A psychiatricmental health nurse gathers information from several ...

[mynx]

A psychiatricmental health nurse gathers information from several nursing theories and combines the client's resources as a unique person with the most suitable theoretical model.
 
  The nurse is using which of the following approaches to applying theory to practice?
 
  A) Outcome
  B) Needs
  C) Eclectic
  D) Interaction

Question 2

The nursing theorist Peplau identified which of the following as the essence of psychiatricmental health nursing?
 
  A) Nursing care independent of physicians
  B) The nurse's use of self
  C) The nursepatient relationship
  D) A neurobiologic approach

[bpool94]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
An eclectic approach to practice implies the use of various models along with the client's personality and individualized resources in order to assess and plan nursing care that is tailored to meet his or her unique needs.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Peplau was known for first highlighting the importance of the relationship between the nurse and the patient as the basis for the therapeutic relationship. She believed that this relationship was the essence of psychiatricmental health nursing.

[mynx]

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