Exit HESI (Psychiatric, Gerontology, Values) Age-Related Risks Questions and Answers 2024.

Exit HESI (Psychiatric, Gerontology, Values) Age-Related Risks Questions and Answers 2024. What is the purpose of a therapeutic interaction with clients? Allow them the autonomy to make choices when appropriate. Keep statements value-free, advice-free, and reassurance-free. Remember, just the facts... no opinions What action should the nurse take in a psychiatric situation when the client describes a physical problem? Assess! If a client in the psychiatric unit with paranoid schizophrenia complains of chest pain, take his or her BP. If the obstetrical client who has delivered a dead fetus complains of perineal pain, look at the perineal area. Just because the focus of the client's situation is on his or her psychological needs, it does not mean that the nurse can ignore physiological needs Basic communication principles that can be applied to all clients Establish trust, demonstrate a nonjudgmental attitude, offer self, be empathetic, not sympathetic, use active listening, accept and support client's feelings, clarify and validate client's statements, use a matter-of-fact approach Note: a nurse's nonverbal communication may be more important than the verbal communication Nurse-client confidentiality These questions often appear. For the nurse to tell a client that he or she will not tell anyone about their discussion puts the nurse in a difficult position. Some information must be shared with other team members for the client's safety and optimal therapy (i.e. suicide plan)