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DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR TOWNSEND'S ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL-HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS OF CARE IN EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE NINTH EDITION BY KARYN I. MORGAN
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS...............................................................................3
CHAPTER 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS........................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2. BIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.........................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3. ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES.........................................................................................................20
CHAPTER 4. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY............................................................................................................28
II. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS..................................................................................40
CHAPTER 5 . RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION.....................................40
CHAPTER 6. THE NURSING PROCESS IN PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING.........................................50
CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SPIRITUAL CARE...............................................................57
CHAPTER 8. INTERVENTION IN GROUPS..........................................................................................................91
CHAPTER 9. CRISIS INTERVENTION................................................................................................................100
CHAPTER 10. THE RECOVERY MODEL............................................................................................................108
CHAPTER 11. SUICIDE PREVENTION..............................................................................................................115
III. CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS..........................................................................................123
CHAPTER 12. CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN GENERAL
PRACTICE SETTINGS.......................................................................................................................................123
CHAPTER 13. NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS................................................................................................133
CHAPTER 14. SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS.........................................................................141
CHAPTER 15. SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS..........................................157
CHAPTER 16. DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS...........................................................................................................172
CHAPTER 17. BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS.........................................................................................187
CHAPTER 18. ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND RELATED DISORDERS..............................................196
CHAPTER 19. TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS.....................................................................210
CHAPTER 20. SOMATIC SYMPTOM AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS..............................................................224
CHAPTER 21. EATING DISORDERS..................................................................................................................232
CHAPTER 22. PERSONALITY DISORDERS........................................................................................................239
IV. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS...............................................................256
CHAPTER 23. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.................................................................................................256
CHAPTER 24. THE AGING INDIVIDUAL...........................................................................................................274
CHAPTER 25. SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT......................................................................................281
CHAPTER 26. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSING................................................................................290
, CHAPTER 27. THE BEREAVED INDIVIDUAL.....................................................................................................298
CHAPTER 28. MILITARY FAMILIES..................................................................................................................305
V. ONLINE CHAPTERS..............................................................................................................................................309
CHAPTER 29. CONCEPTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT..........................................................................309
CHAPTER 30. COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES..................................................................316
CHAPTER 31. CULTURAL CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING......................323
CHAPTER 32. ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN SEXUALITY AND GENDER DYSPHORIA........................................331
I INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
CONCEPTS
CHAPTER 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A CLIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL FEELINGS OF SADNESS
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DEATH OF A BELOVED PET. THE CLIENTS APPETITE, SLEEP PATTERNS, AND
DAILY ROUTINE HAVE NOT CHANGED. HOW SHOULD THE NURSE INTERPRET THE CLIENTS
BEHAVIORS?
1. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE FORM OF DEPRESSION.
2. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS ARE EXTENSIVE, WHICH INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
3. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS ARE NOT CONGRUENT WITH CULTURAL NORMS.
4. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE NO FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, INDICATING NO MENTAL
ILLNESS.
ANSWER:>4
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ASSESS THAT THE CLIENTS DAILY FUNCTIONING IS NOT IMPAIRED. THE CLIENT
WHO EXPERIENCES FEELINGS OF SADNESS AFTER THE LOSS OF A PET IS RESPONDING WITHIN NORMAL
EXPECTATIONS.
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT, THE CLIENTS DISTRESS DOES NOT INDICATE A MENTAL ILLNESS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYSIS INTEGRATED PROCESS:
ASSESSMENT
2. AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THE NURSE DETERMINE THAT A CLIENT IS AT RISK FOR
DEVELOPING A MENTAL ILLNESS?
1. WHEN THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE DSM-5 CRITERIA.
2. WHEN MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS ARE COUPLED WITH INTERFERENCE IN DAILY
FUNCTIONING.
, 3. WHEN A CLIENT COMMUNICATES SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS.
4. WHEN A CLIENT USES DEFENSE MECHANISMS AS EGO PROTECTION.
ANSWER:>2
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD DETERMINE THAT THE CLIENT IS AT RISK FOR MENTAL ILLNESS WHEN
RESPONSES TO STRESS ARE MALADAPTIVE AND INTERFERE WITH DAILY FUNCTIONING.
THE DSM-5 INDICATES THAT IN ORDER TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, DAILY FUNCTIONING MUST
BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED. THE CLIENTS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE DISTRESS WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: ASSESSMENT
3. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A SET OF 15-YEAR-OLD IDENTICAL TWINS WHO RESPOND VERY
DIFFERENTLY TO STRESS. ONE TWIN BECOMES ANXIOUS AND IRRITABLE, AND THE OTHER
WITHDRAWS AND CRIES. HOW SHOULD THE NURSE EXPLAIN THESE DIFFERENT STRESS RESPONSES TO
THE PARENTS?
1. REACTIONS TO STRESS ARE RELATIVE RATHER THAN ABSOLUTE; INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO STRESS
VARY.
2. IT IS ABNORMAL FOR IDENTICAL TWINS TO REACT DIFFERENTLY TO SIMILAR STRESSORS.
3. IDENTICAL TWINS SHOULD SHARE THE SAME TEMPERAMENT AND RESPOND SIMILARLY TO STRESS.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES TO STRESS WEIGH MORE HEAVILY THAN GENETIC INFLUENCES.
ANSWER:>1
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD EXPLAIN TO THE PARENTS THAT, ALTHOUGH THE TWINS HAVE IDENTICAL DNA,
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT REACTIONS TO STRESS.
MENTAL HEALTH IS A STATE OF BEING THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
INFLUENCES AND TEMPERAMENT CAN AFFECT STRESS REACTIONS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS:
IMPLEMENTATION
4. WHICH CLIENT SHOULD THE NURSE ANTICIPATE TO BE MOST RECEPTIVE TO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT?
1. A JEWISH, FEMALE SOCIAL WORKER.
2. A BAPTIST, HOMELESS MALE.
3. A CATHOLIC, BLACK MALE.
4. A PROTESTANT, SWEDISH BUSINESS EXECUTIVE.
ANSWER:>1
, OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE CLIENT OF JEWISH CULTURE WOULD PLACE A
HIGH IMPORTANCE ON PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE AND WOULD CONSIDER MENTAL HEALTH AS
EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH. WOMEN ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO SEEK TREATMENT
FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAN MEN.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: PLANNING
5. A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE INTERN STATES, THIS CLIENTS USE OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS SHOULD
BE ELIMINATED. WHICH IS A CORRECT EVALUATION OF THIS NURSES STATEMENT?
1. DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAN BE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO STRESS AND NEED NOT BE ELIMINATED.
2. DEFENSE MECHANISMS ARE A MALADAPTIVE ATTEMPT OF THE EGO TO MANAGE ANXIETY
AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE ELIMINATED.
3. DEFENSE MECHANISMS, USED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH WEAK EGO INTEGRITY, SHOULD BE
DISCOURAGED AND NOT ELIMINATED.
4. DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAUSE DISINTEGRATION OF THE EGO AND SHOULD BE FOSTERED AND
ENCOURAGED.
ANSWER:>1
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD DETERMINE THAT DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAN BE APPROPRIATE
DURING TIMES OF STRESS. THE CLIENT WITH NO DEFENSE MECHANISMS MAY HAVE A LOWER
TOLERANCE FOR STRESS, THUS LEADING TO ANXIETY DISORDERS. DEFENSE MECHANISMS SHOULD BE
CONFRONTED WHEN THEY IMPEDE THE CLIENT FROM DEVELOPING HEALTHY COPING SKILLS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: EVALUATION
6. DURING AN INTAKE ASSESSMENT, A NURSE ASKS BOTH PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL
QUESTIONS. THE CLIENT ANGRILY RESPONDS, IM HERE FOR MY HEART, NOT MY HEAD PROBLEMS.
WHICH IS THE NURSES BEST RESPONSE?
1. ITS JUST A ROUTINE PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT. ALL CLIENTS ARE ASKED THESE SAME QUESTIONS.
2. WHY ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS?
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, LIKE EXCESSIVE STRESS, HAVE BEEN FOUND TO AFFECT MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
4. WE CAN SKIP THESE QUESTIONS, IF YOU LIKE. IT ISNT IMPERATIVE THAT WE COMPLETE THIS SECTION.
ANSWER:>3
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE THE CLIENT ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
EXCESSIVE STRESS ON MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO SKIP PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
PSYCHOSOCIAL QUESTIONS, AS THIS WOULD LEAD TO AN INACCURATE ASSESSMENT.
DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR TOWNSEND'S ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL-HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS OF CARE IN EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE NINTH EDITION BY KARYN I. MORGAN
PRINTED PDF| ORIGINAL DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLISHER| 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS| DOWNLOAD
IMMEDIETLY AFTER THE ORDER
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS...............................................................................3
CHAPTER 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS........................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2. BIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.........................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3. ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES.........................................................................................................20
CHAPTER 4. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY............................................................................................................28
II. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS..................................................................................40
CHAPTER 5 . RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION.....................................40
CHAPTER 6. THE NURSING PROCESS IN PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING.........................................50
CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SPIRITUAL CARE...............................................................57
CHAPTER 8. INTERVENTION IN GROUPS..........................................................................................................91
CHAPTER 9. CRISIS INTERVENTION................................................................................................................100
CHAPTER 10. THE RECOVERY MODEL............................................................................................................108
CHAPTER 11. SUICIDE PREVENTION..............................................................................................................115
III. CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS..........................................................................................123
CHAPTER 12. CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN GENERAL
PRACTICE SETTINGS.......................................................................................................................................123
CHAPTER 13. NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS................................................................................................133
CHAPTER 14. SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS.........................................................................141
CHAPTER 15. SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS..........................................157
CHAPTER 16. DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS...........................................................................................................172
CHAPTER 17. BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS.........................................................................................187
CHAPTER 18. ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND RELATED DISORDERS..............................................196
CHAPTER 19. TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS.....................................................................210
CHAPTER 20. SOMATIC SYMPTOM AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS..............................................................224
CHAPTER 21. EATING DISORDERS..................................................................................................................232
CHAPTER 22. PERSONALITY DISORDERS........................................................................................................239
IV. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS...............................................................256
CHAPTER 23. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.................................................................................................256
CHAPTER 24. THE AGING INDIVIDUAL...........................................................................................................274
CHAPTER 25. SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT......................................................................................281
CHAPTER 26. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSING................................................................................290
, CHAPTER 27. THE BEREAVED INDIVIDUAL.....................................................................................................298
CHAPTER 28. MILITARY FAMILIES..................................................................................................................305
V. ONLINE CHAPTERS..............................................................................................................................................309
CHAPTER 29. CONCEPTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT..........................................................................309
CHAPTER 30. COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES..................................................................316
CHAPTER 31. CULTURAL CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING......................323
CHAPTER 32. ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN SEXUALITY AND GENDER DYSPHORIA........................................331
I INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
CONCEPTS
CHAPTER 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A CLIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL FEELINGS OF SADNESS
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DEATH OF A BELOVED PET. THE CLIENTS APPETITE, SLEEP PATTERNS, AND
DAILY ROUTINE HAVE NOT CHANGED. HOW SHOULD THE NURSE INTERPRET THE CLIENTS
BEHAVIORS?
1. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE FORM OF DEPRESSION.
2. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS ARE EXTENSIVE, WHICH INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
3. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS ARE NOT CONGRUENT WITH CULTURAL NORMS.
4. THE CLIENTS BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE NO FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, INDICATING NO MENTAL
ILLNESS.
ANSWER:>4
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ASSESS THAT THE CLIENTS DAILY FUNCTIONING IS NOT IMPAIRED. THE CLIENT
WHO EXPERIENCES FEELINGS OF SADNESS AFTER THE LOSS OF A PET IS RESPONDING WITHIN NORMAL
EXPECTATIONS.
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT, THE CLIENTS DISTRESS DOES NOT INDICATE A MENTAL ILLNESS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYSIS INTEGRATED PROCESS:
ASSESSMENT
2. AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THE NURSE DETERMINE THAT A CLIENT IS AT RISK FOR
DEVELOPING A MENTAL ILLNESS?
1. WHEN THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE DSM-5 CRITERIA.
2. WHEN MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS ARE COUPLED WITH INTERFERENCE IN DAILY
FUNCTIONING.
, 3. WHEN A CLIENT COMMUNICATES SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS.
4. WHEN A CLIENT USES DEFENSE MECHANISMS AS EGO PROTECTION.
ANSWER:>2
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD DETERMINE THAT THE CLIENT IS AT RISK FOR MENTAL ILLNESS WHEN
RESPONSES TO STRESS ARE MALADAPTIVE AND INTERFERE WITH DAILY FUNCTIONING.
THE DSM-5 INDICATES THAT IN ORDER TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, DAILY FUNCTIONING MUST
BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED. THE CLIENTS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE DISTRESS WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: ASSESSMENT
3. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A SET OF 15-YEAR-OLD IDENTICAL TWINS WHO RESPOND VERY
DIFFERENTLY TO STRESS. ONE TWIN BECOMES ANXIOUS AND IRRITABLE, AND THE OTHER
WITHDRAWS AND CRIES. HOW SHOULD THE NURSE EXPLAIN THESE DIFFERENT STRESS RESPONSES TO
THE PARENTS?
1. REACTIONS TO STRESS ARE RELATIVE RATHER THAN ABSOLUTE; INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO STRESS
VARY.
2. IT IS ABNORMAL FOR IDENTICAL TWINS TO REACT DIFFERENTLY TO SIMILAR STRESSORS.
3. IDENTICAL TWINS SHOULD SHARE THE SAME TEMPERAMENT AND RESPOND SIMILARLY TO STRESS.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES TO STRESS WEIGH MORE HEAVILY THAN GENETIC INFLUENCES.
ANSWER:>1
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD EXPLAIN TO THE PARENTS THAT, ALTHOUGH THE TWINS HAVE IDENTICAL DNA,
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT REACTIONS TO STRESS.
MENTAL HEALTH IS A STATE OF BEING THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
INFLUENCES AND TEMPERAMENT CAN AFFECT STRESS REACTIONS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS:
IMPLEMENTATION
4. WHICH CLIENT SHOULD THE NURSE ANTICIPATE TO BE MOST RECEPTIVE TO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT?
1. A JEWISH, FEMALE SOCIAL WORKER.
2. A BAPTIST, HOMELESS MALE.
3. A CATHOLIC, BLACK MALE.
4. A PROTESTANT, SWEDISH BUSINESS EXECUTIVE.
ANSWER:>1
, OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE CLIENT OF JEWISH CULTURE WOULD PLACE A
HIGH IMPORTANCE ON PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE AND WOULD CONSIDER MENTAL HEALTH AS
EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH. WOMEN ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO SEEK TREATMENT
FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAN MEN.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: PLANNING
5. A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE INTERN STATES, THIS CLIENTS USE OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS SHOULD
BE ELIMINATED. WHICH IS A CORRECT EVALUATION OF THIS NURSES STATEMENT?
1. DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAN BE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO STRESS AND NEED NOT BE ELIMINATED.
2. DEFENSE MECHANISMS ARE A MALADAPTIVE ATTEMPT OF THE EGO TO MANAGE ANXIETY
AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE ELIMINATED.
3. DEFENSE MECHANISMS, USED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH WEAK EGO INTEGRITY, SHOULD BE
DISCOURAGED AND NOT ELIMINATED.
4. DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAUSE DISINTEGRATION OF THE EGO AND SHOULD BE FOSTERED AND
ENCOURAGED.
ANSWER:>1
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD DETERMINE THAT DEFENSE MECHANISMS CAN BE APPROPRIATE
DURING TIMES OF STRESS. THE CLIENT WITH NO DEFENSE MECHANISMS MAY HAVE A LOWER
TOLERANCE FOR STRESS, THUS LEADING TO ANXIETY DISORDERS. DEFENSE MECHANISMS SHOULD BE
CONFRONTED WHEN THEY IMPEDE THE CLIENT FROM DEVELOPING HEALTHY COPING SKILLS.
COGNITIVE LEVEL:
APPLICATION INTEGRATED PROCESS: EVALUATION
6. DURING AN INTAKE ASSESSMENT, A NURSE ASKS BOTH PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL
QUESTIONS. THE CLIENT ANGRILY RESPONDS, IM HERE FOR MY HEART, NOT MY HEAD PROBLEMS.
WHICH IS THE NURSES BEST RESPONSE?
1. ITS JUST A ROUTINE PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT. ALL CLIENTS ARE ASKED THESE SAME QUESTIONS.
2. WHY ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS?
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, LIKE EXCESSIVE STRESS, HAVE BEEN FOUND TO AFFECT MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
4. WE CAN SKIP THESE QUESTIONS, IF YOU LIKE. IT ISNT IMPERATIVE THAT WE COMPLETE THIS SECTION.
ANSWER:>3
OPINION: THE NURSE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE THE CLIENT ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
EXCESSIVE STRESS ON MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO SKIP PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
PSYCHOSOCIAL QUESTIONS, AS THIS WOULD LEAD TO AN INACCURATE ASSESSMENT.
