A patient who attends group therapy feels good when offering something to help another person in the group. What therapeutic factor of group dynamics is the patient describing?
1. Catharsis
2. Altruism
3. Universality
4. Instillation of hope
2. Altruism
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The population nurse is determining the level of health literacy for a group of community members. Which definition should the nurse use when assessing health literacy?
1. Members' ability to use the information and services to enhance health. 2. Members' ability to read and explain the health information. 3. Members' ability to read, write, and interpret the health information. 4. Members' ability to understand and act on health instructions.
When caring for a confused patient, the nurse would initiate all of the following interventions EXCEPT
a. keep activities simple and uncomplicated b. try to keep daily activities as routine as possible c. keep clutter in traffic areas to a minimum d. maintain the bed in high position
A patient was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and hospitalized. The symptoms went into remission, and the patient was recently discharged to the community. During this stage of treatment the expected outcome will be that the patient will:
a. be safe from harm. b. experience symptom relief. c. demonstrate improved functioning. d. attain an optimal quality of life in the community.
In which circumstance would a psychiatric forensic nurse examiner determine it appropriate for a defendant and attorney to consider the insanity defense? At the time of the crime, the defendant:
a. shot a drug dealer who tried to overcharge for cocaine. b. acted on auditory hallucinations of the voice of God commanding, "Kill the children." c. tampered with the brakes on his wife's car after discovering she had an extramarital affair. d. was frightened because of a home robbery the preceding night, assumed a family member was another burglar, and shot him.