The nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted with fractures sustained during an MVC (motor vehicle collision). The patient tearfully confesses that she relives the accident in her dreams and is afraid to sleep
The nurse recognizes that this scenario is consistent with which disorder?
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
b. Phobic disorder
c. obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
d. Panic level of anxiety disorder
A
Individuals with PTSD have endured one or more extreme life-threatening events, and the re-membrance of these events now produces feelings of intense horror, with recurrent symptoms of anxiety and nightmares or flashbacks.
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In a study investigating nurses' attitudes toward taking care of respiratory disease patients who had a long history of smoking,
the researcher randomly selected a sample from a list of all the registered nurses from a randomly selected list of four states in the Southeast. Because the sample was drawn randomly, to what population can the findings of the study be generalized? Registered nurses in the: a. Selected four states b. Southeast c. Southeast who are actively working d. United States
The client has been admitted to the emergency room in respiratory distress. The blood gases reveal that there is poor movement of gas across the alveolar-capillary membrane. The nurse knows that there is a problem with:
A) permeability. B) diffusion. C) osmosis. D) filtration.
A nurse is caring for a client who is not able to meet the planned short-term goals. What
step of the nursing process should the nurse follow before notifying the physician? A) Nursing assessment B) Implementation C) Planning D) Evaluation
A child with hypopituitarism is being started on growth hormone (GH) therapy. Nursing considerations should be based on which knowledge?
a. Treatment is most successful if it is started during adolescence. b. Treatment is considered successful if children attain full stature by adulthood. c. Replacement therapy requires daily subcutaneous injections. d. Replacement therapy will be required throughout the child's lifetime.