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The nurse is caring for a patient with severe agoraphobia. What area of the hospital should the nurse avoid with the patient?
A patient with agoraphobia has a fear of wide-open spaces.
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A 4-year-old child is admitted to the hospital after his family was in a car crash, where his parents died. The child keeps asking you to bring his parents back to life. The nurse knows that:
This is a normal reaction for a young child, who may not fully understand death. These requests are not necessarily indicative of delusion or depression.
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When reviewing a client's chart, the nurse sees that the doctor identified that the client is experiencing a situational crisis. An event that could cause this is:
Abortion is a common cause of a situational crisis. Retirement may cause a maturation crisis, and child abuse and rape may cause an adventitious crisis.
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The nurse is caring for a patient with severe acrophobia. What area of the hospital should the nurse avoid with the patient?
A patient with acrophobia has a fear of heights, thus exposure to exposed levels or other significant drop-offs will scare the patient.
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The nurse is caring for a patient with severe agoraphobia. What area of the hospital should the nurse avoid with the patient?
A patient with agoraphobia has a fear of wide-open spaces.
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A 4-year-old child is admitted to the hospital after his family was in a car crash, where his parents died. The child keeps asking you to bring his parents back to life. The nurse knows that:
This is a normal reaction for a young child, who may not fully understand death. These requests are not necessarily indicative of delusion or depression.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
When reviewing a client's chart, the nurse sees that the doctor identified that the client is experiencing a situational crisis. An event that could cause this is:
Abortion is a common cause of a situational crisis. Retirement may cause a maturation crisis, and child abuse and rape may cause an adventitious crisis.
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The nurse is caring for a patient with severe acrophobia. What area of the hospital should the nurse avoid with the patient?
A patient with acrophobia has a fear of heights, thus exposure to exposed levels or other significant drop-offs will scare the patient.
Compare your answer with the correct one above