A Client in Intensive Care Has Had an STEMI

question 19

Multiple Choice

A client in intensive care has had an STEMI. The client is alternately yelling out and crying. The client states "I'll never be able to go back to work again!" The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is

• A) Altered Body Image.
• B) Anxiety.
• C) Fear.
• D) Powerlessness.

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Definitions:

Due Process Requirements

Legal standards that require the government to respect all the legal rights owed to a person according to the law, including fair procedures.

In Personam Jurisdiction

A court's power to bring a person into its adjudicative process; jurisdiction over the person.

Minimum Contacts

A legal standard that determines when it is appropriate for a court in one jurisdiction to assert personal jurisdiction over a defendant from another jurisdiction.

Interrogatories

Written questions sent by one party to another in a lawsuit, which must be answered in writing and under oath.