The wife of a 70-year-old man is concerned that her husband…

The wife of a 70-year-old man is concerned that her husband refuses to participate in any activities with her since his retirement two years ago. He is often short tempered and sees any type of hobby as a “waste of time.” Which intervention or activity would help him enhance his feelings of self-worth?

A client is brought to the emergency department by a friend….

A client is brought to the emergency department by a friend.  The client is agitated and screaming, “I can’t stop seeing things.  Help me, I’m going crazy.” The friend reports the client taking lysergic acid diethylamide earlier in the day.  It is most important for the nurse to take which action? 

The nurse prepares the client for surgery to remove a malign…

The nurse prepares the client for surgery to remove a malignant tumor from the large intestines.  The client appears calm and relaxed and remarks to the nurse, “My health is fine.  I really don’t think this tumor is cancer.” The nurse identifies that this statement is an example of which term? 

The ICU nurse just accepted report from the ER.  The patient…

The ICU nurse just accepted report from the ER.  The patient coming to ICU is a 55 year old male with chronic alcoholism.  Family sent him to the ER after finding him in his home with progressive cognitive deterioration, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (abnormal eye movements).  The ICU nurse knows the patient the patient is probably suffering from: