A 45-year-old male client experiences a sense of depression because he has not yet achieved his life’s goals. His career has not been satisfying. He is still looking for the right job. His wife spends too much money, and his children seem to ignore him while being very selfish. He is tired of all of their attitudes and is considering buying a red Corvette convertible. While obtaining these data concerning the client’s feelings about his life, the nurse is able to determine he is experiencing what psychological crisis according to Erikson’s stages?
In discussing the plan of care for a child with chronic nephrosis with the mother, the nurse identifies that the purpose of weighing the child is to:
Loss of appetite for a child with leukemia is a major recurrent problem. The plan of care should be designed to:
Following a gastric resection, a 70-year-old client is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit. He was extubated prior to leaving the suite. On arrival at the postanesthesia care unit, the nurse should:
Parents of a child with rheumatic fever express concern that she will always be arthritic. The nurse discusses their concerns and tells them the joint pain usually:
One of the most reliable assessment tools for adequacy of fluid resuscitation in burned children is:
The nurse is admitting a client with folic acid deficiency anemia. Which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask the client?
Cystic fibrosis is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. This means that: