- A young woman describes being attacked and raped without showing any emotion
- What are the most common side effects of ECT therapy?
- A mother whose son was killed by a drunk driver channels her anger and energy into being the president of the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- A woman's husband is being transferred with his job to a city far away from her parents. She hides anxiety by explaining to her parents the advantages associated with the move
- An accident victim can remember nothing about his accident
- A man who is addicted to alcohol blames his wife for his excessive drinking
- When a 2-year old is hospitalized for tonsillitis, he will drink only from a bottle, even though his mother states he has been drinking from a cup for 6 months
- "I don't want to think about that now, I will think about it later"
- Children integrate their parents' value system into the process of conscience formation. A child says to a friend, "Don't cheat. It's wrong."
- What is the maximum amount of time for restraints?
- Joe is nervous about his new job and yells at his wife. On his way home, he stops and buys her some flowers
- A patient is angry with his physician, does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive with the nurse
- Some nuns, priests, rabbis, ministers often serve people for unselfish reasons and gain satisfaction through giving
- A woman drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a problem
- A teenager who required lengthy rehabilitation after an accident decides to become a physical therapist as a result of his experiences
- A patient tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because it's the only way I can deal with my bad marriage and my worst job"
- A student hates nursing and only attended nursing school to please her parents. During career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a career
- When must an in-person evaluation by the healthcare provider be done for a client with restraints?
- "I can certainly see why you would be concerned about quality. Actually, though, our product quality has been rated as the highest in the industry for the last three years."
- "I agree that our quality is not as high as that of some of our competitors. However, it was designed that way for consumers who are looking for a lower-priced alternative, perhaps just to use in a weekend cottage. So you see, our somewhat lower quality is actually offset by our much lower price."