Answer to Question 1
B
Of the feelings listed, hopelessness is most closely associated with increased suicide risk.
Depression, aggression, impulsivity, and shame are other feelings noted as risk factors for suicide.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: A
Only Option A relates to the data given. The definition of this nursing diagnosis is the inability to
form a valid appraisal of the stressors, inadequate choices of practiced responses, or inability to use
available resources. Option B: Defensive coping involves projection of a falsely positive
self-evaluation based on a self-protective pattern that defends against underlying perceived threats to
positive self-regard. Option C: Decisional conflict speaks to uncertainty about the course of action to
be taken when the choice among competing actions involves risk, loss, or challenge to personal life
values. Option D: Ineffective denial suggests attempts to disavow the knowledge or meaning of an
event to reduce anxiety, which lead to the detriment of health.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Entry level nurse competencies
Responsibilities of the nurse manager
Nurse using a stethoscope
Measuring the client’s weight with a standard platform scale
A patient is talking to the nurse about her husband’s abuse and attempt to strangle her. She ...