Author Question: A 21-year-old male patient refuses to touch the silverware on his tray unless he holds it in a ... (Read 62 times)

EAugust · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A 21-year-old male patient refuses to touch the silverware on his tray unless he holds it in a napkin. He believes all of the silverware is contaminated. When working with this patient, the nurse should:

A) Provide napkins for the patient
B) Refuse to provide napkins, because this is just a part of the illness and totally unnecessary
C) Use systematic desensitization
D) Provide the patient with a tour of the area where the dishes are sanitized

Question 2

Sally Sad will begin electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 1 week. Which of the following physician orders would a nurse expect to see?

A) Take NPO after ECT treatments.
B) Discontinue all psychotropic medications 3 days prior to ECT treatment.
C) Do not medicate the patient prior to ECT treatment.
D) Administer 100 mg of succinylcholine 30 minutes before ECT.