A Nurse Uses Peplau's Interpersonal Therapy While Working with an Anxious

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nurse uses Peplau's interpersonal therapy while working with an anxious, withdrawn patient. Interventions should focus on:

• A) changing the patient's perceptions about self.
• B) improving the patient's interactional skills.
• C) using medications to relieve anxiety.
• D) reinforcing specific behaviors.

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Definitions:

Financial Break-Even

The point at which total revenues are equal to total operating and financial costs, indicating a project or business is neither losing nor making money.

Accounting Break-Even

The point at which total revenues and total expenses are equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss, specifically in an accounting context.

Cash Break-Even

It refers to the point at which a business generates just enough revenue to cover its operating expenses, indicating no profit or loss.

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operating income to its sales, indicating how a change in sales volume will impact operating income.