« previous next »

Author Question: A patient admitted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash that has left him paralyzed from the ... (Read 69 times)

genevieve1028

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 601
on: Jul 11, 2018
A patient admitted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash that has left him paralyzed from the waist down tells the nurse he has feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. The nurse recognizes that the patient may also have feelings of:
 
  a. isolation.
  b. suicidal ideation.
  c. frustration.
  d. diminished self-concept.

Question 2

When a patient tells the nurse he is reluctant to report his pain because he does not want to be a bother, the nurse explains that unrelieved pain can cause which problem(s)? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Increased oxygen demand
  b. Depression
  c. Respiratory dysfunction
  d. Decreased GI motility
  e. Irritability


cswans24

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Hopelessness and helplessness can lead to possible suicide.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, D, E
Pain, which is unrelieved, can cause many physical and psychological symptoms.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

genevieve1028

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 601
Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thank you


cswans24

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
No problemo


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.

Did you know?

If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").

Mammography. (a) A health-care professional assists the patient to ensure the breast is placed ideal Mammography. (a) A health-care professional assists the patient to ensure the breast is placed ideal
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
Preparing the Patient’s Skin for Surgical Procedures Preparing the Patient’s Skin for Surgical Procedures
A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars. A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars.
Edentulous patient with pieces of bone that became necrotic and continued to slough off after tooth ... Edentulous patient with pieces of bone that became necrotic and continued to slough off after tooth ...
Anatomy of a seed. Left, corn (Zea Mays), a monocot; right, pea (Pisum sativum), a eudicot Anatomy of a seed. Left, corn (Zea Mays), a monocot; right, pea (Pisum sativum), a eudicot
Video: Definitions of stroke volume, preload definition & Factors influencing stroke volume

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library