A nurse is caring for a client with panic-level anxiety. Which symptoms should the nurse anticipate?
A) Decreased attention span, hypotension, mild muscle tension
B) Frequent posture changes, feeling of nervousness, enhanced learning
C) Narrow perceptual field, decreased problem-solving ability, mild gastric upset
D) Feeling of losing control, misperceptions of the environment
Question 2
A psychiatric nurse is caring for a client whose husband died 23 years ago. The client has not changed a thing in their house since he died.
She still has all of her husband's clothing in the closet, and his house slippers are still beside the bed where they were when he died. The client talks about her husband unceasingly to anyone who will listen. Which of the following pathological grief responses does the nurse recognize is being demonstrated by this client?
A) Inhibited
B) Prolonged
C) Delayed
D) Distorted
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
Differences between a Nurse Practitioner
Removing the sheet from underneath the client.
Normal change in sea level
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
Survey and posture of client: Lateral view