A nurse is performing a psychological assessment of an adolescent patient who has Down syndrome with mild intellectual disability. The patient tells the nurse, "I'm a good helper. I can carry things because I'm strong, but I'm not real smart, so I help with things I know how to do." What findings for self-concept and self-esteem would the nurse document for this patient?
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A nurse asks a 25-year-old patient to describe themself with a list of 20 words. After 15 minutes, the patient listed, "25 years old, male, named Joe," then declared he could not think of anything else. What should the nurse document regarding this patient?
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A nurse asks a patient who has few descriptors of themselves to list facts, traits, or qualities that they would like to apply to themselves. The patient quickly lists 25 traits of a successful person, stating, "My father is like this; I wish I were like him." How does the nurse best interpret the discrepancy between the patient's description of themselves as they are and how they would like to be seen?
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A nurse is counseling a couple who have decided that the wife will provide financial support for the family while the husband attends pharmacy school. The husband plans to work 16 hours weekly, while attending school and states, "I was always an A student, but I might have to settle for Bs now because I don't want to neglect my family." How would the nurse document the husband's self-expectations?
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Question 5 of 5
A school nurse is teaching parents how to foster a healthy development of self in their children. Which statement made by one of the parents requires further teaching?
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