This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient who has survived a motor vehicle accident has just learned that the passenger in the car ... (Read 24 times)

casperchen82

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 540
on: Jul 19, 2018
A patient who has survived a motor vehicle accident has just learned that the passenger in the car has died. The police are attempting to obtain information from the survivor, but the patient is unable to recall even being in the car.
 
  The nurse on duty realizes this is:
  A) Dissociation
  B) Denial
  C) Regression
  D) Transference

Question 2

A patient with borderline personality disorder approaches you and voices concern that he or she is being ignored and feels unimportant.
 
  The patient blames the nursing staff for these feelings because the nurses are not paying attention to him or her. Your best therapeutic response to this patient is:
  A) I will bring it up at our next meeting.
  B) It's all in your imagination.
  C) Tell me more about your feeling of 'being ignored.'
  D) You need to share your feelings with the individual nurses you feel are ignoring you.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mohan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 362
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


casperchen82

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 540
Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thank you :)


mohan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 362
Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Happy to help you


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The toxic levels for lithium carbonate are close to the therapeutic levels. Signs of toxicity include fine hand tremor, polyuria, mild thirst, nausea, general discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness, muscular weakness, lack of coordination, ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, and blurred vision.

Did you know?

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.

Did you know?

Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.

Did you know?

The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).

Did you know?

There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.

Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient. Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient.
Cross-section of brain showing cerebrovascular accident. Cross-section of brain showing cerebrovascular accident.
Patient teaching: female breast assessment Patient teaching: female breast assessment
Role-Playing a Situation in Which a Patient Is Frightened, Angry, or Anxious Role-Playing a Situation in Which a Patient Is Frightened, Angry, or Anxious
The activity recorded by PET scans during the performance of newly learned and well-practiced ... The activity recorded by PET scans during the performance of newly learned and well-practiced ...
A Mono-Diff test in which the presumptive well contains the patient's serum mixed with ... A Mono-Diff test in which the presumptive well contains the patient's serum mixed with ...
Video: Mechanisms of capillary exchange (transcytosis & bulk flow)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library