Category: Uncategorized

Which therapies involve electrical brain stimulation for treatment of mental illness? Select all that apply.

Select the best outcome for a patient with the nursing diagnosis: Impaired social interaction related to sociocultural dissonance as evidenced by stating, “Although I’d like to, I don’t participate because I don’t speak the language very well.” Patient will

A person says, “I was the only survivor in a small plane crash. Three business associates died. I got depressed and saw a counselor twice a week for 4 weeks. We talked about my feelings related to being a survivor, and I’m better now.” Which type of therapy was used?

Which situation contradicts the ethical principle of veracity?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia refuses to take medication, citing the right of autonomy. Under which circumstance would a nurse have the right to medicate the client?

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (do not include unit of measurement) _______

A nurse is behaving extremely hostile toward a newly admitted client she has just met, without apparent reason. According to Freudian theory, which of the following phenomena has occurred? 

Which situation demonstrate behavior in which a nurse could be held liable? (Select all the apply.)

A 20-year-old client with major depressive disorder refuses to eat and has lost 20 pounds in a month. The client reports hopelessness and lack self-esteem. The client tells the nurse “I have a gun and when I get out of here, I’m going to kill myself.” What intervention by the nurse is the highest priority? 

A nurse working in a mental health facility observes a client attempting to hit another client. In response, the nurse pushes the client attempting to hit the other client into the wall. This act is an example of ____________ committed by the nurse.