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Question 1 of 5

A patient says, "Please don't share information about me with the other people." How should the nurse respond?

A. "I will not share information with your family or friends without your permission, but I will share information about you with other staff."

B. "A therapeutic relationship is just between the nurse and the patient. It is up to you to tell others what you want them to know."

C. "It depends on what you choose to tell me. I will be glad to disclose at the end of each session what I will report to others."

D. "I cannot tell anyone about you. It will be as though I am talking about my own problems, and we can help each other by keeping it between us."

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "I will not share information with your family or friends without your permission, but I will share information about you with other staff."

Question 2 of 5

A nurse caring for a withdrawn, suspicious patient recognizes development of feelings of anger toward the patient. The nurse should

A. suppress the angry feelings.

B. express the anger openly and directly with the patient.

C. tell the nurse manager to assign the patient to another nurse.

D. discuss the anger with a clinician during a supervisory session.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: discuss the anger with a clinician during a supervisory session.

Question 3 of 5

When providing respectful, appropriate nursing care, how should the nurse identify the patient and his or her observable characteristics?

A. The manic patient in room 234

B. The patient in room 234 is a manic

C. The patient in room 234 is possibly a manic

D. The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior

Question 4 of 5

A male patient reports to the nurse, 'I'm told I have memories of childhood abuse stored in my unconscious mind. I want to work on this.' Based on this statement, what information should the nurse provide the patient?

A. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated with those memories.

B. How to use a defense mechanism such as suppression so that the memories will be less threatening.

C. Psychodynamic therapy will allow the surfacing of those unconscious memories to occur in just a few sessions.

D. Group sessions are valuable to identify underlying themes of the memories being suppressed.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated with those memories.

Question 5 of 5

Which theorist most influenced the professional practice of psychiatric nursing?

A. Harry Stack Sullivan

B. Hildegard Peplau

C. Erik Erikson

D. Ivan Pavlov

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hildegard Peplau

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