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Question 1 of 5

Ling works as a registered nurse in an Alzheimer's care home. Ling has a specialized rapport-building technique she uses called reminiscence. She uses this technique by:

A. Telling the residents stories about her grandparents' lives.

B. Playing music from the residents' formative years.

C. Reviewing movies that the residents enjoy.

D. Encouraging the residents to talk about pleasurable past events.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Encouraging the residents to talk about pleasurable past events.

Question 2 of 5

A nursing student observes an incorrect dosage of medication being given to a client receiving electroconvulsive therapy. To implement the ethical principle of veracity, which action would the nursing student take?

A. Keep the information confidential to avoid harm to others.

B. Inform the student's instructor and the client's primary nurse and document the situation.

C. Tell only the client about the incident because the decision about actions would be determined only by the client.

D. Because the client was not harmed, the incident would not need to be reported.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Inform the student's instructor and the client's primary nurse and document the situation.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with complex somatic symptom disorder. Which of the following would the nurse identify as the most difficult aspect of providing care to this client?

A. Managing the client's pain.

B. Relieving the client's anxiety.

C. Developing the therapeutic relationship.

D. Monitoring the client's treatment program.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Developing the therapeutic relationship.

Question 4 of 5

A group of nursing students is reviewing system models used in caring for families. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as characteristic of the Calgary Family Model?

A. Differentiation of self

B. Sibling position

C. Family development

D. Subsystems

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Family development

Question 5 of 5

A client with schizophrenia tells the nurse, 'I'm being watched constantly by the FBI because of my job.' Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A. Tell me more about how you are being watched.

B. It must be frightening to feel like you're always been watched.

C. You're not being watched; it's all in your mind.

D. You are experiencing a delusion because of your illness.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: It must be frightening to feel like you're always been watched.

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