A Patient Admitted Yesterday for Injuries Sustained While Intoxicated Believes

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted yesterday for injuries sustained while intoxicated believes bugs are crawling on the bed.The patient is anxious,agitated,and diaphoretic.What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

• A) Ineffective airway clearance
• B) Ineffective coping
• C) Ineffective denial
• D) Risk for injury

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Definitions:

Theories

Systematic, organized frameworks of concepts and principles designed to explain and predict phenomena.

Hypotheses

Plural of hypothesis; propositions made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth, intended for further investigation or experiment.

Reverse Causality

A situation where the presumed effect influences the cause, complicating the understanding of the relationship between variables.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.