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atus because that is what she would want if she were the client. Which of the foll
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owing ethical theories is considered in this decision?
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status because that would bring the most happiness to the most people. Which of
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the following ethical theories is considered in this decision?
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ecision?
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refused to give consent. With which of the following legal actions might the nurs
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e be charged because of this nursing action?
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c. False imprisonment
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A competent, voluntary client has stated he wants to leave the hospital. The nurse
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hides his clothes to keep him from leaving. With which of the following legal act
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ions might the nurse be charged because of this nursing action?
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Joe is very restless and is pacing the room. The nurse says to Joe, "If you don't
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sit down in the chair and be still, I'm going to put you in restraints!" With whic
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h of the following legal actions might the nurse be charged because of this nursin
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g action?
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A nurse reports to the supervisor that a depressed client is refusing medication to
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mktreat his heart condition and states he "would rather just die." The nurse is not
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ues to refuse medication.
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decision and medication will need to be secretly mixed in his food.
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c. Educate the nurse that the physician has the final say so the nurse should ask
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the physician what to do.
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ue can be explored further. -
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A client on the psychiatric unit begins yelling out loud that no one is listening to
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him and that he is going to "blow up" soon. The orderly asks the nurse if he sh
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ould go ahead and put the client in restraints for the safety of others. Which of t
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hese responses by the nurse is most appropriate?
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a. Educate the orderly that restraints may never be initiated without a physician's
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client every 15 minutes for issues regarding circulation, nutrition, respiration, hydr
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ation, and elimination.
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aware restraints should be discontinued at the earliest possible time regardless of
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when a physician's order is scheduled to expire. -
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mkANS ✓b. Instruct the orderly that it would be best to see if the client can be assisted
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to calm down by listening to his concerns.
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The nurse collects the following information during the admission assessment. For
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which of these pieces of data should the nurse take additional action to ensure th
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at "duty to warn" laws are followed?
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a. The client threatens violence toward another individual.
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b. The client states he wants to kill everyone that has demons.
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c. The client is having command hallucinations.
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d. The client reveals paranoid delusions about another individual. -
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ANS ✓a. The client threatens violence toward another individual.
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Which of these actions by the nurse demonstrates an application of the QSEN co
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ries? (Select all that apply.)
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a. The nurse repeatedly requests to be assigned to a specific patient.
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b. The nurse shares the details of her divorce with the patient.
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c. The nurse makes arrangements to meet the patient outside of the therapeutic e
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nvironment.
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ANS ✓a. The nurse repeatedly requests to be assigned to a specific patient.
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b. The nurse shares the details of her divorce with the patient.
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c. The nurse makes arrangements to meet the patient outside of the therapeutic e
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nvironment.
. Which of the following tasks are associated with the orientation phase of relatio
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nship development? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Promoting the patient's insight and perception of reality
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b. Creating an environment for the establishment of trust and rapport
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c. Using the problem-solving model toward goal fulfillment
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d. Obtaining available information about the patient from various sources
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e. Formulating nursing diagnoses and setting goals -
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e. Formulating nursing diagnoses and setting goals
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The nurse, who is an adult child of an alcoholic, is working with a client who ab
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uses alcohol. The client has experienced a successful detoxification process and is
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beginning a rehabilitation program. He says to the nurse, "I'm not going to go to
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kthose stupid AA meetings. They don't help anything." The nurse, whose father di
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ed of complications from alcoholism, responds with anger: "Don't you even care
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what happens to your children?" The nurse's response is an example of which of
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the following?
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management program. Which of the following identifies actions associated with the
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c. The nurse reviews the client's medical record and assesses his or her personal f
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eeling about working with a client who abused their spouse.
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d. The nurse assists the client in practicing various techniques to effectively mana
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s exhibiting which of the following characteristics?
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c. Genuineness
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d. Empathy - ANS ✓c. Genuineness
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When the nurse shows unconditional acceptance of an individual as a worthwhile
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and unique human being, he or she is exhibiting which of the following characteri
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stics?
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b. Respect
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c. Genuineness
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d. Empathy - ANS ✓b. Respect
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A client who is being discharged from an inpatient hospital stay has his wife brin
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g a box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers for his primary nurse. He present
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s these gifts to the nurse, saying, "Thank you for taking care of me." What is th
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e most appropriate response by the nurse?
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a. "I don't accept gifts from patients."
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b. "Thank you so much! It is so nice to be appreciated."
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NR
NR 326/ NR326 EXAM 1: (NEW 2025/ 2026 UPDA
MK MK MK MK M KM K MK MK MK
TE) MENTAL HEALTH NURSING REVIEW | QUESTIONS &
MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK
ANSWERS| GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUT
MK MK MK MK MK MK
IONS)- CHAMBERLAIN MK
The nurse decides to go against family wishes and tell the client of his terminal st
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atus because that is what she would want if she were the client. Which of the foll
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owing ethical theories is considered in this decision?
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a. Kantianism
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b. Christian ethics
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c. Natural law theories
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d. Ethical egoism - ANS ✓b. Christian ethics
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The nurse decides to respect family wishes and not tell the client of his terminal
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status because that would bring the most happiness to the most people. Which of
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the following ethical theories is considered in this decision?
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a. Utilitarianism
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b. Kantianism
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c. Christian ethics
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d. Ethical egoism - ANS ✓a. Utilitarianism
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The nurse decides to tell the client of his terminal status because she believes it is
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her duty to do so. Which of the following ethical theories is considered in this d
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ecision?
a. Natural law theories
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b. Ethical egoism
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c. Kantianism
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d. Utilitarianism - ANS ✓c. Kantianism
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The nurse assists the physician with electroconvulsive therapy on a client who has
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refused to give consent. With which of the following legal actions might the nurs
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e be charged because of this nursing action?
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a. Assault
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b. Battery
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c. False imprisonment
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d. Breach of confidentiality - ANS ✓b. Battery
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A competent, voluntary client has stated he wants to leave the hospital. The nurse
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hides his clothes to keep him from leaving. With which of the following legal act
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ions might the nurse be charged because of this nursing action?
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c. mk False imprisonment mk
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Joe is very restless and is pacing the room. The nurse says to Joe, "If you don't
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sit down in the chair and be still, I'm going to put you in restraints!" With whic
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h of the following legal actions might the nurse be charged because of this nursin
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g action?
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a. Defamation of character
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b. Battery
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c. Breach of confidentiality
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A nurse reports to the supervisor that a depressed client is refusing medication to
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mktreat his heart condition and states he "would rather just die." The nurse is not
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ksure how to intervene because, although clients have a right to refuse medication,
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kthis client may be so depressed that his behavior represents risk for suicide. Whi
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ch of these actions by the supervisor is a priority?
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a. Tell the nurse that medication will have to be given forcibly if the client contin
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ues to refuse medication.
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b. Instruct the nurse that, because the client is elderly, he is unable to make this
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decision and medication will need to be secretly mixed in his food.
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c. Educate the nurse that the physician has the final say so the nurse should ask
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the physician what to do.
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d. Activate appropriate hospital resources, such as an ethics committee, so this iss
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ue can be explored further. -
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issue can be explored further.
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A client on the psychiatric unit begins yelling out loud that no one is listening to
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him and that he is going to "blow up" soon. The orderly asks the nurse if he sh
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ould go ahead and put the client in restraints for the safety of others. Which of t
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hese responses by the nurse is most appropriate?
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a. Educate the orderly that restraints may never be initiated without a physician's
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mkorder.
b. Instruct the orderly that it would be best to see if the client can be assisted to
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kcalm down by listening to his concerns.
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c. Instruct the orderly to put the client in restraints but make sure to assess the
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client every 15 minutes for issues regarding circulation, nutrition, respiration, hydr
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ation, and elimination.
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d. Instruct the orderly to get others to assist him in restraining the client but be
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aware restraints should be discontinued at the earliest possible time regardless of
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when a physician's order is scheduled to expire. -
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mkANS ✓b. Instruct the orderly that it would be best to see if the client can be assisted
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to calm down by listening to his concerns.
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The nurse collects the following information during the admission assessment. For
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which of these pieces of data should the nurse take additional action to ensure th
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at "duty to warn" laws are followed?
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a. The client threatens violence toward another individual.
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b. The client states he wants to kill everyone that has demons.
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c. The client is having command hallucinations.
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d. The client reveals paranoid delusions about another individual. -
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ANS ✓a. The client threatens violence toward another individual.
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Which of these actions by the nurse demonstrates an application of the QSEN co
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mpetency related to informatics? mk mk mk
a. Learns how to effectively communicate information using electronic health recor
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ds
b. Provides a verbal report of client behavioral issues at shift change
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c. Asks the supervisor for guidelines on how to prevent lawsuits
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d. Reads journals to learn information about new treatments and approaches to n
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cords
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ries? (Select all that apply.)
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a. The nurse repeatedly requests to be assigned to a specific patient.
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b. The nurse shares the details of her divorce with the patient.
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c. The nurse makes arrangements to meet the patient outside of the therapeutic e
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nvironment.
d. The nurse shares how she dealt with a similar difficult situation. -
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c. The nurse makes arrangements to meet the patient outside of the therapeutic e
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nvironment.
. Which of the following tasks are associated with the orientation phase of relatio
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nship development? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Promoting the patient's insight and perception of reality
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b. Creating an environment for the establishment of trust and rapport
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c. Using the problem-solving model toward goal fulfillment
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d. Obtaining available information about the patient from various sources
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e. Formulating nursing diagnoses and setting goals -
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e. Formulating nursing diagnoses and setting goals
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The nurse, who is an adult child of an alcoholic, is working with a client who ab
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uses alcohol. The client has experienced a successful detoxification process and is
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beginning a rehabilitation program. He says to the nurse, "I'm not going to go to
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kthose stupid AA meetings. They don't help anything." The nurse, whose father di
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ed of complications from alcoholism, responds with anger: "Don't you even care
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what happens to your children?" The nurse's response is an example of which of
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the following?
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b. Countertransference
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c. Self-disclosure
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The nurse is working with a client in the anger-
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management program. Which of the following identifies actions associated with the
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mkworking phase of the therapeutic relationship?
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daptive ways to handle anger. mk mk mk mk
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er the goals have been met.
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c. The nurse reviews the client's medical record and assesses his or her personal f
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eeling about working with a client who abused their spouse.
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d. The nurse assists the client in practicing various techniques to effectively mana
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ge anger and provides positive feedback when the client attempts to improve mala
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daptive behaviors. - mk mk
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nage anger and provides positive feedback when the client attempts to improve maladap
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When there is congruence between what is felt and what is expressed, the nurse i
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s exhibiting which of the following characteristics?
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a. Trust
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b. Respect
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c. Genuineness
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d. Empathy - ANS ✓c. Genuineness
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When the nurse shows unconditional acceptance of an individual as a worthwhile
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and unique human being, he or she is exhibiting which of the following characteri
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stics?
a. Trust
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b. Respect
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c. Genuineness
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d. Empathy - ANS ✓b. Respect
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A client who is being discharged from an inpatient hospital stay has his wife brin
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g a box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers for his primary nurse. He present
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s these gifts to the nurse, saying, "Thank you for taking care of me." What is th
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e most appropriate response by the nurse?
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a. "I don't accept gifts from patients."
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b. "Thank you so much! It is so nice to be appreciated."
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