The nurse is talking with the family of a mentally ill client who ...

[Yolanda]

The nurse is talking with the family of a mentally ill client who lives with them. The client is being admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit. What is the priority information to gather from the family?
 
  1. Whether the client had a flu shot recently
  2. The number of medications prescribed for the client
  3. How the client's symptoms are expressed at home
  4. The type of soap the client prefers to use

Question 2

A nurse educator is teaching a group of students the definition of a mentally healthy individual.
 
  The nurse educator knows that an individual is considered mentally healthy when which of the following concepts give evidence to psychological, emotional, and social health? 1. Behavior
  2. Intrapersonal relationships
  3. Gender
  4. Age
  5. Interpersonal relationships

[jointhecircus]

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: The most important information to be obtained from the family at the time of admission is how the symptoms of the client's illness are being expressed at home. This would be closely aligned to the chief complaint and provides a baseline for monitoring. The other information may be needed, but it is not the most important at the time of admission.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale: In general we consider an individual to be mentally healthy when what that person does (the person's behavior), how that person relates to others (the person's interpersonal relationships between oneself and others), and how that person relates to him- or herself (the person's intrapersonal relationships within the mind or the self) give evidence of psychological, emotional, and social health. There is no evidence that age and gender play a role in defining a mentally healthy individual.

[Yolanda]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[gcook]

Great answer, keep it coming