Exam 40: Self-Concept

Which strategy can be used to help clients overcome powerlessness?

A female client, prominent in the local media, has had surgery for a colostomy. The client avoids looking at the colostomy and refuses visitors. Identify the most appropriate nursing diagnosis.

A nurse who works on the pediatric unit wants to help a child cope with the loss of a leg in a hunting accident. What would the nurse implement to help the child express feelings?

As a child grows, he unconsciously develops a component of self-concept based on the image of role models. What part of the self-concept does this describe?

An infant learns that the physical self is different from the environment. What term is used to describe this stage of self-concept?

A nurse visits a diabetic client age 60 years in his home after the client's above-the-knee amputation of his left leg. The client appears disheveled and with poor hygiene. He also avoids making eye contact with the nurse. Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of the client's reduced self-esteem?

The nurse is assessing his client's self-concept. The client is status post-myocardial infarction and is due to be discharged tomorrow. Which of the following focuses will give the nurse the most information about the client's self-concept? Choose all that apply.

A nurse always addresses clients by the preferred name when entering a client's home or room. What is the nurse facilitating by this action?

The nurse is caring for a man client, age 47 years, who suffers from myasthenia gravis. He has periods of great weakness and is unable to do the things for his family that he would like to. He tells the nurse that he is not worth much these days. Knowing that sometimes clients focus on things they cannot do, which of the following statements by the nurse might be helpful?

A young woman client admits to a nurse that she cannot control her jealousy when she and her partner are out together and states, "It's like we're back in high school again." This is an example of which identity disorder?

Which statement is an example of the effect of aging, illness, or trauma on self-concept?

The nurse is attending a nursing conference about enhancing self-concept in relation to professional nursing practice. As the nurse is waiting for the first speaker to begin, she tries to recall what she knows and has read about this subject. Which of the following would be good for the nurse to keep in mind to enhance her self-concept as a professional nurse?

The nurse cares for a successful chemical engineer, age 29 years, who is admitted with a respiratory infection. The client reports feeling more stress than ever since a job promotion six months ago and asks, Why would something so positive and wonderful cause so much stress for me? Which is an appropriate response by the nurse? Select all that apply.

The wife of an older adult man has recently died. The couple was married for 32 years. What part of the man's self-concept may be influenced by this loss?

A child learns to feel secure within the bonds of his immediate family by interacting with his caretakers. What is the term for this process?