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Chapter1:TheInitialInterview:APreview
Chapter2:LogisticPreparations:WhattoDoBeforetheInterview
Chapter3:TheTherapeuticAlliance:WhatItIs,WhyIt'sImportant,andHowtoEstablish gIt

MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Whichoutcome,focusedonrecovery,wouldbeexpectedintheplanofcarefor gapatientlivinginth
ecommunityanddiagnosedwithseriousandpersistentmental gillness?
Within3months,thepatientwill:
a. denysuicidalideation.
b. reportasenseofwell-being.
c. takemedicationsasprescribed.
d. attendclinicappointmentsongtim
e.ANS:B
Recoveryemphasizesmanagingsymptoms,reducingpsychosocialdisability,andimprovingroleperfor
mance.Thegoalofrecoveryistoempowertheindividualwith gmentalillnesstoachieveasenseofmeaning
andsatisfactioninlifeandtofunctionatgthehighestpossiblelevelofwellness.Theincorrectoptionsfocus
ontheclassic
medicalmodelratherthanrecovery.




2. Apatientishospitalizedfordepressionandsuicidalideationaftertheirspouse gasksforadivorce
.Selectthenursesmostcaringcomment.
a. Letsdiscusssomemeansofcopingotherthansuicidewhenyouhavethesefeelings.
b. Iunderstandwhyyouresodepressed.WhenIgotdivorced,Iwasdevastatedtoo.
c. Youshouldforgetaboutyourmarriageandmoveonwithyourlife.
d. Howdidyougetsodepressedthathospitalizationwas gnecessary?
ANS:A
Thenursescommunicationshouldevidencecaringandacommitmenttoworkwiththe gpatient.Thiscomm
itmentletsthepatientknowthenursewillhelp.Probingandadvice garenothelpfulortherapeuticinterventi
ons.

3. Intheshift-changereport,anoff-
goingnursecriticizesapatientwhowearsheavy gmakeup.Whichcommentbythenursewhoreceivest
hereportbestdemonstratesgadvocacy?
a. Thisisapsychiatrichospital.Crazinessiswhatweareallabout.
b. Letsallshowacceptanceofthispatientbywearinglotsofmakeuptoo.

, c. Yourcommentsareinconsiderateandinappropriate.Keepthereportobjective.
d. Ourpatientsneedourhelptolearnbehaviorsthatwillhelpthemgetalong ginsociety.ANS:D
Acceptingpatientsneedsforself-expressionandseekingtoteachskillsthatwill gcontributetotheirwell-
beingdemonstraterespectandareimportantpartsofadvocacy. gTheon-
comingnurseneedstotakeactiontoensurethatothersarenotprejudiced gagainstthepatient.Humorcanbe
appropriatewithintheprivacyofashiftreportbut gnotattheexpenseofrespectforpatients.
Judgingtheoff-goingnurseinacriticalwaywillcreateconflict.Nursesmustshow gcompassionforeachother.




4. Anurseassessesanewlyadmittedpatientdiagnosedwithmajordepressive gdisorder.Whic
hstatementisanexampleofattending?
a. Weallhavestressinlife.Beinginapsychiatrichospitalisnttheendoftheworld.
b. Tellmewhyyoufeltyouhadtobehospitalizedtoreceivetreatmentforyour gdepression.
c. Youwillfeelbetterafterwegetsomeantidepressantmedicationstartedforyou.
d. Idliketositwithyouawhilesoyoumayfeelmorecomfortable gtalkingwithme.A
NS:D
Attendingisatechniquethatdemonstratesthenursescommitmenttotherelationship gandreducesfeeling
sofisolation.Thistechniqueshowsrespectforthepatientand gdemonstratescaring.Generalizations,pro
bing,andfalsereassurancesarenon-therapeutic.




5. ApatientshowsthenurseanarticlefromtheInternetaboutahealthproblem. gWhichcharacteris
ticofthewebsitesaddressmostalertsthenursethatthesite gmayhavebiasedandprejudicedinfor
mation?
a. Addressendsin.org.
b. Addressendsin.com.
c. Addressendsin.gov.
d. Addressendsin
.net.ANS:B
Financialinfluencesonasiteareacluethattheinformationmaybebiased..comat gtheendoftheaddressindi
catesthatthesiteisacommercialone..govindicatesthat gthesiteismaintainedbyagovernmententity..org
indicatesthatthesiteisgnonproprietary;thesitemayormaynothavereliableinformation,butitdoesnot gpr
ofitfromitsactivities..netcanhavemultiple