Author Question: A nurse has become the focus of projective identification by the patient. The greatest risk to the ... (Read 23 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse has become the focus of projective identification by the patient. The greatest risk to the nurse-patient relationship is that the nurse will become:

a. afraid to be alone with the patient.
b. prejudicial and biased against the patient.
c. overly strict and inflexible regarding patient expectations.
d. unable to effectively place limits on the patient's behaviors.

Question 2

A nurse tells a patient who is feeling guilty about an infidelity to call the spouse and beg for forgiveness. According to the transactional model of communication, the nurse's response originated from which state?

a. Adult
b. Child
c. Parent
d. Complementary

ririgirl15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
When a patient idealizes the nurse, the nurse tends to lose objectivity and move toward being overinvolved, overprotective, and indulgent.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse's statement can be construed as critical. The parent ego state consists of all the nurturing, critical, and prejudicial attitudes, behaviors, and experiences learned from other people, especially from parents and teachers.