The nurse, caring for an adolescent patient with a personality disorder, expects the patient to experience improvement or remission of symptoms associated with the disorder. For which disorder should the nurse plan care for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Schizoid
2. Borderline
3. Obsessive-compulsive
4. Schizotypal
5. Avoidance
2. Borderline
5. Avoidance
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a. A primary level of b. A secondary level of c. A tertiary level of d. Primary health care
What are some strategies a new nurse can use to develop skills in achieving cultural competence? Select all that apply
a. Read the literature and study nursing theories and principles pertaining to culture b. Take advantage of as many opportunities as possible to interact with persons from diverse cultures c. Recognize that persons from different cultures have different healthcare practices but for safety purposes, need to follow the medical and nursing plan of care d. Understand basic practices of the most common cultures so he can choose the best interventions to care for patients from those cultures
Which of the following terms describes feeling a great urge to urinate even when the bladder is empty?
A. oliguria B. incontinence C. urgency D. frequency
The nurse is caring for an older adult client who says, "I don't want to talk with you — you're only a nurse. I'll wait for my health care provider." Which response by the nurse would be therapeutic?
A. "I'll leave you now and call your health care provider." B. "So you're saying that you want to talk to your health care provider?" C. "I'm angry with the way you've dismissed me. I am your nurse!" D. "I'm assigned to work with you. Your health care provider placed you in my hands."