Which statement by a patient during an assessment interview should alert the nurse to the patient’s need for immediate, active intervention?
Cognitive interpretations that influence thought and behavio…
Cognitive interpretations that influence thought and behavior are called:
A victim of spousal violence comes to the crisis center seek…
A victim of spousal violence comes to the crisis center seeking help. The nurse uses crisis intervention strategies that focus on:
A nurse is caring for a client who has threatened to commit…
A nurse is caring for a client who has threatened to commit suicide by hanging. The client states, “I’m going to use a knotted shower curtain when no one is around.” Which information would determine the nurse’s plan of care for this client?
Acetylcholine _______muscle contraction in the somatic nervo…
Acetylcholine _______muscle contraction in the somatic nervous system (SNS), whereas it _______ heartbeat via the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
Pain in blood vessels and internal organs that is felt as pa…
Pain in blood vessels and internal organs that is felt as pain at the body surface is known as:
Compounds that signal brain cells to develop in certain ways…
Compounds that signal brain cells to develop in certain ways are called:
Select the most helpful response for a nurse to make when a…
Select the most helpful response for a nurse to make when a patient being treated as an outpatient states, “I am considering suicide.”
A person who suddenly falls down and is temporarily paralyze…
A person who suddenly falls down and is temporarily paralyzed most likely has:
After years of dialysis, an 84-year-old states, “I’m exhaust…
After years of dialysis, an 84-year-old states, “I’m exhausted, depressed, and done with these attempts to keep me alive.” Which question should the nurse ask the spouse when preparing a discharge plan of care?