An individual considering a self-help group says to a nurse, I ...

[mydiamond]

An individual considering a self-help group says to a nurse, I might go to the bereavement group meeting, but what if I'm required to make changes I don't like? The nurse's most therapeutic response would be:
 
  a. Perhaps you're not quite ready to join a group. Give yourself a few more weeks..
  b. These are natural concerns. Trying something new activates all our insecurities..
  c. Most group members will feel just like you do. They will help you hold your own against aggressive group members..
  d. Self-help groups are designed so that each member has sole responsibility for making changes in his or her own life..

Question 2

After teaching a class of nursing students about the rights of persons receiving mental health services, the instructor determines a need for additional instruction when the students identify which of the following as a right?
 
  A) Freedom from restraints or seclusion
  B) Access to one's own mental health records on request
  C) An individualized written treatment plan
  D) Refuse treatment during an emergency situation

[elizabethrperez]

Answer to Question 1

D
This option acknowledges and provides an explanation for the patient's expressed concern.

Answer to Question 2

D

[mydiamond]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[zacnyjessica]

Gracias!