Hondros NUR 180 Exam 1 Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025

A married patient comes into the ER with a black eye stating she fell into a doorknob. she is accompanied by a male known as her husband he interrupts her frequently, answers the questions the nurse asks, and grabs a patient roughly. How would you proceed? - arrange an interview with the woman alone a nurse on a psychiatric unit trying to avoid malpractice what would the nurse focus on? - Caring for the patient with the level of expertise that the nurses training and duties require A patient does not want to participate in therapy today they don't feel well and would rather not attend the session how would you respond? - "You don't feel like attending the croup therapy today?" (You are clarifying) A patient is involuntary admitted to psych unit and threatens to sue what will you say to that patient? - you are here so we can keep you safe A patient who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia refusing to take meds and states, "I know you are poisoning me with these meds" what do you do? - administer medications to her in the unit dose package so that she can see the medication A patient who is monopolizing a group session, how would you respond? - You need to stop this behavior. Let's see what others have to say. A patient who suffered many losses including a job and a home what would you consider when planning care for this patient? - this patient may need help coping with these losses A patient with Alzheimer's getting agitated when you are trying to give him meds and begins to pace how would the nurse respond? - allow the patient time to calm down and do not force the medicationsA severe depressed patient avoiding interaction with other staff and patients on the unit what would you do? - spend time with the patient and accept that the patient is not willing to talk