After major reconstructive surgery, a patient's wounds dehisced. Extensive wound care was required for 6 months, causing the patient to miss work and social activities. Which physiological response would be expected for this patient?

A) Vital signs return to normal.
B) Release of endogenous opioids would cease.
C) Pulse and blood pressure readings are elevated.
D) Psychomotor abilities of the right brain become limited.

A nurse is working with a patient who wants needs to be met and is impatient and demanding when these needs are not met immediately. How should the nurse interpret this finding according to Freud?

A) The id is functioning.
B) The ego is functioning.
C) The superego is functioning.
D) The Oedipus complex is functioning.

The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of stroke.The nurse attempts to feed the patient,but the patient coughs and gags when food is placed in his mouth.What should the nurse do to assist this patient?

A) Feed the patient more slowly.
B) Feed the patient more quickly.
C) Contact the speech pathology department.
D) Ignore the cough and try again later.

Components of a professional identity in nursing include which attributes? (Select all that apply.)

A) Accountability
B) Advocacy
C) Autonomy
D) Competence
E) Culture

When working with a patient beginning treatment for alcohol abuse, what is the nurse's most therapeutic approach?

A) Empathetic, supportive
B) Strong, confrontational
C) Skeptical, guarded
D) Cool, distant

To assess,evaluate,and support a patient's spirituality the best action a nurse should take includes:

A) recognizing that spirituality does not enhance therapeutic relationships.
B) performing a definitive spiritual assessment once because spirituality does not vary.
C) focusing the assessment on religious doctrine and faith.
D) remembering that spirituality is very subjective.