Situations that are considered risk factors for complicated grief are
a. inadequate support and old age.
b. childbirth, marriage, and divorce.
c. death of a spouse or child, death by suicide, and sudden and unexpected death.
d. inadequate perception of the grieving crisis.
Answer: c. death of a spouse or child, death by suicide, and sudden and unexpected death.
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a. "Don't worry, this behavior will stop when he gets home." b. "Maybe he has a urinary tract infection; I'll get a urine sample." c. "I can call the Child Life Specialist for diversionary activities." d. "It is common for kids in the hospital to regress to earlier behaviors."
A patient tells the nurse she is going to try supplementing her selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with St. John's wort. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Assess the patient for depression and risk for suicide. b. Advise her of the danger of serotonin syndrome. c. Suggest that aromatherapy may produce even better results. d. Suggest she consider decreasing the dosage of her antidepressant.
In infants and toddlers, it is recommended to perform the physical examination:
A. In head-to-toe sequence B. In noninvasive-to-invasive sequence C. On the parent's lap D. B and C