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Students are often initially fearful on psychiatric units. The best action to overcome this fear is:
 
  1. Wait a few days to talk with clients, until the fear subsides
  2. Initiate an interaction and focus on the client
  3. Go along with a classmate so that you can both talk with a client
  4. Wait for a client to start a conversation with you

Question 2

A new psychiatric nurse is concerned about avoiding evaluative responses. She is in the habit of readily expressing approval or disapproval.
 
  The nurse's mentor suggests that which of the following would be the most effective strategy to use instead of approving/disapproving responses?
  1. Neutral recognition
  2. Praise for outcomes
  3. Judgmental remarks
  4. Aloof silence



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Taking some risks is important in decreasing fear, so option 2 is the correct answer. Option 1 may increase fear, and option 3 may overwhelm the client. The responsibility for the interaction is with the nurse, so option 4 is incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Neutral recognition statements recognize the person's behavior, but they are not evaluative with respect to the behavior. Such statements make no comment on the person's worth. 2. Praise is an evaluative response. 3. Judgmental responses are evaluative. 4. Aloof silence suggests indiffer-ence and is a negative strategy.





 

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