The nurse is discussing listening and communicating with mental health clients in the therapeutic milieu. Clients are encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings and staff members are to:
A) Keep the client on task.
B) Tell the client what they should do to get better.
C) Hear the client and point out discrepancies in stories.
D) Hear what the client says without feeling threatened.
D
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A newborn has been diagnosed with a disorder that occurs through an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. The parents ask the nurse, "Which of us passed on the gene that caused the disorder?" The nurse tells them it was:
1. The female. 2. The male. 3. Neither. 4. Both.
Critical thinking can best be defined as:
1. reasonable and reflective thinking that is rational, practical, self-aware, conducive to dialogue, and focused on what to do. 2. thinking that is systematic and logical and uses assessment, cue clustering, pattern recognition, hypothesis generation, and evaluation to make decisions. 3. thinking that is interpretive and abstract and focuses on the interlinking of problems with goals, plans, and interventions, as a patterned set, for the purpose of setting priorities of care. 4. thinking that is rational and logical and focuses on a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health conditions, problems, or life processes.
Poverty and homelessness are an issue among U.S. citizens. Which of the following statements are true regarding poverty? Select all that apply
a. Poverty is known to have a negative impact on the health of individuals. b. Poorer individuals are sicker than individuals with adequate financial resources. c. Individuals living below the poverty level frequently participate in preventive care services. d. The new homeless are families, single women with children, veterans, and elderly. e. Children living in poverty have a higher incidence of conditions associated with trauma, poor nutrition, drugs, burns, mental illness, and HIV infections.
The connection between self-care and emotional intelligence involves all of the following EXCEPT
A. Awareness of needs B. Self-worth C. Ability to ask for support D. Patient advocacy