A nurse has just taken a nursing history from a client in an outpatient clinic that indicates the client may have panic disorder. Which of the following client statements would support this determination?
A) I get very anxious when I have to go to any social event. I have learned to avoid them for the most part.
B) It is so weird, I am not even aware of stressful situations until days or weeks after they happen.
C) I am extremely anxious; I feel like I am jumping out of my skin. I started feeling this way when I woke up this morning.
D) I was bashful as a child; my parents were always fighting and criticizing me. I was afraid of them.
Question 2
A nurse is obtaining information about a client's sleep patterns and asks him about the total amount of sleep time compared with the amount of time spent in bed. The nurse is assessing which of the following?
A) Sleep latency
B) Sleep architecture
C) Sleep efficiency
D) Sleepwake cycle
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
A physician is performing a colonoscopy on a client and viewing the internal structures of the colon
Example of simplified note for one-time client.
Positioning the client
Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation
History Questions