The nurse is counseling a client couple who are trying to reconcile and hold their marriage together.
During therapy the wife states, It's so heartless when he spends all his weekend time with his friends instead of his family. He makes me want to hurt him back. Using concepts from assertiveness training and effective communication techniques, the nurse implements which of the following interventions after hearing the wife's remarks?
A) Teach the client to make I statements.
B) Ask the wife to provide details about what she means by all his time.
C) Ask the husband to discuss why he spends so much time with his friends.
D) Encourage the wife to express exactly what she wants her husband to do on weekends.
Question 2
Violent television programs and video games expose children to aggressive models. What part, if any, are these forms of entertainment thought to play in the development of aggressive behavior in children?
A) They teach that aggressive behavior results in social recognition and defeat of enemies.
B) They have no measurable effect on behavior, even if many adults find them unacceptable.
C) They negatively affect aggression by showing that violence has no rewards.
D) They only affect children who are exposed to violence in the family.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The nurse applies a pulse oximeter sensor on the client’s finger.
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
Nurse using a stethoscope
The client is positioned for the examination
Client’s view with visual field loss