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You are a home care nurse conducting your first home visit. Your patient is an 80-year-old man living alone. Which assessment finding might indicate older adult self-neglect? 

A woman presents to the ED with multiple cuts and abrasions. Her right eye is swollen shut, tearing, and bruised. Upon further assessment and questioning, she states that her husband did this to her.  What is the PRIORITY nursing intervention at this time?

What is the MOST effective way to enhance the psychiatric client’s potential for meeting the goals set for their nursing diagnosis?

A new client is reported to have characteristics of social discomfort, low self-esteem, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.  Which of the following personality Disorders would BEST describe these traits?  

The sympathetic nervous system reacts with a “fight or flight” response. Which of the following is a cardiovascular response of the sympathetic nervous system?

The nurse is caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with cancer. The client states that he will “never be able to cope with this situation.” The nurse is aware that coping is defined as what?

One of the goals of a therapeutic community is for clients to become more independent and accept self-responsibility.  By incorporating caring interventions, the nurse knows that which of the following approaches by staff would best encourage fulfillment of this goal?  

After getting a paper cut on her finger, the client begins yelling, “Help I’m bleeding and it won’t stop. Call 9-1-1.” This behavior is consistent with which personality disorder diagnosis? 

The client who has a new order for an SSRI to treat her depression says, “I don’t want to take this medicine because I don’t understand how it works.” What is the BEST response from the nurse?

Which client question/statement, made about one half (½) hour before a scheduled ECT treatment, would result in cancellation of the treatment?