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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse receives the shift report on a newly admitted client with a history of drug abuse and prostitution. Prior to hospitalization, the client's parental rights were terminated.

Which of the following actions best demonstrates the nurse's ability to enhance self-knowledge? 1. The nurse will examine his or her own feelings with regard to this client.
2. The nurse will ignore the challenge to his or her self-view.
3. The nurse will ask for guidance from the charge nurse.
4. The nurse will review the current literature pertaining to drug addiction.

Question 2

The client tells the nurse that the medications are so expensive and says that there is a website that sells the medications at quite a reduction. What education is warranted by the nurse?

1. The client should try the medications for a while and note if they seem to have the same effect.
2. There are no legitimate sources for psychiatric medications on the internet.
3. Legitimate internet pharmacies carry accreditation that can be verified.
4. Less expensive medications will not work as well as those that cost more.

emily12345 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Examining one's own feelings regarding a client who engages in behaviors that are outside the nurse's behavior norms promotes self-awareness and acceptance of deviance, which then allows the nurse to respond with compassion and maintain empathy when meeting the client for the first time. Asking for guidance or reviewing the literature before examining one's feelings indicates that the nurse is unaware or uncomfortable with feelings and relies on others for guidance. Ignoring how one's self-view might be challenged by a patient situation indicates the nurse is not able to confront how the diversity of client behaviors or experiences impacts the quality and nature of the nurse's relationships with others.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites Accreditation Program can be used to see if a pharmacy is accredited and thus a reputable source. The cost of a medication does not verify its authenticity; a drug that costs more is not necessarily better than a drug that costs less and vice versa. It would be too risky for a person to try a medication to test whether or not it is counterfeit.