The client tells the nurse that their spouse does not believe ...

[rachel9]

The client tells the nurse that their spouse does not believe that medications are needed to improve depression. What nursing response would be most helpful in improving the client's medication adherence?
 
  1. Suggest that the spouse's views are not important
  2. Ask the client to consider marriage counseling
  3. Tell the client to ignore the spouse
  4. Include the spouse in medication teaching

Question 2

A nurse reviews the chart of a client seen at the nursing clinic for treatment of tension headache. Which client complaint did the nurse enter into the nursing record?
 
  1. When the music plays so loud, my head starts to pound.
  2. My whole cheek hurts, and it feels like I have bruising under my eye.
  3. Usually there is just this steady pressure around my entire head.
  4. I can tell it's coming on; sometimes I vomit before it hits.

[nickk12214]

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale: Lack of support from significant others can contribute to medication nonadherence. Partnering with the family may help the family to be supportive. It is difficult to ignore one's spouse, and there is no evidence that marriage counseling is needed at this point. Usually the views of one's significant others are important.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: Steady pressure in the head expresses the classic symptom of tension headache. Vomiting prior to the onset of the headache is more typical of a migraine. Facial pain could be expressing a disease-related headache. A headache after hearing loud music is more typical of a conversion headache.

[rachel9]

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[nickk12214]

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