A high school basketball player sustains a serious knee injury ...

[ashley]

A high school basketball player sustains a serious knee injury and states to the school nurse, I will never get to college if I don't receive a basketball scholarship.
 
  Which nursing reply would assist the student to see a broader range of possibilities? A. Let's look at the alternatives for funding your college education.
  B. I know you are feeling helpless now, but you are looking at this from only one perspective.
  C. Can your family afford knee surgery?
  D. You now need to prioritize your academics and not focus on basketball.

Question 2

A nursing assistant has failed a prerequisite course toward admission to nursing school and states, I will always be only a nursing assistant and never an RN. Her nursing advisor understands this is an example of which automatic thought?
 
  A. Arbitrary inference
  B. Overgeneralization
  C. Dichotomous thinking
  D. Personalization

[rnehls]

Answer to Question 1

A
When the nurse helps the student to see a broader range of possibilities, the nurse is using the cognitive technique of generating alternatives.

Answer to Question 2

B
Overgeneralization occurs when sweeping conclusions are made on the basis of one incident. Because the student failed a prerequisite nursing course, the student overgeneralizes that the goal of being an RN will never be attained.