Which nursing intervention would be most effective when assisting ...

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Which nursing intervention would be most effective when assisting an adolescent whose best friend recently committed suicide?
 
  a. Arrange for crisis intervention therapy for the adolescent lasting at least 1 year.
  b. Establish a trusting relationship while periodically assessing the adolescent for depression.
  c. Encourage the adolescent to meet weekly for lunch and discussion regarding the feelings of loss.
  d. Perform an ongoing mental status and lethality assessment every month for a period of no less than 6 months.

Question 2

A patient tells a nurse, I am a weak person.. The patient feels inadequate and vulnerable and states often feeling helpless and frightened. The nursing diagnosis most likely to fit this situation is:
 
  a. personal identity disturbance.
  b. chronic low self-esteem.
  c. personality fusion.
  d. depersonalization.

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Answer to Question 1

B
The adolescent has experienced a deep loss. The nurse is responsible for identifying adolescents who may be at risk for depression and other problems and then determining the need, if any, for monitoring and treatment.

Answer to Question 2

B
Self-esteem disturbance is defined as having a negative self-evaluation or negative feelings about self or self-capabilities, which may be directly or indirectly expressed.