Author Question: A client who is experiencing a crisis is admitted to a nursing unit. When entering the client's ... (Read 108 times)

storky111 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A client who is experiencing a crisis is admitted to a nursing unit. When entering the client's room, the nurse should attempt to establish rapport and engage the client by

a. offering a brief introductory statement to quickly orient the client to the purpose of crisis questions.
b. demonstrating an inflexible approach when caring for the client.
c. placing the client in a dimly lit room close to the nursing unit.
d. delegating to several nurses the role as primary contact for information.

Question 2

When educating a student nurse about the definition of a crisis state, the nurse recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the student nurse states,

a. A crisis state is an acute normal human response.
b. A crisis state is a mental illness.
c. A crisis state represents a personal response.
d. A crisis state creates a temporary disconnect from attachment to others.

irishcancer18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Clients in crisis look to health professionals to structure interactions. Introduce yourself briefly, and quickly orient the client to the purpose of the crisis questions and how the information will be used. Clients and families experiencing a crisis state require a compassionate, flexible, but clearly directive calm approach from nurses. The client should be placed in a quiet, lighted room with no shadows, away from the mainstream of activity. Ideally, one nurse should be the primary contact for information.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Everly defines a crisis state as an acute normal human response to severely abnormal circumstances; it is not a mental illness. Because a crisis state represents a personal response, two people experiencing the same crisis event will respond differently to it. A crisis state creates a temporary disconnect from attachment to others, loss of meaning, and a disruption of previous mastery skills.