While you are assisting T.W. with his morning hygienic care, he states, "Why would anyone
want to live like this? No woman will ever want me. I just wish you would have let me die."
How should you initially respond?
a. "You wish you would have died?"
b. "Tell me why you are talking like this."
c. "Let's finish your bath and then we can talk."
d. "I know this is hard now, but things will work out."
a
Restating is a good therapeutic technique to use to get additional information from a patient.
Option b may put T.W. on the defensive, making him feel that his statements are not appropriate.
Option c does not address his concern and is delaying addressing the issue. Option d is offering your
opinion and false reassurance.
You might also like to view...
When wearing a mask, the nurse should change it every:
a. 5-10 minutes. b. 10-20 minutes. c. 20-30 minutes. d. 30-40 minutes.
The nurse tells a peer, "I'm assigned to an interdisciplinary team working with a group of depressed
clients, half of whom are receiving supportive interventions and antidepressant medication. The others are receiving only antidepressants. We are concerned with treatment outcomes for each group.". The peer should identify the work described as a. analytical epidemiology. b. clinical epidemiology. c. descriptive epidemiology. d. experimental epidemiology.
Which observation in a health supervision visit leads the nurse to have concerns about the infant's mental health?
1. A 1-month-old is swaddled by the parent because of crying after an immunization. 2. A 7-month-old infant grabs her mother and cries when the nurse attempts touch. 3. A 9-month-old avoids eye contact with parents and the nurse. 4. A 10-month-old reportedly sleeps about 12 hours total per night.
Reactive narcissists tend to fixate on issues of
a. Relationship building b. Status c. Superiority d. Empathy