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CQXA

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A patient repeatedly states, I'm so tense, and I'm sure that I'm going to be fired.. Which statement would be most useful in helping the patient deal with his primary concern?
 
  a. Let's look at the evidence that you'll lose your job..
  b. I'm going to teach you how to make your body relax..
  c. Before we talk about this problem, you are going to the gym to work out..
  d. Let's use role playing to help you explain your actions to your superiors..

Question 2

A nurse is developing a plan of care integrating Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Which of the following would the nurse identify as the priority?
 
  A) Activity level
  B) Predictable social environment
  C) Acceptance from family
  D) Positive self-image



cassie_ragen

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Answer to Question 1

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Sometimes patients jump to erroneous conclusions. Questioning the evidence used by the patient to support a particular belief can be helpful. The source of the patient's data was his own thinking, rather than information supplied by superiors. The nurse could help the patient see that superior officers are unlikely to make a precipitous decision to fire him.

Answer to Question 2

A



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