A nurse is describing how energy flow can affect health and well-being. Which of the following examples would the nurse discuss when sharing how energy flow can become chaotic?
a. Believing that one has been abandoned by God
b. Reestablishing contact with a friend who has recently moved back into the area
c. Recovering from an acute illness
d. Walking one mile a day
Answer: a. Believing that one has been abandoned by God
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a. "I'll get you some aspirin to relieve the cramping that you feel." b. "Afterpains are more intense with your first baby." c. "Breastfeeding releases a hormone that causes your uterus to contract." d. "A change of position when you're breastfeeding might help."
During group therapy, certain group change mechanisms may be observed. When an individual engages in helping others, resulting in improvement in his or her own self-esteem, which group change mechanism has the individual experienced?
a. Altruism b. Feedback c. Expressiveness d. Communion
A psychiatric forensic clinical specialist is working with a defendant as competency evaluator
A staff member at the mental hospital asks her, "Why are you spending so much time with that guy? You spend one-to-one time with him and even go to activities with him. And I have seen you writing volumes. Usually we just give these people medication for a while and return them to the court.". What response by the psychiatric clinical specialist would be most appropriate? a. "My role is to become an advocate for the defendant, so I have to know him well and build a trusting relationship with him.". b. "The specialized assessments I make on behalf of the court require very lengthy and detailed interviews, so it takes a lot of time.". c. "My focus is providing intensive psychotherapy to ensure the defendant has become competent before he returns to court.". d. "I spend the time observing, assessing, and documenting his competency, write a report, and prepare expert testimony for the court.".
What is the focus of a nurse practicing as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)?
1. Improvement of client care and nursing practice 2. Providing orientation for the novice nurse 3. Acting as a liaison between staff nurses and administration 4. Assisting physicians with in-patient care delivery