A Student Must Come Back to the Learning Laboratory to Repeat

question 14

Multiple Choice

A student must come back to the learning laboratory to repeat the skills check for insertion of a nasogastric tube. The instructor overhears the student saying, "I know I can do this, I know I can do this!" The instructor interprets this behavior as:

• A) a self-defeating behavior.
• B) positive self-talk.
• C) perfectionism.
• D) blaming.

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Definitions:

Mourning

The process of expressing grief and sorrow for someone who has died, often through rituals, customs, or personal reflection.

Widowed

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Nursing Diagnosis

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences or responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes, providing the basis for selection of nursing interventions.