After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently attempted suicide, which behavior should cause the nurse to consider the possibility of countertransference?
a. The patient's reactions toward the nurse seem realistic and appropriate.
b. The nurse feels very happy when the patient's mood begins to lift.
c. The patient states, Talking to you is like talking to my parents.
d. The nurse develops a trusting relationship with the patient.
Question 2
The client is unable to leave the house without turning off all electrical appliances at least three times. She must check every electrical socket and reassure herself that everything is unplugged before she leaves.
Otherwise she experiences intense discomfort. The client's behavior is suggestive of 1. separation anxiety.
2. generalized anxiety.
3. overanxious disorder.
4. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Patient teaching: nail assessment
Female Sexual Behavior
Example of a patient statement.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (B) A patient with a goiter.
Illustration of the anatomy of a normal subject (A) and a patient with sleep apnea (B)