Humour has the potential to:
a. embarrass and humiliate.
b. alter identified perceptions.
c. clarify misunderstanding.
d. release tension and reduce anxiety.
d
Humour has the potential to release tension and reduce
anxiety, reduce embarrassment, reduce depression by stimulating the release of endorphins from the hypothalamus,
stimulate immune system functioning and reduce pain by
decreasing serum cortisol levels.
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Which of the following is crucial during the detoxification phase of the addiction process?
a. Controlling the environment so drugs cannot be obtained b. Maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the client c. Maintaining communication with the client's family d. Managing the acute withdrawal symptoms
Therapeutic communication techniques support effective communication between the client and the nurse. Which group of therapeutic techniques is most likely to be effective when one is conversing with a client?
a. Broad openings, restating, and advising b. Clarification, focusing, and confrontation c. Listening, silence, and reflection d. Humor, informing, and reassuring
When determining the stages of separation anxiety, the nurse recognizes that the child in the despair phase is the child who:
1. Plays with toys when his parents are not around. 2. Screams and cries when his parents leave. 3. Appears to be happy and content with staff. 4. Lies quietly in bed.
The parents have requested to be present during their child's procedure. How should the nurse plan for this request?
1. Explain in detail, using medical terms, what will occur. 2. Explain to the family that it is not permitted for family members to be present. 3. Prepare family members for what they should anticipate and what is expected of them. 4. Prepare the family to speak with the healthcare provider.