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cmoore54

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A client with severe mental illness who lived on the streets before his most recent hospitalization
  will be discharged to a shelter until other housing can be arranged. The advantage of placement in
  the shelter is the provision of
 
  a. privacy.
  b. a safe environment.
  c. freedom to do as he pleases.
  d. supplemental Social Security income.

Question 2

An effective nursing intervention for helping angry clients learn to manage anger without violence
  would be
 
  a. using cognitive strategies to identify a thought that increases anger, find proof for
  or against the belief, and substitute reality-based thinking.
  b. providing negative reinforcement such as restraint or seclusion in response to
  angry outbursts, whether or not violence is present.
  c. administering antipsychotic medications.
  d. administering antianxiety medications.


ricroger

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
The shelter will provide a safer environment than living on the street. Options 1, 3, and 4: Shelters
do not provide a great deal of privacy or autonomy, and they do not secure SSI for clients.

Answer to Question 2

A
Anger has a strong cognitive component, so using cognition to manage anger is logical. Option B is
punitive. Options C and D may not be necessary and do nothing to help the client learn anger
management.


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cmoore54

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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
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