Author Question: When evaluating care of a crisis patient, a psychiatric nurse must remember that one of the primary ... (Read 38 times)

@Brianna17 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When evaluating care of a crisis patient, a psychiatric nurse must remember that one of the primary goals of crisis intervention is to:

a. support the patient through the process.
b. help the patient return to the precrisis state.
c. give the patient new, healthy coping mechanisms.
d. listen to the patient to help reduce the stress levels.

Question 2

You are working with a client who is in a doctoral program in graduate school and is thinking of dropping out of school. You use therapeutic communication techniques.

Which of the following client behaviors would be the BEST indication that your interventions were helpful? a. discusses the intense fear experienced while in graduate school
b. discusses preparatory plans to ace working on the doctorate
c. states that since being hospitalized, things are going better
d. decides to withdraw from graduate school

jordangronback · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The last phase of crisis intervention is evaluation, when the nurse and patient evaluate whether the intervention resulted in a positive resolution of the crisis. One area to explore is whether the patient has returned to the precrisis level of functioning.

Answer to Question 2

A
The nurse's interventions have been helpful if the evaluation of the client's communication determines that the client is able to discuss fears experienced while in graduate school. The other options would not indicate that the client has addressed factors causing the emotional state.