Which intervention will best help a teenager manage aggressive behavior?
a. Administering prescribed medication as ordered
b. Supporting the patient's interest in writing poetry
c. Reenacting situations that may trigger aggression
d. Providing information on anger management techniques
ANS: C
Role-play situations that trigger aggressiveness explore and reinforce alternative methods of coping. The other options although appropriate lack the opportunity to reflect on the triggers and practice the coping skills.
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While conducting a health history interview, the nurse restates the client's basic message to test whether it was appropriately understood. Which interactional skill is the nurse using with this technique?
1. Attending. 2. Paraphrasing. 3. Reflecting. 4. Summarizing.
When the nurse assesses the client's blood sugar, what is the term for the type of skill the nurse is using?
A) Technical B) Therapeutic C) Interactional D) Adaptive
Divide: 120 0.6
What will be an ideal response?
Which nursing action is the best example of the ethical principle of veracity?
1. Supporting the patient's right to refuse any part of planned nursing care 2. Informing the patient that the pain medication to be given is not the same as what was administered the previous day 3. Maintaining the privacy of the patient's personal medical information 4. Supporting the patient when ambulating and instructing the patient on the use of a walker