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javeds · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

An 18-year-old client is feeling awkward about the fact that she has been attracted to women since she was 15 . The client complains that she has trouble maintaining heterosexual relationships, and she is confused about her sexual identity.

Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform when caring for this client?
A) Provide education about sex and safer sex practices.
B) Monitor the client for developing risk of suicide.
C) Encourage the client to join a heterosexual community.
D) Provide referrals for mental counseling to the client.

Question 2

A 5-year-old girl has just received a diagnosis of medulloblastoma. The nurse responds to the parent's questions about follow-up clinic visits. A therapeutic response to this family would be:

A) You have been given a great deal of information today. I think it would be best for you to go home and think it through.
B) You have been given a great deal of information today. Can I go over it again to help you understand what you have been told?
C) Would you like some time together before I provide you with more information?
D) The verbal information that I have provided will assist you in understanding all that you will need to know about medulloblastoma.