A depressed adult is hospitalized after a suicide attempt
The patient receives an antidepressant medication, is closely supervised, attends a variety of group therapies and activities, watches television during free time, and talks to visitors in the evening. Which additional intervention is needed in the patient's care?
a. Milieu therapy
b. Adequate drug therapy
c. Increased contact with significant others
d. Meaningful communication with nursing staff
D
Two of the three elements of psychotherapeutic management are present: psychopharmacology and milieu management. There is no evidence that the psychotherapeutic nurse–patient relationship exists. Maintaining contact with significant others is not considered an element of the psychotherapeutic management model.
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Setting a time frame, reviewing progress, establishing ground rules, and encouraging equitable participation and discussion are all characteristics of:
a. ad hoc committees. b. standing committees. c. meetings. d. interdisciplinary teams.
To help ensure the correct medication is given to the correct patient at the correct time the FDA plans in the future to use
A. a bar-coded identification system B. a smaller patient to hospital staff ratio C. a card similar to a credit card used to track medical history D. a joint computer system between hospitals and pharmacies
The nurse is assisting a person to develop a positive attitude toward exercise. Which of the following nursing interventions would be most successful when working with this person?
a. Educate the person that 60 minutes of moderate to strenuous exercise a day is required to lower the risk of heart disease. b. Suggest that the person participate in a formal exercise program that has been demonstrated to produce the best results. c. Educate the person that exercise patterns established in young adulthood are more effective than those established later in life. d. Suggest that the person walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for improvement in physical and psychological health.
The nursing assistant does not need to wear PPE when working with chemicals, because PPE is used only for patient care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)