Author Question: The nurse is using the nursing process to care for a patient with mental illness. At what point of ... (Read 59 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is using the nursing process to care for a patient with mental illness. At what point of the nurse-patient interaction will the nurse perform the assessment phase of the nursing process?

1. It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the evaluation phase.
2. It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the patient leaves the setting.
3. It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the diagnosis phase.
4. It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the patient leaves the setting.

Question 2

The psychiatric-mental health nurse is using the nursing process when caring for a patient diagnosed with mental illness. What tasks may be accomplished during the evaluation phase of the nursing process? Select all that apply.

1. Renegotiating patient needs to be addressed
2. Identifying new, different, or additional goals and outcomes
3. Redefining the roles of the patient and nurse in achieving outcomes
4. Choosing appropriate interventions according the patient assessment
5. Determining what progress has been made relevant to the plan of care

ally · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4
Explanation: The first phase of the nursing process, assessment, may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the patient leaves the setting. Assessment occurs during the entire nurse-patient encounter and does not end at diagnosis or evaluation phases.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
Explanation: Evaluation is the process by which the nurse determines what progress has been made relevant to the plan of care. The result of this evaluation may include renegotiating needs to be addressed; identifying new, different, or additional goals and outcomes; and redefining the roles of the patient and nurse in achieving outcomes. Choosing appropriate interventions according to the patient asse