A nurse psychotherapist recommends that a client participate in cognitive therapy. The client asks, What's cognitive therapy and how can it help me? Which is the most appropriate nurse psychotherapist response?
A) It is a system of techniques in which you use positive thinking to improve your mood.
B) It is a long-term interpersonal approach that emphasizes the role of early childhood experiences.
C) It is a treatment approach specifically designed for depression only.
D) It is a time-limited, collaborative approach that emphasizes the role of thinking in the emergence and perpetuation of emotional disturbances.
Question 2
A homeless Native American client is taken to the emergency department (ED) by a shelter nurse. The client has a history of diabetes and has had a sore on his foot for several weeks.
He refuses to talk to the physician in the ED unless a shaman is present. Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate?
A) Try to locate a shaman and ask him to come to the ED.
B) Explain to the client that voodoo medicine will not heal the wound on his foot.
C) Ask the client to explain what he thinks the shaman will do differently than the ED physician.
D) Tell the client that he has the right to refuse treatment.
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