Author Question: The nurse is caring for a new mother and infant. Which action should the nurse take that allows the ... (Read 61 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for a new mother and infant. Which action should the nurse take that allows the new parents to feel in control when being taught how to bathe their infant?

1. Telling the parents everything the nurse is doing and why
2. Letting the parents watch a video after the bath
3. Letting the parents bathe the baby with direction and guidance from the nurse
4. Giving lots of advice and suggestions about different methods

Question 2

The nurse provides care to clients admitted to a mental health facility who exhibit paranoid behavior. Which skill should the nurse use when caring for these clients?

1. Cognitive
2. Interpersonal
3. Technical
4. Therapeutic

thall411 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Explaining is helpful, but does not provide the clients with a sense of independence and control in the situation.
Rationale 2: Active participation enhances a client's sense of independence and control. In this situation, the baby and parents will do best with future bathing times if they are allowed to complete the bath themselves. Watching a video is helpful, but does not provide the clients with a sense of independence and control in the situation.
Rationale 3: Active participation enhances a client's sense of independence and control. In this situation, the baby and parents will do best with future bathing times if they are allowed to complete the bath themselves.
Rationale 4: Giving advice or suggestions is helpful, but does not provide the clients with a sense of independence and control in the situation.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills and include problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.
Rationale 2: Interpersonal skills are all of the activities, verbal and nonverbal, people use when interacting directly with one another. The effectiveness of a nursing action often depends largely on the nurse's ability to communicate with others. Interpersonal skills are necessary for all nursing activities, including comforting, counseling, and supportingall of which are extremely important in the acute psychiatric setting.
Rationale 3: Technical skills are hands-on skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and repositioning clients.
Rationale 4: All nursing skills should be therapeutic.