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Pineappleeh

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During a support group meeting focusing on strategies to manage symptoms, a patient asks the nurse leader how to deal with angry outbursts from a supervisor. Select the nurse's best action.
 
  a. Answer the question, and then move on to another topic.
  b. Offer to answer the question privately after the group session.
  c. Inform the patient that only illness-related problems can be discussed in the group.
  d. Matter-of-factly explain that the topic being discussed is the importance of medication.

Question 2

A nurse assesses a newly hospitalized patient with a long history of serious and persistent mental illness. The priority assessment information to obtain regarding medication safety is
 
  a. adverse reactions to drugs taken previously.
  b. history of drug compliance and noncompliance.
  c. level of support available from significant others.
  d. length of time on various psychotropic medications.



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Gabe

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Answer to Question 1

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Some patients ask distracting questions, seeking answers directly from the leader. The nurse leader preserves the group process by returning the focus to the group and the topic being discussed. Only the correct option accomplishes this.

Answer to Question 2

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Information related to safety is the nurse's priority. Adverse reactions to psychotropic medications can be dangerous, even life-threatening. If a patient has had an adverse reaction to a particular drug, it would be unwise to administer it again. The other options do not address a safety issue.




Pineappleeh

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


cdmart10

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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