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Carol, a nurse in a family medicine outpatient clinic, conducts initial interviews when new families are referred. She has just finished interviewing a mother who has come to the clinic with her three children, ages 5, 7, and 11. The mother says to the oldest child, 'You have been such a help to me, playing with your brothers while I talk to the nurse.' In assessing family interaction, the nurse recognizes this statement as a direct indicator of which of the following?

Ginger, age 19 and an only child, left 3 months ago to attend a college of her choice 500 miles away from her parents. It is Ginger’s first time away from home. She has difficulty making decisions and will not undertake anything new without first consulting her mother. They talk on the phone almost every day. Ginger has recently started having anxiety attacks. She consults the nurse practitioner in the student health center. This type of crisis is called:

Intervention with Andrew (from question 12) would include:

The nurse is monitoring a patient with AIDS. Which manifestation should the nurse expect to observe in this patient?

The nurse is contributing to a teaching plan. What should the nurse emphasize as being the most effective method known to control the spread of HIV infection?