A female client becomes combative when the nurse attempts to ...

[vicky]

A female client becomes combative when the nurse attempts to administer routine medications. The nurse would like to ignore the client but chooses to talk with the client to calm her.
 
  The nurse is successful in calming the client, and the client takes her medications. What process best describes how the nurse decided on the course of action taken? a. Values clarification
  b. Nurse's rights
  c. Beliefs
  d. Morals

Question 2

A female client frequently complains of chest pain, has had extensive physiological testing with negative results, and sees several different medical doctors. This client is exhibiting signs and symptoms characteristic of:
 
  a. Hypochondriasis
  b. Conversion disorder
  c. Body dysmorphic disorder
  d. Factitious disorder

[FergA]

Answer to Question 1

A
Values clarification consists of the steps of choosing, prizing, and acting. This most accurately describes how the nurse made the proper decision. The nurse chose the best action, reaffirmed the choice, and then enacted the choice. The nurse's rights were not violated, and beliefs and morals do not describe the entire decision-making process that occurred.

Answer to Question 2

A
These are characteristic signs and symptoms of hypochondriasis. Factitious disorder is intentional production of symptoms. Conversion disorder is a somatoform disorder with a presentation of problems related to sensory and motor functions. Body dysmorphic disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with a physical difference or defect.