A pregnant client has been recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. The psychiatric technician is assisting the client to understand the exchange diet given to her by the nutritionist.  The psychiatric technician should explain that potatoes belong to which food group?

At the time of admission, in what position should the patient’s bed be placed?

When evaluating a client’s understanding of a low-sodium diet, the psychiatric technician would expect the client to state that she uses which seasoning in her cooking?

A nursing care plan has been written for a client. A nursing action for this client is the following: Allow the client to express his fears regarding his new diagnosis. Which type of nursing skill would be required in order to carry out this nursing action?  

An 18-year female client with a developmental disability is admitted from her home to Canyon Springs.   She does not have an immunization record and is vague about her immunization history.  She has a positive pregnancy test, and the facility is informed that there had been an outbreak of Rubella at the workshop to she goes.  The psychiatric technician remembers that the following problems may be seen in the fetus that is exposed in utero to Rubella:

Which of the following diets would be given to a client with a diagnosis of Spastic Quadriplegia who has “dysphagia”?                                                          (BN Chapter: 32)

Measurement of the effectiveness of the nurse’s plan of care in promoting good patient outcomes is called:

The psychiatric technician observes that the diabetic client, who is pregnant, experiencing a hypoglycemic reaction. Which of the following foods is best to give to terminate this reaction?

Post-natally, babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for:

Which of the following is an example of the “evaluation” phase of the nursing process?