What inner ear structure is affected when a patient is diagnosed with otosclerosis?
A) Malleus
B) Stapes
C) Incus
D) Tympanic membrane
B
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Which of the following nursing interventions is not consistent with the philosophy of psychiatric rehabilitation?
1. Performing a functional assessment of the client 2. Discharging a client from services when treatment goals are reached 3. Planning behavioral interventions that target specific functional deficits 4. Identifying highly individualized goals with the client
A couple has delivered an infant with a serious genetic disorder. Which nursing diagnoses would likely apply to this family?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Altered Family Processes 2. Anticipatory Grieving 3. Anxiety 4. Ineffective Denial 5. Ineffective Management: Therapeutic Family Regimen
When teaching a patient about the healing process of an open wound after surgery, which of the following points would the nurse make?
a. The patient will need to take antibiotics until the wound is completely healed. b. Because the patient's wound was left open, the wound will likely become infected. c. The patient will have more scar tissue formation than there would be for a wound closed at surgery. d. The patient should expect to remain hospitalized until complete wound healing occurs.
A depressed client reports to a nurse a history of divorce, job loss, family estrangement, and cocaine abuse. According to learning theory, what is the cause of this client's symptoms?
A. Depression is a result of anger turned inward. B. Depression is a result of abandonment. C. Depression is a result of repeated failures. D. Depression is a result of negative thinking.