A client who lives with her roommate in a condominium seeks advice about episodes of strange
behavior observed by the roommate but that the client cannot remember.
The roommate has
observed her leaving the condo wearing seductive clothing, quite different from her usual wardrobe,
and returning 12 to 24 hours later, after which she sleeps for 8 to 12 hours. Episodes have also
occurred in which the client and her roommate have argued about household matters and the client
has gone to sit on the floor in the corner of the kitchen. While seated there she has spoken like a
young child. The nurse should assess that the ego defense mechanism responsible for the client's
condition is most likely
a. rationalization.
b. dissociation.
c. projection.
d. symbolization.
Question 2
A Hispanic client whose only child died of pneumonia over a year ago states that she is unable to go
about her usual home duties and community interactions because of debilitating headaches and
backaches. The psychiatrist diagnoses depression.
Her primary care nurse tells the clinical nurse
specialist I can't seem to help her. All she talks about are the headaches and the backaches.. The
clinical nurse specialist can foster the cultural competence of the nurse by saying
a. You need to be patient and let her take the lead..
b. You must take the lead and focus on the reason for her resistance..
c. In her culture, physical symptoms are idioms of distress expressing emotional
pain..
d. You might ask the client why she has chosen to grieve for her child in this
particular way..
Older adults may grieve intensely over the loss of a person or situation that has been a part of the
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
This modified model of Easton’s systems theory puts government decision makers as the source of pol
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee
Client’s view with visual field loss