During an examination, the nurse notes that a patient is exhibiting flight of ideas. Which statement by the patient is an example of flight of ideas?
a. My stomach hurts. Hurts, spurts, burts.
b. Kiss, wood, reading, ducks, onto, maybe.
c. Take this pill? The pill is red. I see red. Red velvet is soft, soft as a baby's bottom.
d. I wash my hands, wash them, wash them. I usually go to the sink and wash my hands.
Question 2
A patient describes feeling an unreasonable, irrational fear of snakes. His fear is so persistent that he can no longer comfortably look at even pictures of snakes and has made an effort to identify all the places he might encounter a snake and avoids
them. The nurse recognizes that he:
a.
Has a snake phobia.
b.
Is a hypochondriac; snakes are usually harmless.
c.
Has an obsession with snakes.
d.
Has a delusion that snakes are harmful, which must stem from an early traumatic incident involving snakes.
Respiratory Assistive Devices, Patient Using a Peak Flow Meter
Patient conditions not appropriate for elctronic blood pressure measurement
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
Patient Teaching Methods