NUR 350

Biomedical Approach - Answer Health approach in which the focus was on the treatment of disease and health was considered the absence of disease and that's it. Behavioral Approach - Answer Health approach in which there was more going on that just absence of disease; also behavioral factors at play (i.e. smoking). The belief that if we could teach people how to stay healthy themselves then they would. Socioenvironmental Approach - Answer Health approach in which the belief was ...

A client is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Which situation would the nurse assess as reflecting Kubler-Ross grief stage of anger? A. The client registers for an iron-man marathon to be held in 9 months. B. The client is a devoted Catholic but refuses to attend church and states that his faith has failed him. C. The client promises God to give up smoking if allowed to live long enough to witness a grandchilds birth. D. The client gathers family in order to plan a funeral and make last wish...

The nurse is going to teach the parents of a child who has ADHD about the medication called: 1. Buspirone (BuSpar) 2. Haloperidol (Haldol) 3. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 4. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) - Answer 4. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Priority nursing diagnosis for a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is: 1. Anxiety 2. Risk for injury 3. Defense coping 4. Impaired verbal communication - Answer 2. Risk for injury A child age 3 has Autism Spect...

Mental Health Continuum - Answer Conceptual line Can vary Rates from 0 - 100 (worst - best) What is DSM5 and what is it used for? - Answer Provides criteria for diagnosing psychiatric disorders Publication of APA Defense mechanisms - Answer unconscious intrapsychic processes used to ward off anxiety by preventing conscious awareness of threatening feelings -repression -projection -sublimation -denial -regression What is the main defense mechanism used by patients? - A...

a patient who is diagnosed with Parkinson's ought to be assessed for safety in the area of - Answer risk for Falls the assessment finding of decreased sensation of pain in the soles of the feet would be most specific for which nursing diagnosis - Answer risk for injury for a patient recovering from stroke. the nurse assigns the diagnosis impaired physical Mobility. the overarching goal is "patient will have improved Mobility for transfer within 2 weeks". an appropriate speci...

ADHD - Answer Individuals with this disorder show an inappropriate degree of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity before the age of 12. Some individuals can have this disorder without hyperactivity autism spectrum disorder - Answer Complex neurobiological and developmental disabilities that typically appear during a child's first 3 years of life. communication disorder - Answer Deficits in language skills acquisition that create impairments in academic achievement, soc...