Which, if any, of the following are not criteria for analyzing ...

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Which, if any, of the following are not criteria for analyzing the propriety of nurse/patient interactions?
 
  1. The interaction is in keeping with objectives of the hospitalization.
   2. The interaction makes the patient/family happy.
   3. The interaction is consistent with the mission, vision, values of the hospital.
   4. None of the above

Question 2

Which, if any, of the following circumstances might incline a nurse to become disengaged or enmeshed rather than therapeutically engaged with a patient/family?
 
  1. 5-year-old child dying of cancer
   2. 6-month-old infant in a vegetative state, secondary to inflicted head injury
   3. Dying 10-day-old neonate with anencephaly whose parents do not visit
   4. All of the above

[Sarahjh]

Answer to Question 1

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1. Some interactions which make patients/families happy compromise the relationship and have a negative impact on colleagues and other patients/families.
2. Some interactions which make patients/families happy compromise the relationship and have a negative impact on colleagues and other patients/families. Some interactions that may be in the best interest of the child/family may not please them.
3. Some interactions which make patients/families happy compromise the relationship and have a negative impact on colleagues and other patients/families. Some interactions that may be in the best interest of the child/family may not please them.
4. Some interactions which make patients/families happy compromise the relationship and have a negative impact on colleagues and other patients/families. Some interactions that may be in the best interest of the child/family may not please them.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The situation is emotionally charged in a manner that might incline a nurse to distance herself/himself from or become enmeshed with the child and/or the family.
2. The situation is emotionally charged in a manner that might incline a nurse to distance herself/himself from or become enmeshed with the child and/or the family.
3. The situation is emotionally charged in a manner that might incline a nurse to distance herself/himself from or become enmeshed with the child and/or the family.
4. Each of the situations is emotionally charged in a manner that might incline a nurse to distance herself/himself from or become enmeshed with the child and/or the family.