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cmoore54

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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.



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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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