Author Question: The student nurse is beginning her first day of clinical in a mental health unit. The nurse realizes ... (Read 85 times)

littleanan · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The student nurse is beginning her first day of clinical in a mental health unit. The nurse realizes that therapeutic communication can occur even if the nurse is not certain of how to initiate the conversation. This is because?

A) It does not matter what you say to the client.
B) Sincerity, honesty, respect, and caring are the most important elements in communication and will overcome anything you may say that could be nontherapeutic.
C) Psychiatric-mental health clients do not really understand what you say most of the time anyway.
D) Clients in most mental health settings are cognitively impaired.

Question 2

A Hispanic man employed as a sales representative goes into a local department store to pick up a gift for his wife. As he walks around the store, the security guard appraises the man's race, comes up to him, and says,

You need to leave the store because of your suspicious behavior. This is an example of

A) Cultural isolation
B) Dislocation
C) Prejudice
D) Discrimination

zenzy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Sincerity, honesty, respect, and caring are hallmarks of being an effective psychiatric-mental health care provider. If the student nurse is sincere and honest, shows respect for the client, and displays a caring attitude, the staff and clients will give the student their trust.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Discrimination occurs when there is treatment or consideration that is based on class or category rather than on individual merit. In this case, the man has been treated differently (asked to leave) based on his race, because there is no other defining characteristic or behavior that he is exhibiting that would lead to his expulsion from the store.