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A client who practices Orthodox Judaism is upset. The client's son has recently committed suicide. The client tearfully tells the nurse that the son may not be able to be buried with honors. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
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Correct Answer: Sit with the client and allow expression of loss and sorrow.
The nurse is interviewing a client with schizophrenia when the client begins to say, 'Kite, night, right, height, fright.' The nurse documents this as which of the following?
Expert Explanatory Rationale
Correct Answer: Clang association
A nursing instructor is describing complex somatic symptom disorder to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
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Correct Answer: The first symptom usually appears during adolescence.
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about emotional responses to stress and the themes associated with them. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which emotion as associated with being moved by another's suffering and wanting to help?
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Correct Answer: Compassion
A nurse is developing the plan of care for a client with panic disorder that will include pharmacologic therapy. Which of the following would the nurse most likely expect to administer?
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Correct Answer: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
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