Which question will the nurse ask when assessing a patient’s abstract thinking and judgment?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who had a traumatic amputation of his left arm in an industrial accident 1 hr ago. The nurse should expect the client to be in which of the following stages of grief?

The figure shows three identical light bulbs connected to a battery having a constant voltage across its terminals. What happens to the brightness of light bulb 1 when the switch S is closed?

The electric power dissipated in a resistance [R]  

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client about how to use assertive communication. Which of the following client statements indicate an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO to a client who has hypothyroidism. Available is levothyroxine 50 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) NUMBER ONLY

A client who is depressed and has attempted suicide tells the nurse, “I should have died because I am totally worthless.” Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The client states, “I don’t care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I don’t need treatment for something I don’t have.” The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following forms of crisis?

A nurse is describing cognitive therapy to a new nurse. Which of the following is the correct explanation as to how cognitive therapy works?

A negative charge is moving through a magnetic field as shown in the diagram. Which path will the charge follow?