"I have spent my whole life taking care of others. Now someone else has to take...
"I have spent my whole life taking care of others. Now someone else has to take care of me. I feel so useless." How would the nurse respond appropriately to this statement by Carrie? And why?
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In the given statement, the patient is expressing her feelings towards her family members. So, the nurse has to focus on the feelings and say "your sadness is because you cannot do the things that you previously have done to your loved ones, which made you feel good about yourself."
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Carrie, age 75, is a patient on the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of Major Depressive...
Carrie, age 75, is a patient on the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. She says to the nurse, "I never knew my life would end up like this. I've lost my husband, all my friends, and my home." How would the nurse respond appropriately to this statement by Carrie? And why?
Case Study: The nurse is assigned to care for Tina, a 14-year-old who has just received a kidney transplant. She wa...
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Can you please read and check for spelling and grammer errors that I might have missed....
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please respond to this with personal experince kind of replying to this.subject psychiatry nursing. I would...
please respond to this with personal experince kind of
replying to this.subject psychiatry nursing.
I would definitely say I have had a close friend in my life who was very manipulative. She would want me to only spend time with her, and none of my other friends. Not only this, but she always made me feel bad for hanging out with my other friends or family. I would always have to reiterate to her that I do have other friends...
I am writing a resignation letter to my nursing employer. I just got this job and...
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Laura Penman works in a nursing home with a specialty in dementia care. She floats from...
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Case Study: The nurse is assigned to care for Tina, a 14-year-old who has just received a kidney transplant. She was fortunate to have received the kidney very quickly; she was not on the transplant list long. Tina's grandmother, who is her guardian, states that she is concerned about taking Tina home because of all of the medications Tina will be taking. Tina tells the nurse, “The other nurses keep trying to teach me about this medication called cyclosporine. My...
please respond to this with personal experince kind of
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I would definitely say I have had a close friend in my life who was very manipulative. She would want me to only spend time with her, and none of my other friends. Not only this, but she always made me feel bad for hanging out with my other friends or family. I would always have to reiterate to her that I do have other friends...
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