Author Question: You notice in the chart that a nurse's name is followed by the letters APRN. To qualify for these ... (Read 22 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

You notice in the chart that a nurse's name is followed by the letters APRN. To qualify for these letters, the nurse must be certified at a national level and has to have at least which of the following levels of education?

a. associate degree
b. baccalaureate degree
c. master's degree
d. doctoral degree

Question 2

You are working with an elderly client in a nursing home. The client is in a wheelchair most of the day, sitting alone in the corner of the dayroom, either grabbing at everyone who passes by or yelling out to people. This client has no visitors.

The only living relative is a distant cousin who only communicates with the administrator of the home. Based on what you know about this client, you would put which of the following diagnoses in the highest priority? a. Loneliness
b. Hopelessness
c. Relocation Stress Syndrome
d. Depression

triiciiaa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is a licensed registered nurse with at least a master's degree preparation. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Practice, APRNs must have psychiatric nursing training and be nationally certified as a clinical specialist in psychiatric mental health nursing. Some psychiatric APRNs are certified as nurse practitioners.

Answer to Question 2

A
For a client in a nursing home who has no living relatives, gets no visitors, and sits in a wheelchair most of the day in the dayroom grabbing at everyone or yelling out to people, a diagnosis of loneliness would be of highest priority. The client's actions are an indication that there is a need to have contact with another individual. The scenario does not suggest that the client is experiencing hopelessness, depression, or relocation stress syndrome.