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Select the best question for the nurse to ask to assess a familys ability to cope.
- A. What strengths does your family have?
- B. Do you think your family copes effectively?
- C. Describe how you successfully handled one family problem.
- D. How do you think the current family problem should be resolved?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct option is the only statement addressing coping strategies used by the family. The distracters seek opinions or use closed-ended communication techniques.
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The psychosexual stage associated with pleasure is
- A. Oral
- B. Anal
- C. Phallic
- D. Genital
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The oral stage (birth-1 year, Freud) centers on oral pleasure.
What is a nurses legal responsibility if child abuse or neglect is suspected?
- A. Discuss the findings with the childs parent and health care provider.
- B. Document the observation and suspicion in the medical record.
- C. Report the suspicion according to state regulations.
- D. Continue the assessment.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Each state has specific regulations for reporting child abuse that must be observed. The nurse is a mandated reporter. The reporter does not need to be sure that abuse or neglect occurred, only that it is suspected. Speculation should not be documented, only the facts.
How should physicians and office staff respond to patients who chronically miss appointments?
- A. Assume the patient does not want treatment and ask him/her to change doctors
- B. Bill the patient for the missed appointment when he/she is a 'no show'
- C. Speak directly to the patient about the missed appointments
- D. Accuse the patient of being insensitive and taking up valuable time
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Direct communication addresses the issue respectfully, identifies barriers, and promotes adherence without judgment.
The theorist associated with self-concept is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Carl Rogers
- C. Abraham Maslow
- D. Erik Erikson
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carl Rogers' humanistic theory focuses on self-concept as central to personality.
Jean Piagets theory focuses on a persons ability to reason. The stage of a person between 12 years of age and an adult according to Piaget would be:
- A. Sensorimotor.
- B. Preoperational.
- C. Concrete operational.
- D. Formal operations.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: During the formal operational age, the person develops adult logic, is able to reason, plans for the future, and able to form conclusions.