A client, paralyzed from the neck down, is constantly criticizing the nurses who can do nothing to please her. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
a. Ineffective individual coping
b. Anxiety
c. Powerlessness
d. Altered role performance
Question 2
The nurse is caring for an anxious client who is having difficulty communicating. The client can make no decisions and sits staring into space. The nurse determines that this client is at which level of anxiety?
a. Mild c. Severe
b. Moderate d. Panic
neck, head and brain
Bracing the head while applying pressure to the neck.
Stretch of trapezius and cervical muscles with neck in lateral flexion.
Testing the Achilles tendon reflex with client in a sitting position
Nursing Care Plan Process: Client with High Blood Lipid Levels