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A patient’s spouse approaches the nurses’ station and asks to speak to the patient’s nurse. The spouse states, “I just don’t get it. He must check the stove 40 times before he leaves the house. Then we have to check all the locks at least 6 times. What is going on here?” What is the best response for the nurse to give?

A 46-year-old female has presented to the Emergency Room with a friend. The triage nurse charted as follows:   S: Patient is 46-year-old female arrives at ED with complaints of headache and feeling “strange.” B: Past medical history: Depression, hypothyroidism, brain injury at age 5, started a new medication (MAOI) Nardil about 2 weeks ago for depression. A: Patient being taken back immediate due to critically high blood pressure and symptoms indicative of stroke. R: Continue to monitor BP, immediate physician assessment, cardiac monitoring, labs, VS. Dietary assessment/consult.   VS: BP: 246/122, R -22, P-135, T-99.4, Pain 10/10   Which condition is the accepting nurse considering for this patient?

Match the following examples with the appropriate defense mechanism:

The nurse has placed a 1:1 staff member with a patient who has the intent to act on suicidal feelings. The patient asks the 1:1 attendant to leave the room to use the bathroom in private. The nurse has provided directions to the 1:1 attendant if the patient requests to be alone. Which of the following statements will the 1:1 attendant say based on the direction of the nurse?

A nurse is talking with a patient who is struggling to quit smoking. The patient states, “I know I should. Sometimes it feels like it is my only way to deal with stress.” The nurse responds with using a motivational interviewing technique of “developing discrepancy”. Which of the following responses most represents this technique?

Comment était votre expérience avec Honorlock ? Avez-vous eu des difficultés ? Comprenez-vous ce qui sera attendu de vous pour les futures interros (et sections d’examen) sur la géographie ?

Write the first draft of your listening email case here.

Write a coherent, well-organized email about the following topic. Your email should follow a clear, logical order, using transitions between sentences and ideas, and contain approximately 100-125 varied words in Spanish. Write your email in the space below the prompt. (Logistics= 2 pts., Length= 3 pts., Content & Development= 5 pts., Organization= 5 pts., Vocabulary= 5 pts., Grammar= 5 pts.; TOTAL= 25 pts.) 

C. Definir palabras nuevas. Based on the context provided in the passage, infer the meaning of the four bolded and underlined words in the reading. Choose the best response from the possibilities provided in the dropdown menu. (1 pt. each word; 4 pts. total)    1. quedarnos: [1] 2. se apasionan: [2] 3. invernal: [3] 4. compartir: [4]

B. Respuestas breves. Answer the questions below with brief phrases in Spanish. It is not necessary to write complete sentences in this section. (1 pt. each; 4 pts. total)   1. ¿A qué playa fueron Luis y su novia? [1] 2. ¿Cómo se llama al béisbol en la República Dominicana? [2] 3. ¿Cuál es uno de los dos equipos que juega en Santo Domingo? [3] 4. ¿De qué ciudad es el equipo Águilas Cibaeñas? [4]