Restate the sentence, "you are not telling me what is going on! " to avoid assigning blame and make it a more neutral.

While carrying a rack of tubes containing blood to be discarded in the biohazard container, jennifer slips and falls. the tubes scatter everywhere, but, fortunately, only three of them break. this accident occurred in the main hallway, so jennifer needs to think fast and get this mess cleaned up. what ppe should jennifer apply?

Most people deal with their mental disorders head on.true or false?

You are assessing an 86-year-old postoperative patient who has an unexpressive, stoic demeanor. when you enter the room, the patient is curled into the fetal position and your assessment reveals that his vital signs are elevated and he is diaphoretic. you ask the patient what his pain level is on a 0-to-10 scale that you explained to the patient prior to surgery. the patient indicates a pain level of “three or so.” you review your pain-management orders and find that all medications are ordered prn. how would you treat this patient's pain?