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mental illness to achieve a sense of meaning and satisfaction in life and to function
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a. ―Let‘s discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings.‖
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b. ―I understand why you‘re so depressed. When I got divorced, I was
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the patient. This commitment lets the patient know the nurse will help. Probing and
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extremely heavy makeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best
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demonstrates advocacy?
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, Accepting patients‘ needs for self-expression and seeking to teach skills that will
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contribute totheir well-being demonstrate respect and are important parts of advocacy.
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The on-coming nurse needs to take action to ensure that others are not
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report but not at the expense of respect for patients. Judging the off-going nurse in
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a critical way will create conflict. Nurses must show compassion for each other.
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4. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
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Whichstatement is an example of ―attending‖?
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a. ―We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital is not the
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end of the world.‖
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for your depression.‖
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relationship and reduces feelings of isolation. This technique shows respect for the
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nontherapeutic.
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at the end of the address indicates that the site is a commercial one. ―.gov‖
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maintained by a government entity. ―.org‖ indicates that the site is nonproprietary; the
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site
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