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vHAUNG6011

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse counsels a patient who made a suicide attempt 3 days ago. Select the nurse's most therapeutic comment.
 
  a. I'm glad you voluntarily admitted yourself to the hospital. We can help you here.
  b. When you have bad feelings, try to remember the good things about your life.
  c. You must take control of your problems and try to find solutions.
  d. Let's discuss some ways to solve your most important problem.

Question 2

The nurse scheduling the serum lithium level blood draw for a patient should arrange for it to be obtained
 
  a. before the first morning dose.
  b. 2 hours after the morning dose.
  c. at bedtime.
  d. any time during the day.


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

D
The nurse helps the patient to develop effective coping skills. Assist the patient to reduce the overwhelming effects of problems by generating and testing ways to solve them. The distracters present overwhelming approaches to problem solving.

Answer to Question 2

A
Lithium levels should be drawn 8 to 12 hours after the last dose, making premedication morning blood draws optimal.


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