Alice, 20 year old, seeks consultation for difficulty of sleeping, poor appetite to eat, loss of interest in work for the last two months. Her live-in partner for three years left her.
96. What should the nurse do? or The nurse should:
A. Help her recognize the reason for her loss
B. Help her find out the significant others in her life
C. Allow her to express feelings of her loss
D. Recognize her feelings of frustration adn disappointment
97. In planning for the nursing care of Alice, Nurse Vangie remembers that the essential part of the therapeutic process is:
A. self understanding
B. therapeutic use of self
C. self awareness
D. understanding of behavior of persons
98. In assessing Alice's coping style, Nurse Regine asks one of the following questions:
A. "Does life seem meaningless to you?"
B. "What would you like to discuss?"
C. "What do you think would help your situation?"
D. "What are you thinking about?"
99. Reinforcement of behavior as a technique of crisis intervention is best described in which one of the following statements:
A. Helping clients regain feelings of self worth
B. Influencing the client to believe that the nurse can help them feel better
C. Giving positive response to adaptive behavior
D. Using patient's emotions, wishes or values to their benefit in the therrapeutic process
100. During a nurse-client intercation, Alice asks Nurse Vangie, why she is not getting better after four days of taking Tofranil. The best explaination the nurse can give is, what the drug takes effect in:
A. 4-6 weeks
B. 6-8 weeks
C. 8-10 weeks
D. 2-4 weeks
