Which patient behavior assures the nurse that the primary goal of crisis intervention has been achieved by a patient who experiencing extreme mania?
a. The patient has resumed a healthy sleep pattern.
b. The patient has asked that their family be allowed to visit.
c. The patient demonstrates an understanding of manic behaviors.
d. The patient is compliant with the medication therapy prescribed.
ANS: A
The goal of crisis intervention is to return the individual to their precrisis level of functioning. Resuming healthy sleep patterns would indicate that the crisis had been resolved. The re-maining options fail to demonstrate a return to normal or precrisis function or behavior.
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