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

What would the nurse recognize as the impact that Florence Nightingale has had on the role of the nurse in psychiatric-mental health nursing?

1. Nightingale emphasized the cultural environment for healing.
2. Nightingale developed the idea of the therapeutic relationship.
3. Nightingale focused her ideas on nursing education rather than direct patient care.
4. Nightingale was among the first to note the influence of nurses has psychological components.

Question 2

Which action by the psychiatric-mental health nurse best indicates use of Hildegard Peplau's nursing theory when caring for a patient with mental illness?

1. Establishing a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
2. Assessing patient interactions with the environment
3. Intervening to enhance the patient's abilities to perform self-care
4. Evaluating the effectiveness of the patient's coping and adaptation skills

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

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4
Explanation: Nightingale was among the first to note that the influence of nurses on their patients goes beyond physical care and has psychological and social components; hence, the value of making her famous evening rounds to say goodnight. In addition to being the first to note the influence of nurses on psychological components, Nightingale emphasize the physical, not cultural, environment for healing. Nightingale focused her ideas on both direct patient care and nursing education. Hildegard Peplau is credited with theory related to the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1
Explanation: Peplau conceptualized the one-to-one nurse-patient relationship as one in which the patient can accomplish developmental tasks and practice healthy behaviors. This relationship is best known as the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. While the additional answer choices are appropriate interventions for the psychiatric-mental health nurse, they do not best represent Hildegard Peplau's nursing theory.