During morning rounds, the nurse asks a patient, How are you today? The patient responds, You today, you today, you today and mumbles the words. This speech pattern is an example of:
a. Echolalia
b. Clanging
c. Word salad
d. Perseveration
Question 2
During an interview, the nurse notes that the patient gets up several times to wash her hands even though they are not dirty. This behavior is an example of:
a. Social phobia
b. Compulsive disorder
c. Generalized anxiety disorder
d. Posttraumatic stress disorder
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
Promoting Adherence in the Older Adult Patient
Patient with rheumatoid arthritis.