The psychiatric mental health nurse in the mental health clinic sees a client whose auditory
hallucinations have worsened since his landlord told him he was being evicted.
The nurse explores
possible alternative living arrangements with the client and offers a 36-hour hospitalization while
arrangements are being made. The phenomena in which the nurse is intervening is
a. self-concept change.
b. difficulty relating to others.
c. problems related to loneliness.
d. environmental events affecting client well-being.
ANS: D
Being evicted is an example of a situational crisis. The nurse is performing crisis intervention in
response to an environmental circumstance that affects the emotional well-being of the client.
Option A: The scenario does not describe self-concept change on the part of the client. Option B:
The scenario does not specifically refer to client difficulty relating to others. Option C: The scenario
does not describe the client problem of loneliness or other emotions.
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