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Abuse and Neglect
Abuse and Neglect
A woman with her reports into the emergency room department with a potentially broken
arm. The husband explains to the nurse that slid on the stairs and fell. The nurse notices a bluish
discoloration on the wife’s neck and the woman keeps on holding her abdomen with her other
2. A client reports that lately he has been constantly afraid of death. His heart rate increases
every time he is travelling or thinks about his future. He also, can’t sleep and has a headache that
doesn’t stop. What is the intervention that the nurse should suggest?
c) The client should intentionally replace these negative thoughts with positive thoughts
3. A patient with a history of alcohol abuse has been admitted in a treatment facility after relapse.
a) Ensure the patient participates in follow up care and attend support group meetings
birth, she loses her temper easily. She says she feel very much detached from her husband and
her two older children. She also feels guilty that she doesn’t spend time with her family. What
a) Ineffective coping
b) Postpartum depression
d) Anxiety
5. A 16 year old girl was brought to the ER by her parents. She had attempted to commit suicide
by trying to cut herself of her left wrist. The parents also report that the girl has been keeping to
herself, rarely talks to the parents and has attempted suicide two times before. What is the next
6. A male African immigrant patient diagonised with stage 3 colon cancer refuses chemotherapy
for his treatment. He expresses that cancer patients from his country who use herbal medicine
live longer that those who opt for chemotherapy opting. As his nurse what would be your
response?
a) Educate the patient on the advantage and dis advantage of alternative medicine
7. A young lady has been taking care of her mother going through the terminal stage of cancer in
a palliative care unit. A palliative nurse observes that she is always in a great mood trying to
cheer up her mother. However the nurse notices that the lady always seems sad when she has left
the room. What is the first cause of action should the nurse take to support the care giver?
8. Which one of the following scenarios would a nurse identify as dysfunctional family processes
9. A couple who were involved in a road accident were brought into the ER. Unfortunately the
husband died while undergoing treatment. Days later the nurse observes that the wife has never
said a word since the news was broken to her. Which stage of grief is the patient in?
a) Anger
b) Acceptance
c) Denial
d) Depression
10. A nurse finds out that a bipolar patient has not been diligent with treatment plan. What
11. A teenage boy who has been shot is brought into the ER and his father accompanied the
paramedics. The attending doctor establishes that the patient needs an emergency blood
transfusion as well as surgery. However, the father tells the nurse in charge that they are
Jehovah’s witnesses and they don’t allow blood transfusion. What should the nurse do?
a) Respect their decision and inform the attending doctor about the father’s request
c) Explain to the father that the son has lost a lot of blood has been lost
12. When planning nursing care plans for a patient with dementia, which of the following is not
13. While doing a test, a boy in fifth grade tears his paper, throw his books and accidentally gets
hurt with a pen. As a school nurse, what type coping mechanism would you conclude the boy
displays?
a) Projection
b) Acting out
c) Regression
d) Displacement
14. A 50 year old man has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Which one of the following
is not part of the health education given by the nurse to help the in family taking care of the
patient?
15. Which one of the following is NOT a role of a nurse in the therapeutic environment?