Exam 13: Crisis Intervention

A patient comes to the mental health center and relates feeling very anxious since graduating from high school 1 week ago.The patient is having difficulty concentrating and feels shaky.This typifies:

A patient comes to the mental health center after being held hostage during a bank robbery 2 days ago.The patient relates a number of symptoms,including intrusive thoughts,nightmares,and feelings of helplessness.The nurse should consider the possibility that the patient is experiencing a _____ crisis.

While working with a patient in crisis,a nurse attempts to help the patient identify the relationship between the event precipitating the crisis and the patient's subsequent feelings and behaviors.This is an example of:

A variety of crisis intervention modalities are available in contemporary society depending on the needs of patients.Some of them are:

When a patient in crisis intervention therapy alludes to the possibility of self-harm,the nurse should:

A patient comes to the mental health clinic with insomnia,irritability,increased tension,and headaches.The symptoms began 1 week ago after the patient was laid off from work.The patient expresses concern that this will result in a relocation that will be hard on the entire family.The patient is most likely experiencing:

A patient is being seen for crisis intervention as a result of receiving a poor job evaluation.The self-esteem need that nursing assessment will most likely reveal a problem with:

Which statement made by a person in a crisis state indicates the presence of a balancing factor?

A jet plane carrying 140 passengers crashes in a nearby community.One can reliably predict that the survivors,families,and community will initially experience:

A patient who undergoes a hostage experience begins crisis intervention therapy.The patient asks,"How long before I will feel like myself again?" The reply that shows the best understanding of the parameters of crisis intervention therapy would be:

A patient who was held hostage for 12 hours by a carjacker now repeatedly states,"I can't believe it happened to me!" while admitting to feeling anxious and being afraid of strangers and of ever driving again.The nurse's interventions should target: (Select all that apply.)

A patient comes to the clinic and states,"I've just lost my job,and I'm afraid that I'm at an age where I'll no longer be able to find work in my career field." Which approach will be most appropriate for this patient?

A critically ill postsurgical patient tells a nurse about recent emergency surgery and the expected long-term postoperative course.As the patient speaks,the nurse notices that the speech lacks affect.Which technique of crisis intervention would be most therapeutic to use initially?

A nurse notes that a patient is using alcohol each evening as a means of coping with the loneliness associated with a recent divorce.Pointing this out and encouraging the patient to join an exercise club or try jogging in lieu of drinking are examples of an approach called:

A crisis intervention clinic nurse responds to a patient who has many concerns about marriage by saying,"You seem to be very committed to the success of your marriage.I think you have the ability to work through these issues and end up with a stronger relationship." This is an example of which technique?

A patient was the driver of a car that struck and killed a child.The patient tells a nurse,"I killed a child! I'm haunted by the sight of the body being thrown into the air.If I hadn't been drinking I might have been able to stop.I don't know how I can go on living with myself!" The crisis nurse should give priority to assessing the patient's:

The outcome of crisis intervention therapy that should be identified for a patient who has been apathetic,fatigued,and feeling helpless since the recent birth of her baby is that she will:

A nurse working with a parent in crisis suggests that the parent send both children to stay with their grandparents temporarily.This is an example of:

To understand the effects of a precipitating event such as the loss of one's job,a nurse must assess the:

A teenaged new mother reports she has felt apathetic,fatigued,and helpless since giving birth.She states,"I don't know what's expected of me." The nurse believes the patient will benefit from: