NUR 180 Hondros Exam 1 Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025

4 areas we are assessing during the mental status exam - -General Description -Emotional State -Experiences -thinking 78 yo rape/trauma patient is now standing near a window quietly staring out of it. How would you approach this patient? - Encourage to speak and communicate thoughts and feelings 78yo patient transfers from another facility. During admission she expresses to you that she was sexually assaulted at the previous facility. What are some therapeutic strategies we may use during this time? - -provide emotional support -establish therapeutic rapport -allow for silence for reflection -Actively listen -encourage them to share feelings with someone they trust A female comes in and you suscpect the patient has been sexually assaulted but their spouse is present. How are we going to assess them? - Find a way to get them alone Active listening - -Come down to eye level All the trays have been passed out and paranoid PT still hasn't eaten. What can you do for them - - Let them watch everyone else eat