Exam 2: Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting

The nurse demonstrates objective patient care when:

Which action on the part of a novice mental health nurse will best minimize fear related to effectively working with the psychotic patient?

Which nursing action is a reflection of Hildegard Peplau's theoretic framework regarding psychiatric mental health nursing?

Which statement is an example of an inference?

Which statement by the patient reflects patient education that was based on the concept of integrated patient care?

Which response by the nurse manager to a novice mental health nurse is most effective when the nurse asks,"How do I justify not keeping a patient's secret?"

The nurse is effectively facilitating the nurse-patient relationship when:

An often expressed intrinsic reward of psychiatric mental health nursing is:

Which nursing intervention would be appropriately addressed during the orientation phase of the nurse-patient relationship?

The nurse is attempting to minimize the group's display of resistance during a therapy session.Which patients are at risk for displaying such behavior? Select all that apply

Which action on the part of a novice psychiatric mental health nurse shows a need for future development of altruism?

The nurse is attempting to provide a safe environment for a patient at great risk for self-harm.Which intervention shows an understanding of evidence-based practice (EBP)?

Which nursing interventions are directly related to the principles on which a therapeutic alliance is based? Select all that apply.

The greatest negative outcome resulting from a nurse's fear of a mentally ill patient is that the:

Which interactions are likely outcomes of a well-established therapeutic alliance? Select all that apply.