A 23-year-old college student with severe depression was recently admitted to the psychiatric ward of a local hospital. His family is concerned about him finishing his college term.
Which of the following is the best information for the nurse to give regarding how long psychiatric patients are typically hospitalized? A. A relatively short inpatient stay is followed by outpatient treatment.
B. A long inpatient hospitalization is normal.
C. Patients with emotional or behavioral problems generally are not hospitalized.
D. Most are automatically placed in a long-term care facility.
Question 2
A nurse for 6 years has always worked for the oncology unit of a hospital.
Recently, however, there were cutbacks because more patients are being treated on an outpatient basis, so the nurse transferred to an orthopedic unit where he is caring for a patient who underwent an above-the-knee amputation, something for which he has never provided care. He is to do a dressing change for the amputated leg, so he asks another nurse to help him. He is demonstrating which of the following critical thinking attitudes? A. Humility
B. Confidence
C. Risk-taking
D. Fairness
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