Question 271
A 22-year-old single woman was admitted to the psychiatric hospital by her mother, who reported bizarre behavior. Except for going to work, she spends all her time in her room and expresses concern over neighbors spying on her. She has fears of the telephone being "bugged." Her diagnosis is schizophrenia. One nurse per shift is assigned to work with the client. The primary reason for this plan would be to:
Question 272
A 60-year-old woman exhibits forgetfulness, emotional lability, confusion, and decreased concentration.
She has been unable to perform activities of daily living without assistance. After a thorough medical evaluation, a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease was made. An appropriate nursing intervention to decrease the anxiety of this client would include:
Question 273
The nurse is admitting an infant with bacterial meningitis and is prepared to manage the following possible effects of meningitis:
Question 274
A mother brings her 3-year-old child who is unconscious but breathing to the ER with an apparent drug overdose. The mother found an empty bottle of aspirin next to her child in the bathroom. Which nursing action is the most appropriate?
Question 275
A 30-year-old client is exhibiting auditory hallucinations. In working with this client, the nurse would be most effective if the nurse: