Two men who are strangers on opposing teams might grapple together on a football field but they would never think of allowing their bodies to come into contact in the shower after the game. This is an example of what?
1. awareness
2. paralanguage
3. personal space
4. body language
ANS: 3
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The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient admitted with fever of unknown origin. The patient states, "I never got past the fifth grade in school. Don't read much. Never saw much sense in it. But I do OK. I can read most stuff
But my doctor explains things good, and doesn't think that my sickness is serious." The nurse should: a. Provide discharge medication information from a professional source to provide the most information. b. Expect that the patient may return to the hospital if the discharge process is poorly done. c. Assume that the physician and the patient have a good rapport and that the physician will clarify everything. d. Defer offering the patient the opportunity to get the influenza vaccine because of the rapport that he has with his physician.
The nurse is caring for a male patient whose wife is visiting. The patient has gone to radiology for an x-ray film. The wife says to the nurse, "I'm going to take some of my husband's sildenafil (Viagra)
Since it helped him so much, I think it will help me, too." What is the nurse's most ap-propriate response? a. "This drug has proven harmful for women. You should not take it." b. "Studies show that this drug does not help women with sexual arousal." c. "I encourage you to try it. Some women have benefited significantly from it." d. "Women should use more natural approaches to improve their sexual arousal."
The nurse is providing emotional support to a client who just learned the outcome of a biopsy. What actions will be the best for the nurse to provide at this time?
1. Encourage the client to resume normal activities on a schedule that promotes physical and psychological health. 2. Use therapeutic communication techniques. 3. Offer choices that promote client autonomy. 4. Provide information about community resources or support groups. 5. Acknowledge the grief of the client.
In preparing a presentation on the problems of sexual abuse, the nurse incorporates which of the following information?
a. Nurses decide if suspected sexual child abuse is reported. b. Sexual abuse is found primarily in lower socioeconomic groups. c. Sexual abusers fit into easily identified, classic profiles. d. Most sexual abuse incidents occur with a former intimate partner or family member.