A female client, aged 27, is being seen at the clinic. The client describes her symptoms as auditory hallucinations, memory gaps, and sudden breaks in the continuity of her thought process
The nurse recognizes that the client is describing symptoms for what dissociative disorder?
A) Dissociative amnesia
B) Dissociative identity disorder
C) Depersonalization disorder
D) Dissociative fugue
B
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The rehabilitation team works towards maximizing the patient's independence. As members of the team, what do nurses do?
A) Encourage families to become paraprofessionals in rehabilitation B) Make the patient the center of the team C) Recognize the importance of informal caregivers D) Make patients and families to work together
The nurse institutes seizure precautions for a client with a history of epilepsy. Which action is inconsistent with seizure precautions?
a. Keeping oxygen and suction equipment nearby b. Keeping the side rails up while the client is in bed c. Padding the side rails of the bed d. Taking an oral temperature when doing vital signs
The client at home who is using intermittent self-catheterization is concerned about the cost of sterile straight catheters. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "I will explore whether or not you qualify for money to purchase these necessary supplies." B. "Even though it is expensive, the cost of taking care of urinary tract infections would be even higher." C. "If you can treat the catheters by boiling them, you can reuse them up to 10 times each." D. "You can reuse the catheters here at home. Only clean technique, rather than ste-rile technique, is needed."
A tub bath lasts no longer than:
a. 10 minutes. b. 15 minutes. c. 20 minutes. d. 30 minutes.