Relationships
This essential task must be performed prior to establishing a therapeutic relationship.
What is clarification of personal attitudes, values, and beliefs?
This response can be used when a patient with paranoid schizophrenia states "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
What is "remember, we have a professional relationship."
A nurse administers an extra dose of narcotic tranquilizer to a client and the coworker observes the action but does nothing. What is the ethical interpretation of the coworkers lack of involvement?
What is taking no action is still considered an action by the coworker?
This should be done to provide a safe environment for a client who has made several suicide attempts
What us removing any potential tools for self-harm from the patient's room and ensures the unit locked.
A client's wife passes unexpectedly. The client's therapist encourages holistic health such as nutrition and exercise. What is the best scientific rationale for this recommendation?
What is the role of psychoimmunology?
This is the nurse's best action when a client demonstrates transference.
What is helping the client to clarify the meaning of the current nurse-client relationship?
A nurse states "things will look better tomorrow after a good nights sleep" represents what kind of communication technique?
What is giving false reassurance?
Group therapy is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. What ethical principle does this enforce?
What is autonomy?
A client discloses to an outpatient mental health clinica staff member that they can't think about living any longer. What is the most important statement?
What is stating that this must be shared with the team as it is critical to your care?
A patient has decreased norepinephrine levels. Which mental illness are they most likely at risk for?
What is major depressive disorder?
This is a priority nursing action during the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship.
What is establishing rapport and developing mutually agreeable treatment goals?
A client discusses how he takes out his anger on his kids or wife and smiles during the statements. The nurse states, "I notice you are smiling as you discuss this violence" What therapeutic communication technique is this an example of?
What is making observations?
This statement accurately represents when a HCP can override a patient's right to refuse treatment.
When is when the patient is actively suicidal or homicidal?
A client w/a history of multiple suicide attempts who is taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1 month suddenly begins brighter and rates their mood 9/10. What action should the nurse take?
What is increasing observation?
A client occasionally paces and punches a wall. What is the nurse's initial action?
This is the primary goal during the preinteraction phase.
What is exploring self-perceptions?
The nurse recognizes that this is the foundation of patient-centered care.
What is the therapeutic relationship?
A nurse who tricks a client into seclusion by asking them to carry something into the seclusion room is violating this principle.
What is veracity?
A nurse finds a suicide note from a client that is very specific. What is the nurse's action?
What is placing the patient on suicide precautions due to the specificness of the plans.
The client with psychosis experiences _____ distress.
What is is little distress owning to his or her lack of awareness of reality.
The nurse expects this outcome during the working phase of the relationship.
What is the client gains insight and incorporates alternative behaviors?
This essential characteristic is missing if one of the individuals in the relationships perceives a the other to be "two-faced"
What is rapport?
What is assault?
This is the best action for working with a newly admitted suspicious patient?
What is slowly and matter-of-factly stating your role and showing the patient their room?
This initial nursing assists clients who are aggressively acting out to accepting limit setting.
What is empathizing with the client about their distress?