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highest possible levelof wellness. The incorrect options focus on the classic medical model
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rather than recovery.
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a. Lets discuss some means of coping other than suicide when you have these feelings.
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b. I understand why youre so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated too.
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c. You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.
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d. How did you get so depressed that hospitalization
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3. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears
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heavymakeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best
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b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
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d. Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along
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report but not at the expense of respect for patients.
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4. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
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Which statement is an example of attending?
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a. We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital isnt the end of the world.
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b. Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your
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depression.
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d. Id like to sit with you a while so you may feel more comfortable talking
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5. A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem.
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have biasedand prejudiced information?
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endof the address indicates that the site is a commercial one. .gov indicates that the
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