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1. Crisis - ANSWER ✓ An acute, time limited event during which client
experiences an emotional response that cannot be managed with the client's
normal coping mechanisms
2. What does a crisis present? - ANSWER ✓ A struggle for equilibrium and
adaptation,
3. T or F: What might be considered a crisis for one person might not be for
another - ANSWER ✓ Ture
4. Crisis is defined as - ANSWER ✓ A sudden event in one's life, during which
usual coping mechanisms cannot resolve the problem
5. What does the crisis disturb? - ANSWER ✓ Homeostasis
6. Who does crisis occur in and is it equated with psychopathology? -
ANSWER ✓ Crisis occurs in all individuals at one time or another and is not
necessarily equated with psychopathology.
7. What are crises precipitated by? - ANSWER ✓ Specific identifiable events
8. Are crises acute or chronic? - ANSWER ✓ Acute and they are resolved in
one way or another within a brief period. They are personal by nature.
9. What does a crisis situation contain? - ANSWER ✓ The potential for
psychological growth or deterioration.
,10.What are the types of crisis? - ANSWER ✓ Maturational Situational, and
Adventitious
11.Maturational/ developmental crisis - ANSWER ✓ Occurs in response to a
situation that triggers emotions related to unresolved conflicts in one's life,
Erikson's stages of growth and development.
12.Situational Crisis - ANSWER ✓ When an external source is the precipitator
of a crisis, often unanticipated.
13.Examples of situational crisis - ANSWER ✓ Death of a loved one,
loss/change of job, divorce, financial change, severe physical illness.
14.Who are situational life evens often supported by? - ANSWER ✓ By
family/friends and utilizes individuals resiliency.
15.Adventitious Crisis - ANSWER ✓ A crisis or disaster that is not common
pat of everyday life.
16.Examples of adventitious crisis: - ANSWER ✓ Unplanned, such as natural
disasters; fires, hurricanes, terroristic attacks, crimes of violence, mass
shootings.
17.Who can be involved in an adventitious crisis? - ANSWER ✓ Can be an
individual or group of people.
18.What are some nursing diagnosis made by the disaster nurse? - ANSWER ✓
Risk for injury, infection, and post-trauma syndrome, anxiety, fear, spiritual
distress, and ineffective community coping.
19.What are identified as criteria for evaluation by the disaster nurse? -
ANSWER ✓ Outcome behaviors
20.What does evaluation consist of for the disaster nurse? - ANSWER ✓
Reassessment to determine if the nursing interventions have been successful
in achieving the objectives of care.
,21.Crisis Development/Behavior Levels - ANSWER ✓ 1. Anxiety
2. Defensive
3. Risk behavior
4. Tension reduction
22.Staff Attitudes/Approaches - ANSWER ✓ 1. Supportive
2. Directive
3. Physical intervention
4. Therapeutic rapport
23.Facilitation Formula - Declarative Knowledge - ANSWER ✓ Knowing
WHAT
Term -> Definition -> Examples
24.Facilitation Formula - Procedural Knowledge - ANSWER ✓ Knowing
HOW
Demonstrate/describe -> Participate/practice -> Explain/expand
25.Aggression - ANSWER ✓ Behavior that is characterized by vigorous,
intense, or hostile actions.
26.Violence - ANSWER ✓ Any behavior where force is used to injure or abuse
another person, usually intending to cause injury.
27.Core Values - ANSWER ✓ Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security
28.Crisis Development Model - ANSWER ✓ 4 Crisis Development/Behavior
Levels
4 Staff Attitudes/Approaches
29.Responsibilities After a Crisis Event - ANSWER ✓ Recording and
reporting; ensuring ll involved are alright
30.What is the value of learning the four levels and corresponding staff
attitudes? - ANSWER ✓ Helps you intervene early and appropriately.
Helps you avoid overreacting and underreacting.
Helps you avert crisis.
, 31.Verbal Escalation Continuum - ANSWER ✓ Questioning
Refusal
Release
Intimidation
Tension Reduction
32.Three reasons you should use the Supportive Stance. - ANSWER ✓ 1.
Communicates respect
2. Nonthreatening
3. Safety
33.Two ways the Decision-Making Matrix model is used to consider risk. -
ANSWER ✓ Likelihood
Severity
34.Due Care Guidelines - ANSWER ✓ Respect other participants as peers
Responsible for the safety of others with regards to my actions
Will not engage in horseplay
Will not teach other skills
35.CPI Verbal Escalation Continuum - ANSWER ✓ 1. Questioning
2. Refusal-set limits
3. Release (isolate/call aside/allow to vent)
4. Intimidation
5. Tension Reduction
36.Keys to Setting limits - ANSWER ✓ 1. REasonable 2. Simple 3.
Enforceable
37.Verbal intervention tips (Dos) - ANSWER ✓ 1. Set limits / 2. consistent / 3.
Calm / 4. allow for silence / 5. Fair / 6. Listen / Monitor Paraverbals
38.Verbal intervention tips (Don'ts) - ANSWER ✓ 1. back into corner // 2.
dismiss 3. make assumptions / 4. be Insincere/phony
39.Primary Prevention - ANSWER ✓ protect healthy people from developing a
disease and keep them healthy