The following types of patients require adaptive communication techniques: (Select all that apply)

The following types of patients require adaptive communication techniques: (Select all that apply)

During a client nurse interaction, which nursing statement may give the client false reassurance?

While dining in a restaurant the nurse overhears two co-workers in the next booth discussing a client who is being cared for on the mental health unit which they work.

What action have the nurse’s co-workers committed for which they could be held liable for?

An order written by the physician is reviewed by the nursing staff, and no one is familiar with the treatment instructions. A nurse who is recently hired knows that this treatment is covered by the states nurse practice act.

What is the nurses’ best course of action?

An example of a client who requires emergency admission to a mental hospital is one who has been diagnosed with:

A nurse tells a client that she will be back in 10 minutes to re-assess the client’s pain. When the nurse returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing?

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other persons frame of reference i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another person’s position:

Order reads: Lithium 600 mg PO BID for Bipolar. Nurse has lithium 150 mg capsules on hand. How many capsules will the nurse administer?

Enter answer as a number only.

A nurse is working with a patient and atempts to communicate effectively with him or her. Techniques the nurse can use to help communication include: (Select all that apply)

Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The daily shift nurse approaches Linda to lessen her anxiety. The most therapeutic statement by the nurse would be: