Exam 40: Self-Concept

A young woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained a laceration across the left side of her face, resulting in a large scar. What nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for this disfigurement?

Which term best describes an individual's self-concept?

A nurse working with clients in a health care facility influences them to make healthy lifestyle choices. According to Coopersmith, which base of self-esteem for the nurse does this example represent?

A school nurse is teaching parents how to build self-esteem in their children. Which is a recommended strategy?

Who or what plays the most influential role in the internalization of self-concept in children?

A client states, "I am not smart enough to learn how to take care of my mother, and I just don't think I can do it." This is an example of ...

A nurse caring for critically ill clients uses interventions to help clients maintain a sense of self. Which of the following are recommended interventions?

The nurse promotes the self-concept of the parents of an infant age 6 months admitted to the hospital with a fever and dehydration by doing what?

An adolescent rapidly develops secondary sex characteristics and body changes. What should the nurse assess to determine how these changes might affect the adolescent's self-concept?

The children of immigrants may have different values and practices than do their parents, causing them to abandon their parents' cultural beliefs. What is this called?

What is the name given to the evaluative and affective component of the self-concept?

While interviewing a compulsive gambler 45 years of age, the woman blames her loss of job, estrangement from spouse, and lack of friends on destiny. The nurse interprets this information as indicative of which aspect of altered self-concept?

In which age group do interpersonal losses play a role in disturbances in self-concept?

The nurse is caring for a girl 13 years of age, who is admitted after taking some of her mother's sleeping pills. She is withdrawn and declines to eat or engage in conversation, except to say she doesn't like herself. The nurse is aware that potential causes of poor self-concept at this age can be related to which of the following? Choose all that apply.

To obtain subjective data about a burn client's self-concept, the nurse should do what?

During an assessment of a client's self-esteem, a man age 45 years tells the nurse that he lost his job due to downsizing and has been unemployed for six months. What would be the appropriate response from the nurse?

What might a nurse ask during a health history to assess personal identity?

A teenager describes herself as "tall, attractive, female, student, intelligent." What part of her self-concept is she describing?

During a self-esteem assessment of a young woman undergoing a complicated divorce, a nurse states: "Tell me something about the moral-ethical principles that govern your life." What aspect of self-esteem is the nurse assessing?

The nurse is caring for a female client 64 years of age who is admitted for knee replacement. As the nurse performs the shift assessment, the client comments, I wouldn't mind getting old if it were not for the physical losses, like the wrinkles, all the drooping, and the wearing out of everything. People like to be around youthful, beautiful men and women; I feel so unattractive. Is the client correct about how society views older people? In general, which of the following does society emphasize and reward? Choose all that apply.