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soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is working with a client whose brother had recently died as a result of a brain aneurism. The client reports spending the days crying or sleeping. The nurse intervenes in this situation to:

1. Encourage the client to stay busy.
2. Help the client focus on other aspects of life.
3. Provide respite from a painful reality.
4. Restore the client to pre-trauma level of functioning.

Question 2

A nursing student learns that group therapy reveals distortions in interpersonal relationships in an effort to:

1. Learn how to stifle emotions.
2. Examine and resolve issues.
3. Process and examine emotions.
4. Effectively handle emotions.

mariahkathleeen · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The outcome of the intervention should be to get the client to the highest level of functioning possible, which typically is consistent with the pre-crisis level of function. Distraction, refocusing on other areas of life, and ignoring the situation that triggered the crisis are not therapeutic interventions.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: Group therapy provides stimuli from multiple sources, revealing distortions in interpersonal relationships so that they can be examined and resolved. The goal of group therapy is not to stifle emotions. A result of examining and resolving issues may be to effectively process and handle emotions.