing the effectiveness of pain management with morphine sulfate through a PCA pump in a patient with acute pancreatitis
Besides the patient's verbal response to the pain scale, what objective assessment findings indicate that the patient's pain level is decreasing? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Blood pressure increase 2. Slow, easy respirations 3. Pulse decrease 4. Facial grimacing 5. Blood pressure decrease