Adaptive Quiz Study Set - Therapeutic
Communication Questions With
Correct Solutions
\.Which psychosocial nursing actions are appropriate when providing client care after a
community disaster? Select all that apply.
1
Performing triage of injuries
2
Administering first aid to wounds
Offering choices whenever possible
Establishing rapport through active listening
Requesting assistance from crisis counselors - Answer-✔Administering first aid to wounds
Offering choices whenever possible
Establishing rapport through active listening
Requesting assistance from crisis counselors
, Psychosocial nursing actions appropriate when providing care after a community disaster
include offering choices whenever possible, establishing rapport through active listening, and
requesting assistance from crisis counselors. Performing triage of injuries and administering first
aid to wounds are not psychosocial nursing actions.
\.A nurse is caring for depressed older adults. What precipitating factors for depression are
most common in the older adult without cognitive problems? Select all that apply.
Dementia
Multiple losses
Declines in health
A milestone birthday
An injury requiring hospitalization - Answer-✔Multiple losses
Declines in health
Depression in the older adult is most often associated with the loss of family members and
friends (e.g., death, relocation) and declines in mobility, health, and income. A decline in health,
particularly when associated with a chronic illness, frequently precipitates depression in older
adults. Dementia is a cognitive problem. Research does not correlate the onset of depression
with a milestone birthday in older adults. A traumatic injury does not precipitate the onset of
depression in the older adult as often as does a chronic illness.
Communication Questions With
Correct Solutions
\.Which psychosocial nursing actions are appropriate when providing client care after a
community disaster? Select all that apply.
1
Performing triage of injuries
2
Administering first aid to wounds
Offering choices whenever possible
Establishing rapport through active listening
Requesting assistance from crisis counselors - Answer-✔Administering first aid to wounds
Offering choices whenever possible
Establishing rapport through active listening
Requesting assistance from crisis counselors
, Psychosocial nursing actions appropriate when providing care after a community disaster
include offering choices whenever possible, establishing rapport through active listening, and
requesting assistance from crisis counselors. Performing triage of injuries and administering first
aid to wounds are not psychosocial nursing actions.
\.A nurse is caring for depressed older adults. What precipitating factors for depression are
most common in the older adult without cognitive problems? Select all that apply.
Dementia
Multiple losses
Declines in health
A milestone birthday
An injury requiring hospitalization - Answer-✔Multiple losses
Declines in health
Depression in the older adult is most often associated with the loss of family members and
friends (e.g., death, relocation) and declines in mobility, health, and income. A decline in health,
particularly when associated with a chronic illness, frequently precipitates depression in older
adults. Dementia is a cognitive problem. Research does not correlate the onset of depression
with a milestone birthday in older adults. A traumatic injury does not precipitate the onset of
depression in the older adult as often as does a chronic illness.
