Author Question: At the site of a mass disaster the nurse is preparing to provide psychiatric first aid. In which ... (Read 26 times)

cookcarl · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

At the site of a mass disaster the nurse is preparing to provide psychiatric first aid. In which order should the nurse provide these actions?

1. Protect from harm
2. Reduce stimulation
3. Keep families together
4. Provide information and education
5. Provide support to those most distressed
6. Use risk communication techniques if required

Question 2

What behavior should the nurse demonstrate when caring for victims of abuse?

1. Distant
2. Authoritarian
3. Nonjudgmental
4. Judgmental

frogdreck123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6

Psychiatric first aid (PFA) includes the following elements: 1. Protect survivors from further harm; 2. Reduce physiological arousal; 3. Mobilize support for those who are most distressed; 4. Keep families together and facilitate reunions with loved ones; 5. Provide information, foster communication and education; and 6. Use effective risk communication techniques.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3

The nurse should convey a nonjudgmental manner. The nurse should avoid blaming the victim or the abuser, or looking for pathological elements in anyone's behavior. It is vital not to impose personal values on the family by offering quick and easy solutions to intrafamily violence. The nurse should not be distant or authoritarian when working with victims of abuse.