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The nurse is scheduled to see a client in the community mental health center. Upon arrival, the nurse can smell alcohol on the client's breath and notes he has a history of alcoholism although he had been sober for several months.
 
  When asked about his alcohol use, the client denies that he has a problem and that he only had a drink with a colleague to celebrate his promotion. The nurse's best response to the client is to
  A) acknowledge the drink is a one-time thing.
  B) confront the client's denial regarding the drinking and its implications.
  C) call the client's wife to come and pick him up from the center.
  D) refer the client to the in-patient detoxification unit.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most accurate about mental health assessments?
 
  A) A mental health assessment should be done only when overt symptoms indicating a thought disorder are present.
  B) One purpose of doing a mental health assessment is to establish a therapeutic alliance with the client.
  C) Data from a mental health assessment will be used to confer a specific mental health condition so a targeted referral can be made.
  D) Areas of mental health assessment include only an assessment of mood, thought process, and cognition.



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babybsemail

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B




HudsonKB16

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Gracias!

 

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