The referral essential for the nurse to make for a wife who has been severely beaten by her husband,
has no relatives or friends in the community, is afraid to return home, has no financial resources of
her own, and has no job skills is
a. community food cupboard.
b. vocational counseling.
c. law enforcement.
d. a women's shelter.
Question 2
A 20-year-old economics major became severely depressed after failing two examinations in
economics. She cried for 2 hours,
then called her parents who live in a neighboring state, planning to
ask if she could return home. Her parents were in Europe. When her roommate went home for the
weekend, the client gave her three expensive sweaters to keep. Later, the dormitory resident assistant
returned a book to the client's room and found her unconscious on the floor, with an empty pill
bottle nearby. Paramedics took the client to the emergency department, where she was lavaged and a
psychiatric assessment was performed. Suicide risk factors present in the scenario include (more
than one answer may be correct)
A. history of earlier suicide attempt.
B. co-occurring medical illness.
C. recent lack of social support.
D. recent stressful life event.
E. shame or humiliation.
F. family history of suicide.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
Nurse opens sterile package
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