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sam.t96

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Suppression has been likened to voluntary forgetting and is used to protect one's self-esteem. Which of the following statements alerts the nurse to the use of this mechanism by a 19-year-old woman who lost her leg in a car accident?
 
  A) I don't remember anything about what happened to me.
  B) I'd rather not talk about it right now.
  C) It's all Andy's fault He was going 90 miles an hour on the freeway.
  D) My mother is heartbroken about this.

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Which of the following describes an application of PsychiatricMental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2007)?
 
  A) Diagnosing disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III-R published by the American Psychiatric Association
  B) Assisting clients in regaining or improving previous coping abilities and preventing further disability
  C) Providing psychoanalysis to unravel psychoneuroses common to clients with schizophrenia
  D) Applying somatic therapies, such as electroconvulsive therapy, to severely depressed clients


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
The correct answer reflects the idea that the client has not remembered the event. The other options imply that the client is able to remember. Suppression protects one's self-esteem by providing a loss of memory about the event.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
All of these activities except the activity described in option B are not considered to be within the scope of practice of the psychiatricmental health nurse.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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