A nurse works in an acute psychiatric setting and sees clients as they are admitted for inpatient psychiatric care. Many of the clients exhibit paranoid behavior. The most important skill this nurse can utilize for these clients is which of the following?
1. Cognitive skill
2. Interpersonal skill
3. Technical skill
4. Therapeutic skill
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills and include problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.
Rationale 2: Interpersonal skills are all of the activities, verbal and nonverbal, people use when interacting directly with one another. The effectiveness of a nursing action often depends largely on the nurse's ability to communicate with others. Interpersonal skills are necessary for all nursing activities including comforting, counseling, and supporting–all of which are extremely important in the acute psychiatric setting.
Rationale 3: Technical skills are "hands-on" skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and repositioning clients.
Rationale 4: All nursing skills should be therapeutic.
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