The nurse is conducting a class on documentation. When documenting a client's speech on a mental status assessment, the nurse encourages the staff to be more descriptive and include which of the following?
A) Paralanguage B) Recall C) Motor movements D) Affect
Question 2
You notice that a patient you are caring for who has been in the hospital for 3 weeks for treatment of bulimia nervosa continues to purge (vomit) when feeling stressed. Your best action to help would be:
A) Stay with the patient after meals as a gentle reminder not to purge
B) Tell the patient you will report him/her to the psychiatrist for failure to work with his or her program
C) Excuse the patient from one therapy session daily for 1 week to decrease stress
D) Remind the patient you are there to help, but he or she has to take responsibility for his or her progress
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
Mental foramen
Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest.
Measuring the client’s blood pressure