The Token Economy is a type of therapy that focuses on:
- A. play therapy.
- B. behavior modification.
- C. milieu therapy.
- D. associative.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Behavior modification gives positive feedback and rewards for appropriate behavior.
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The PN is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. The nurse can expect the lab work to show:
- A. elevated urine osmolarity and elevated serum osmolarity.
- B. decreased urine osmolarity and decreased serum osmolarity.
- C. elevated urine osmolarity and decreased serum osmolarity.
- D. decreased urine osmolarity and elevated serum osmolarity.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In diabetes insipidus, the pituitary releases too much antidiuretic hormone (ADH) causing the client to produce a large amount of dilute (decreased osmolarity) urine and causing dehydration (elevated serum osmolarity). Choice 3 might be seen in a client with SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate ADH). Choices 1 and 2 generally don't occur- urine and serum osmolarity typically move in opposite directions.
A hospitalized client has just been informed that he has terminal cancer. He says to the nurse, 'There must be some mistake in the diagnosis.' The nurse determines that the client is demonstrating which of the following?
- A. denial
- B. anger
- C. bargaining
- D. acceptance
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Denial (Kübler-Ross's Stages of Grieving) is the refusal to believe that loss is happening.
A client is 36 hours post-op a TKR surgery, 270 cc's of sero-sanguinous accumulates in the surgical drains. What action should the nurse take?
- A. Notify the doctor
- B. Empty the drain
- C. Do nothing
- D. Remove the drain
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The physician should be notified if excessive drainage is noted from the surgical site.
Which of the following viruses is most likely to be acquired through casual contact with an infected individual?
- A. influenza virus
- B. herpes virus
- C. cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- D. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Influenza virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets. Herpes virus is transmitted by direct contact, and HIV is transmitted through blood and body fluids. Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic infection.
Which of the following services is not part of family consultation?
- A. assisting with vocational rehabilitation
- B. providing information about the client's illness
- C. teaching effective communication
- D. helping families solve problems
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Family consultation does not involve vocational rehabilitation. It involves helping families deal with their feelings, focus, and find solutions. Choices 2, 3, and 4 are components of family consultation.