When evaluating care of a crisis patient, a psychiatric nurse must remember that one of the primary goals of crisis intervention is to:
a. support the patient through the process.
b. help the patient return to the precrisis state.
c. give the patient new, healthy coping mechanisms.
d. listen to the patient to help reduce the stress levels.
B
The last phase of crisis intervention is evaluation, when the nurse and patient evaluate whether the intervention resulted in a positive resolution of the crisis. One area to explore is whether the patient has returned to the precrisis level of functioning.
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