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Chapter 01: Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric Mental
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CommunicationApproach to Evidence-Based Care, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE chCHOICE

1. Which choutcome, chfocused chon chrecovery, chwould chbe chexpected chin chthe chplan chof chcare chfor cha
chpatient chliving chin chthe chcommunity chand chdiagnosed chwith chserious chand chpersistent chmental
chillness? chWithin ch3hm c onths, chthe chpatient chwill chdemonstrate chwhat chbehavior?

a. Denying chsuicidal chideation
b. Reporting cha chsense chof chwell-being
c. Taking chmedications chas chprescribed
d. Attending chclinic chappointments chon chtime
ANS: c h B
Recovery chemphasizes chmanaging chsymptoms, chreducing chpsychosocial chdisability, chand
chimproving chrole chperformance. chThe chgoal chof chrecovery chis chto chempower chthe chindividual chwith

chmental chillness chto chachieve cha chsense chof chmeaning chand chsatisfaction chin chlife chand chto chfunction

chat chthe chhighest chpossible chlevelhcof chwellness. chThe chincorrect choptions chfocus chon chthe chclassic

chmedical chmodel chrather chthan chrecovery.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chApplication ch(Applying)
chTOP: chNursing chProcess: chOutcomes chIdentification

chMSC: c h NCLEX: chHealth chPromotion chand

chMaintenance




2. A chpatient chis chhospitalized chfor chdepression chand chsuicidal chideation chafter chtheir chspouse
ch asks chfor chahdc ivorce. chSelect chthe chnurse‘s chmost chcaring chcomment.
a. ―Let‘s chdiscuss chhealthy chmeans chof chcoping chwhen chyou chhave chsuicidal chfeelings.‖
b. ―I chunderstand chwhy chyou‘re chso chdepressed. chWhen chI chgot chdivorced, chI chwas
ch devastatedhtc oo.‖
c. ―You chshould chforget chabout ch your chmarriage chand chmove chon chwith chyour chlife.‖
d. ―How chdid ch you chget chso chdepressed chthat chhospitalization chwas chnecessary?‖
ANS: c h A
The chnurse‘s chcommunication chshould chevidence chcaring chand cha chcommitment chto chwork chwith
chthe chpatient. chThis chcommitment chlets chthe chpatient chknow chthe chnurse chwill chhelp. chProbing chand

chadvice chare chnothchelpful chfor chtherapeutic chinterventions.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chApplication ch(Applying)
TOP: c h Nursing chProcess: chImplementation MSC: c h NCLEX: chPsychosocial chIntegrity

3. In chthe chshift-change chreport, chan choff-going chnurse chcriticizes cha chpatient chwho chwears
chextremely chheavyhm c akeup. chWhich chcomment chby chthe chnurse chwho chreceives chthe chreport chbest

chdemonstrates chadvocacy?

a. ―This chis cha chpsychiatric chhospital, chso chwe chexpect chour chpatients chto chbehave chbizarrely.‖
b. ―Let‘s chall chshow chacceptance chof chthis chpatient chby chwearing chlots chof chmakeup chtoo.‖
c. ―Your chcomments chare chinconsiderate chand chinappropriate. chKeep chthe chreport chobjective.‖
d. ―Our chpatients chneed chour chhelp chto chlearn chbehaviors chthat chwill chhelp chthem chget
chalong chinhcsociety.‖


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ANS: c h D
Accepting chpatients‘ chneeds chfor chself-expression chand chseeking chto chteach chskills chthat chwill
chcontribute chtoht c heir chwell-being chdemonstrate chrespect chand chare chimportant chparts chof chadvocacy.

chThe chon-coming chnurse chneeds chto chtake chaction chto chensure chthat chothers chare chnot chprejudiced

chagainst chthe chpatient. chHumor chcan chbe chappropriate chwithin chthe chprivacy chof cha chshift chreport chbut

chnot chat chthe chexpense chof chrespect chfor chpatients. chJudging chthe choff-going chnurse chin cha chcritical

chway chwill chcreate chconflict. chNurses chmust chshow chcompassion chfor cheach chother.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chApplication ch(Applying)
TOP: c h Nursing chProcess: chImplementation MSC: ch NCLEX: chSafe, chEffective chCare chEnvironment

4. A chnurse chassesses cha chnewly chadmitted chpatient chdiagnosed chwith chmajor chdepressive chdisorder.
ch Whichhsc tatement chis chan chexample chof ch―attending‖?
a. ―We chall chhave chstress chin chlife. chBeing chin cha chpsychiatric chhospital chis chnot chthe
ch end chof chthehw
c orld.‖

b. ―Tell chme chwhy chyou chfelt chyou chhad chto chbe chhospitalized chto chreceive chtreatment chfor ch your
depression.‖
c. ―You chwill chfeel chbetter chafter chwe chget chsome chantidepressant chmedication chstarted chfor chyou.‖
d. ―I‘d chlike chto chsit chwith chyou chfor cha chwhile, chso chyou chmay chfeel chmore chcomfortable
chtalking chwithhcme.‖



ANS: c h D
Attending chis cha chtechnique chthat chdemonstrates chthe chnurse‘s chcommitment chto chthe
chrelationship chand chreduces chfeelings chof chisolation. chThis chtechnique chshows chrespect chfor chthe

chpatient chand chdemonstrateshccaring. chGeneralizations, chprobing, chand chfalse chreassurances chare

chnontherapeutic.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chApplication ch(Applying)
TOP: c h Nursing chProcess: chImplementation MSC: c h NCLEX: chPsychosocial chIntegrity

5. A chpatient chshows chthe chnurse chan charticle chfrom chthe chInternet chabout cha chhealth chproblem.
chWhich chcharacteristic chof chthe chwebsite‘s chaddress chmost chalerts chthe chnurse chthat chthe chsite chmay
chhave chbiased chandhp
c rejudiced chinformation?

a. Address chends chin ch―.org.‖
b. Address chends chin ch―.com.‖
c. Address chends chin ch―.gov.‖
d. Address chends chin ch―.net.‖
ANS: c h B
Financial chinfluences chon cha chsite chare cha chclue chthat chthe chinformation chmay chbe chbiased. ch―.com‖
c f chthe chaddress chindicates chthat chthe chsite chis cha chcommercial chone. ch―.gov‖ chindicates
chat chthe chendho

chthat chthe chsite chis chmaintained chby cha chgovernment chentity. ch―.org‖ chindicates chthat chthe chsite chis

chnonproprietary; chthe chsite chmay chor chmay chnot chhave chreliable chinformation, chbut chit chdoes chnot

chprofit chfrom chits chactivities. ch―.net‖ chcan chhave chmultiple chmeanings.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chComprehension ch(Understanding) TOP: c h Nursing chProcess:
chEvaluationhcMSC: c h NCLEX: ch Health chPromotion chand chMaintenance




6. A chnurse chsays, ch―When chI chwas chin chschool, chI chlearned chto chcall chupset chpatients chby chname chto
chget chtheir chattention; chhowever, chI chread cha chdescriptive chresearch chstudy chthat chsays chthat chthis
chapproach chdoes chnothw c ork. chI chplan chto chstop chcalling chpatients chby chname.‖ chWhich chstatement

chis chthe chbest chappraisal chof chthishcnurse‘s chcomment?

a. One chdescriptive chresearch chstudy chrarely chprovides chenough chevidence chto chchange chpractice.


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b. Staff chnurses chapply chnew chresearch chfindings chonly chwith chthe chhelp chfrom
ch clinical chnursehsc pecialists.
c. New chresearch chfindings chshould chbe chincorporated chinto chclinical chalgorithms chbefore
ch usinghtc hem chin chpractice.
d. The chnurse chmisinterpreted chthe chresults chof chthe chstudy. chClassic chtenets chof chpractice
ch do chnothcc hange.
ANS: c h A
Descriptive chresearch chfindings chprovide chevidence chfor chpractice chbut chmust chbe chviewed chin
chrelation chto chother chstudies chbefore chpractice chchanges. chOne chstudy chis chnot chenough.

chDescriptive chstudies chare chlow chonhcthe chhierarchy chof chevidence. chClinical chalgorithms chuse

chflowcharts chto chmanage chproblems chand chdo chnot chspecify chone chresponse chto cha chclinical

chproblem. chClassic chtenets chof chpractice chshould chchange chas chresearch chfindings chprovide

ch evidence chfor chchange.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chAnalysis ch(Analyzing) TOP: c h Nursing chProcess:
chEvaluationhcMSC: c h NCLEX: ch Health chPromotion chand chMaintenance




7. Two chnursing chstudents chdiscuss chcareer chplans chafter chgraduation. chOne chstudent chwants chto
chenter chpsychiatric chnursing. chThe chother chstudent chasks, ch―Why chwould chyou chwant chto chbe cha
chpsychiatric chnurse?hA c ll chthey chdo chis chtalk. chYou chwill chlose ch your chskills.‖ chSelect chthe chbest

chresponse chby chthe chstudent chinterested chin chpsychiatric ch nursing.

a. ―Psychiatric chnurses‘ chpractice chin chsafer chenvironments chthan chother
chspecialties chandhcnurse-to-patient chratios chare chbetter chbecause chof chthe chnature chof

chpatients‘ chproblems.‖

b. ―Psychiatric chnurses chuse chcomplex chcommunication chskills, chas chwell chas chcritical chthinking,
to chsolve chmultidimensional chproblems. chI‘m chchallenged chby chthose chsituations.‖
c. ―I chthink chI chwill chbe chgood chin chthe chmental chhealth chfield. ch I chdo chnot chlike chclinical chrotations chin
school, chso ch I chdo chnot chwant chto chcontinue chthem chafter chI chgraduate.‖
d. ―Psychiatric chnurses chdo chnot chhave chto chdeal chwith chas chmuch chpain chand chsuffering chas
medical-surgical chnurses. chThat chappeals chto chme.‖
ANS: c h B
The chpractice chof chpsychiatric chnursing chrequires cha chdifferent chset chof chskills chthan chmedical-
surgical chnursing, chalthough chsubstantial choverlap chdoes chexist. chPsychiatric chnurses chmust chbe
chable chto chhelp chpatients chwith chmedical chand chmental chhealth chproblems, chreflecting chthe

chholistic chperspective chthese chnurses chmust chhave. chNurse–patient chratios chand chworkloads chin

chpsychiatric chsettings chhave chincreased,hcsimilar chto chother chspecialties. chPsychiatric chnursing

chinvolves chclinical chpractice, chnot chsimply chdocumentation. chPsychosocial chpain chis chreal chand

chcan chcause chas chmuch chsuffering chas chphysical chpain.




DIF: Cognitive chLevel: chApplication ch(Applying)
TOP: c h Nursing chProcess: chImplementation MSC: ch NCLEX: chSafe, chEffective chCare chEnvironment

8. Which chresearch chevidence chwould chmost chinfluence cha chgroup chof chnurses chto chchange chtheir
practice?
ch

a. Expert chcommittee chreport chof chrecommendations chfor chpractice
b. Systematic chreview chof chrandomized chcontrolled chtrials
c. Nonexperimental chdescriptive chstudy
d. Critical chpathway
ANS: c h B




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