A patient who is preparing for surgery has moderate anxiety and is unable to understand preoperative information. Which nursing intervention is appropriate?

A) Reassure the patient that all nurses are skilled in providing postoperative care.
B) Describe the procedure again in a calm manner, using simple language.
C) Tell the patient that the staff is prepared to promote recovery.
D) Encourage the patient to express feelings to his or her family.

A patient states, "I had a bad nightmare. When I woke up, I felt emotionally drained, as though I hadn't rested well." Which response by the nurse would be an example of interpersonal therapeutic communication?

A) "It sounds as though you were uncomfortable with the content of your dream."
B) "I understand what you're saying. Bad dreams leave me feeling tired, too."
C) "So, all in all, you feel as though you had a rather poor night's sleep?"
D) "Can you give me an example of what you mean by a 'bad nightmare'?"

A visitor arrives at a daycare center during lunchtime. The preschool children think that every time they have lunch a visitor will arrive. Which preoperational characteristic is being displayed?

A) Egocentrism
B) Transductive reasoning
C) Intuitive reasoning
D) Conservation

The process of being stuck together is:

A) excision.
B) incision.
C) abhesion.
D) adhesion.

The position in which the patient is lying down when x-rays pass from the back to the front of the body is the ________.