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A clinic nurse is caring for a 21-year-old client who lost his father to cancer 3 years ago. The client delayed going to college to take care of his mother and has recently decided to pursue his college career.
 
  His mother tells him, Yes, dear, I want you to move on with your life. I'll just stay here by myself, all alone, with no one to help. I'll be just fine. The client turns down his acceptance to the college. The nurse recognizes that the mother's statement is an example of:
  A) Withholding supportive messages.
  B) Expressing denigrating remarks.
  C) Communicating indirectly.
  D) Double-bind communication.

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a patient who was recently prescribed an antipsychotic medication. Which side effects could the nurse expect to observe?
 
  a. Constipation, decreased sweating, and increased sensitivity to heat
  b. Increased moisture around the eyes, vomiting, and frontal headache
  c. Slurred speech, hand tremors, and severe occipital headache
  d. Sleeplessness, irritability, and muscle weakness


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A
The most common side effects of antipsychotic medications include the following: dry mouth, blurred vision, nasal stuffiness, weight gain, difficulty urinating, infection, decreased sweating, increased sensitivity to sunlight, yellowing of the eyes (especially the whites of the eyes), breast enlargement/lactation, skin rash, anhedonia, itchy skin, and constipation.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent

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