Answer to Question 1
Answer: C
The client who acknowledges that leaving the home alone is difficult but is committed to keeping appointments, and indicates that deep breathing exercises are helping, is verbalizing healthy ways of responding to the fear. The other statements indicate that the client has not met an appropriate goal in responding to the fear.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: B
Flashbacks are the recurrence of images, sounds, smells, or feelings from a traumatic event that are triggered by daily events such as a door banging. The client's reaction to hearing a loud bang from a door could have made the client recall being at home during the home invasion. The client most likely did not think that the assessment was concluded or that there was an earthquake. The client would not have abruptly begun to run out of the room if checking for the source of the loud noise.
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
Applying developmental theory to care
Use face cradle covers to prevent the client’s skin from touching the face cradle upholstery.
Client and therapist positioning for foot reflexology.
Testing patellar reflex, client in a supine position