NURS 404 Exam 1 Review (100% verified)

Which of the following features would NOT be considered part of the milieu? A. The color of the paint on the wall of the unit B. The daily activities in the unit C. The landscape in public area outside of an opaque window D. Noise level on the unit correct answers C. The landscape in public area outside of an opaque window Which scenario describes a behavioral emergency on an inpatient psychiatric unit A. A patient who is waving his clenched fists, cursing, and threatening the nurse B. A patient who is curled up in the corner of the day room, wrapped only in a bath towel C. A patient who is crying hysterically after receiving a phone call form a family member D. A patient who is doing push-ups in the middle of the hallway, so that others have to walk around him correct answers A. A patient who is waving his clenched fists, cursing, and threatening the nurse The article Motivational Interviewing: Helping patients make lifestyle changes by Janet Booth asserts the following: motivational interviewing is particularly useful for tx of behaviorally sensitive conditions related to life style. As you care for your patient who has been admitted for tx of malignant hypertension, type II diabetes, and obesity, the patient states she is scared because of her worsening health. She asks you what she should do. If you are using motivational interviewing techniques, what would be the most supportive of the patients interest in making lifestyle changes. Select 2 correct answers A. "great, this is what you should do as soon as you get out of the hospital..." (list suggestions) B. "what kind of changes do you think you could make to improve your health" C. "what are you most worried about right now?" D. State "I'm glad you have decided to make changes. The changes will save your life" correct answers B. "what kind of changes do you think you could make to improve your health" C. "what are you most worried about right now?" During one-to-one interaction with nurse. Patient frequently looks nervously at the door. Select best initial comment by nurse regarding this nonverbal communication. A. I notice you are frequently looking toward the door B. If you are uncomfortable in this room, we can move someplace else C. This is our time together. No one is going to interrupt us. D. It looks as if you are eager to end our visit today correct answers A. I notice you are frequently looking toward the door The see me as a person framework described by Koloroutis, Barnes, and Sweeney suggests that care providers use the "presence through attunement" process of wondering, following and holding.