When conducting an admission interview, a mental health nurse asks a patient a series of questions related to personal beliefs. When the patient asks why these questions are being asked, how should the nurse respond?
a. These questions are routine and are a mandatory part of the admission process..
b. The prime reason is that these questions help the staff to identify any specific health care practices that would conflict with your religious beliefs..
c. Mental health can be affected by personal belief systems, so it is important that your treatment plan be developed to be compatible with your beliefs..
d. These questions are asked of every patient and are confidential, but if you are not comfortable answering them I will simply note that in your chart..
Question 2
As a nurse following the conceptual framework of Rogers, which of the following would be a particular focus of your care?
a. Across cultures, some health care practices are similar and some vary.
b. Human beings are irreducible, pandimensional energy fields.
c. Persons, influenced by conditioning, can act for themselves.
d. Nurses should understand the subjective experience of the client's world.
A parish nurse checks the blood pressure of a church member
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
Example of problem focused patient
A physician uses a portable electronic tablet to enter patient data while in the examination room.
The correct beginning position for the patient’s feet and crutches (tripod position).
Data management questions