An older adult female resident lowers her voice and tells the nurse that another female resident is looking at her behind her back and is going to make her move tonight with a male staff member
Which of the following ideas should the nurse include in the response to this individual? a. The staff receives training in ethics and will not act against another resident's in-terests.
b. Validate the woman's impression and add additional information about the other resident.
c. Avoid suspicious, paranoid thinking because the staff and residents are trustwor-thy individuals.
d. Tell her that the nurse will look in on her and to use the call bell if she becomes frightened.
D
Feedback
A Incorrect. This answer sounds as if you are arguing in defense of the staff mem-ber. This does not help to alleviate the resident's fear and can lead her to suspect that the nurse is a part of the plot, too.
B Incorrect. This response contributes to the resident's suspicions; in addition, the nurse increases professional liability risks by speaking about another resident in a negative manner.
C Incorrect. This type of reproach only aggravates the struggle for control.
D Correct. This answer offers assurance to the patient that she will be protected, but it neither confirms her suspicions nor makes a promise that cannot be kept.
You might also like to view...
The patient has experienced a toxic inhalation injury that has damaged his type II alveolar cells significantly. The nurse should expect to find which of the following?
A) Impaired gas exchange and atelectasis B) Bronchospasm and wheezing C) Laryngospasm and stridor D) Eupnea and bradycardia
The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and is developing a conceptual framework. What will this faculty develop?
1. A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 3. A system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon. 4. A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.
Intravenous fat or lipids are usually given separately from parenteral nutrition (PN). What allergy would make lipids contraindicated in a client?
A) Egg B) Milk C) Peanuts D) Soy
A patient is brought to the emergency department for a superficial stab wound to the forearm. Sutures are required, and a prescriber orders a local anesthetic with epinephrine
The nurse understands that the rationale for the use of epinephrine with a local anesthetic is to cause which of the following effects? a. Reduce anesthetic-induced nausea. b. Prolong anesthetic absorption. c. Reduce the pain of an injection. d. Prevent hypertension induced by the anesthetic.