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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is a realistic short-term goal to be accomplished in 2 to 3 days for a client with delirium?

A. Explain the experience of having delirium.

B. Resume a normal sleep-wake cycle.

C. Regain orientation to time and place.

D. Establish normal bowel and bladder function.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Regain orientation to time and place.

Question 2 of 5

At the admission interview, the father of a 4-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) says to the nurse, 'I know that my wife or I must have caused this disease.' Which of the following is the nurse's best response?

A. ADHD is more common within families, but there is no evidence that problems with parenting cause this disorder.'

B. What do you think you might have done that could have led to causing this disorder to develop in your son?'

C. Many parents feel this way, but I doubt there is anything that you did that caused ADHD to develop in your child.'

D. Let's not focus on the cause but rather on what needs to be done to help your son get better. I know that you and your wife are very interested in helping him to improve his behavior.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: ADHD is more common within families, but there is no evidence that problems with parenting cause this disorder.'

Question 3 of 5

A client reports that men in blue clothes keep looking in her window and talking about her. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most uncommitted?

A. Those men are groundskeepers. They're talking about their work, not you.'

B. Don't take things so personally. Not everyone who is talking is talking about you.'

C. Let's not pay attention to the men. Let's play cards instead.'

D. I'll close the drapes so you can't see the men.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Let's not pay attention to the men. Let's play cards instead.'

Question 4 of 5

While admitting a client to the alcohol treatment program, the nurse asks the client how long she's been drinking, how much she's been drinking, and when she had her last drink. The client replies that she has been drinking about a liter of vodka a day for the past week and her last drink was about an hour ago. This information helps the nurse to determine which of the following?

A. The severity of the disease.

B. The severity of withdrawal symptoms.

C. The possibility of alcoholic hallucinosis.

D. The occurrence of delirium tremens.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The severity of withdrawal symptoms.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is planning a staff development conference about hospice services. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A. Hospice services are useful for symptom management of acute diseases.

B. Treatment is limited to pain management and symptom control.

C. The goal is to implement curative therapies and treatments.

D. Services may be offered in settings such as the home and inpatient.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Services may be offered in settings such as the home and inpatient.

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