Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of PsychiatricMental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition

Sullivan‘s theory. The nurse who does not interact with the patient cannot demonstrate these cornerstones. Observations provide only objective data. Priority nursing diagnoses usually cannot be accurately established without subjective datafrom the patient. The other distracters relate to Maslow and behavioral theory. This item relates to an audience response question. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Pages 2-8 to 10 TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance • A nurse consistently encourages patient to do his or her own activities of daily living. If thepatient is unable to complete an activity, the nurse helps until the patient is once again independent. This nurse‘s practice is most influenced by which theorist? a. Betty Neuman • Patricia Benner • Dorothea Orem • Joyce Travelbee ANSWER: C Orem emphasizes the role of the nurse in promoting self-care activities of the patient; thishas relevance to the seriously and persistently mentally ill patient. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Page 2-44 (Table 2-2) TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Client Needs:Psychosocial Integrity • A nurse uses Maslow‘s hierarchy of needs to plan care for a patient diagnosed with mentalillness. Which problem will receive priority? The patient a. refuses to eat or bathe. • reports feelings of alienation from family. • is reluctant to participate in unit social activities. • is unaware of medication action and side effects. ANSWER: A The need for food and hygiene are physiological and therefore take priority overpsychological or meta-needs in care planning.