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The nurse should plan which goals of the termination stage of group development? Select all that apply. Ans: - the group evaluates the experience. - The group explores members' feelings about the group and the impending separation. A client diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." Which response by...

A client with a diagnosis of depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died. I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication? 1. "You have everything to live for" 2. "Why do you see yourself as a failure?" 3. "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed." 4. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" Ans: 4. "You've b...

The nurse assesses a client with the admitting diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, mania. Which client symptoms require the nurse's immediate action? Ans: Nonstop physical activity and poor nutritional intake Mania is a mood characterized by excitement, euphoria, hyperactivity, excessive energy, decreased need for sleep, and impaired ability to concentrate or complete a single train of thought. The client's mood is predominantly elevated, expansive, or irritable. Al...

A client experiencing disturbed thought processes believes that his food is being poisoned. which communication technique should the nurse use to encourage the client to eat? 1. Using open-ended questions and silence 2. Sharing personal preference regarding food choices 3. Documenting reasons why the client does not want to eat 4. Offering opinions about the necessity of adequate nutrition 2 | Page Ans: Answer: 1 Rationale: Open-ended questions and silence are strate...

The nurse is having a conversation with a depressed client in an inpatient psychiatric unit. The client says to the nurse, "Things would be so much better for everyone if I just wasn't around." Which response by the nurse would be appropriate at this time? Ans: You sound very unhappy. Are you thinking of harming yourself? The nurse in the emergency department is assisting in caring for a young female victim of sexual assault. The client's physical assessment is com...