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maegan_martin · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client's teenaged son recently committed suicide. She discovered her son's body and subsequently received a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder.

The client was then admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and medication stabilization. Which nursing statement reflects the therapeutic technique of formulating a plan of action?
A) The day you discovered your son's body, you were arriving home from work. What happened then?
B) Tell me about it.
C) I notice you seem uncomfortable discussing this.
D) What is it that you would like to see change during your stay here?

Question 2

A short-term goal for a patient in the early stage of therapy for addiction to sedatives and stimulants is, The patient will:

a. verbalize dependence on drugs..
b. discuss his or her addictive behavior with others..
c. recognize the situations in which drugs are abused..
d. understand the reasons the dependency on drugs developed..

flexer1n1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A
Acknowledging the problem is an appropriate short-term goal. Discussing the addictive behavior with others may or may not be of initial value, while recognizing triggering situations and understanding the reasons that facilitated the addiction are intermediate to long-term goals.