Which of the following is a therapeutic communication in response to 'I am a GOD, bow before me Or ill summon the dreaded thunder to burn you and purge you to pieces!'

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Hello Mr. Tadle (C) is therapeutic, presenting reality gently identity and setting without confrontation. A corrects harshly, risking agitation. B reinforces delusion sarcastically. D probes the delusion, potentially escalating. C, per psychiatric nursing, reorients calmly, fostering trust, making it correct.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Reading it yourself then having the client read (D) is the nurse's responsibility; it ensures understanding and tailoring, per teaching principles. Reading for them (A) assumes inability, giving alone (B) skips guidance, family reading (C) delegates. D balances autonomy and support, making it correct.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Convection (A) is heat loss via air currents, per physiology (e.g., wind). Conduction (B) is direct contact, radiation (C) electromagnetic, evaporation (D) sweat. A matches air-driven loss, making it correct.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Pain involves transduction (conversion to nerve signals), transmission (signals to brain), and perception (awareness), per pain physiology. Radiation (D) is a pattern of pain spread, not a core characteristic of its process. Transduction starts at nociceptors, transmission relays via nerves, perception occurs in the brain essential stages. Radiation describes location, not mechanism, making D the correct answer as the non-characteristic in pain's fundamental nature.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Imminent death shows increased respiratory rate (A), hypotension (B), and mottling (C) all (D), per end-of-life signs. Rapid breathing (e.g., Cheyne-Stokes), low BP from failing circulation, and mottled skin from poor perfusion are classic. All align with physiological decline, making D the correct comprehensive description.