An anxious client who receives anxiolytic medication every 6 ...

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An anxious client who receives anxiolytic medication every 6 hours prn is in the corridor pacing. He
  grabs the arms of anyone who comes along and asks When can I have medication? His voice is
  high pitched and shaky.
 
  His respiratory rate is rapid. His assigned nurse should intervene by
  a. ascertaining when the client's medication is due and informing him.
  b. sending him to his room to lie down for half an hour.
  c. joking with him to reduce tension.
  d. suggesting that he watch television.

Question 2

The manager of a health club has been discovered to have placed a hidden video camera in the
  women's locker room and has taped several women as they showered and dressed.
 
  The nurse who
  reads this in the paper can assess that the club manager probably is a
  a. homosexual.
  b. exhibitionist.
  c. pedophile.
  d. voyeur.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Medication should be given promptly when a client is experiencing severe anxiety. The client should
be told when his next dose will be forthcoming and reassured that it will be given promptly. This
intervention can be helpful in lowering his present state of anxiety. Options B and D: Sending the
client away to lie down or to watch television will not lower his anxiety. However, staying with him
could be helpful. Option C: Joking is inappropriate because the severely anxious client has difficulty
processing information and will be unable to differentiate joking from fact.

Answer to Question 2

D
Voyeurism is the viewing of others in intimate situations such as undressing, bathing, or having
sexual relations. Voyeurs are often called peeping Toms.. Option A: A homosexual individual
would be interested in watching members of the same sex. Option B: Exhibitionists are interested in
exposing their genitals to others. Option C: Pedophiles seek sexual contact with prepubescent
children.

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