A clinic nurse is caring for a 32-year-old client who lost her father several years ago. The client continues to live with her mother because her mother makes her feel guilty about moving out of the house and leaving her "all alone"
The nurse recognizes that, in this example, boundaries between the parent and child subsystems have become:
A) Rigid.
B) Restructured.
C) Enmeshed.
D) Disengaged.
C
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1. Cost 2. Timeliness 3. Client need 4. Efficiency
A 54-year-old man has just been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. The patient asks the nurse why the doctor is not offering surgery as a treatment for his cancer. What fact about lung cancer treatment should inform the nurse's response?
A) The cells in small cell cancer of the lung are not large enough to visualize in surgery. B) Small cell lung cancer is self-limiting in many patients and surgery should be delayed. C) Patients with small cell lung cancer are not normally stable enough to survive surgery. D) Small cell cancer of the lung grows rapidly and metastasizes early and extensively.
Which of the following are examples of supportive care the nurse can provide to a client receiving a sedative or hypnotic drug to promote the effects of the drug? Select all that apply
A) Darkening the client's room B) Discouraging caffeine intake C) Providing a quiet atmosphere D) Administering back rubs E) Waking the client to check consciousness
A 28-year-old pregnant woman is spilling sugar in her urine. The physician orders a glucose tolerance test
The patient asks the nurse what results indicate gestational diabetes. The nurse should respond that the minimum parameter for indication of gestational diabetes is a 2-hour blood glucose level greater than what? A) 120 mg/dL B) 150 mg/dL C) 200 mg/dL D) 250 mg/dL