A patient with a history of depression intends to take sleeping pills and "just end it all." In which level of the Murphy-Moller wellness model is the patient demonstrating characteristics?
1. Recovery
2. Restoration
3. Rehabilitation
4. Relapse
4. Relapse
4. In level 1, the patient's return of symptoms or relapse can be life-threatening, as evidenced by the comment about taking sleeping pills to "end it all." In level 2, recovery, symptoms have stabilized. In level 3, rehabilitation, symptoms no longer interfere with normal activities of daily living or regular conversation. Restoration is not an identified part of the wellness model.
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1. Postpone the interview. 2. Agree on arbitration. 3. Seek input from employee peers. 4. Report the employee to the human resources manager.
To prevent catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI), the nurse should (Select all that apply.)
a. insert urinary catheters using aseptic techniques. b. change the urinary catheter daily. c. review the need for the urinary catheter daily and remove promptly. d. flush the urinary catheter q8 hours to maintain patency. e. avoid unnecessary use of indwelling urinary catheters.
A woman whose father has shingles has a blood antibody titer to varicella zoster virus (VZV) of zero (0). What is the correct interpretation of this information?
a. The woman has full immunity against shingles. b. The woman should receive the shingles vaccination. c. The woman is highly likely to develop shingles from her father. d. The woman is at risk for developing chickenpox from her father.
The client's tympanic temperature is 101° F 36 hours postoperatively. Which intervention(s) does nurse implement for the client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Obtain a wound culture. 2. Position in semi-Fowler's. 3. Encourage intake of fluids. 4. Notify provider of infection. 5. Promote breathing exercises. 6. Check white blood cell count.