A nurse is responding to a parent of an adolescent who was r…
A nurse is responding to a parent of an adolescent who was recently diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder following a sexual assault. The parent states, “My child ignores curfew, is hanging out with a rough crowd, and has been experimenting with drugs. Why would they be doing this?” Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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A nurse is discussing schizophrenia spectrum disorders with a client. The client states, “My friend says that before I started hearing voices, I stopped hanging out with them. Why is that?” Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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The speaker implies recognition that there is a problem, but argues that obstacles can be overcome simply by working hard. Although this may be true for many middle-class white people, the statement avoids dealing with the specific and enormous obstacles facing people of color in urban ghettoes and barrios and low-income families in rural areas like Appalachia.
Read DetailsSuzanne has been taking alprazolam 0.25mg for 18 months but…
Suzanne has been taking alprazolam 0.25mg for 18 months but it does not seem to be working as effectively recently. She is talking to her primary physician today about increasing the dose to 0.5mg. What term best describes the need for an increase in dosage?
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A nurse is caring for a client who describes extreme fear of having or acquiring a disease. The client is also exhibiting behaviors like repeated body checking. The nurse should identify that the client is exhibiting manifestations of which of the following disorders?
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The speaker identifies the problem as one of “too many babies” that ignores the fact that the average welfare family is about the same size as families not on welfare (two or three children). This rationalization can lead to proposing sterilization as a (Victim Blamer’s) solution to the “welfare problem.”
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