Author Question: A nursing intervention that violates the rights of the psychiatric client would be if the nurse ... (Read 65 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nursing intervention that violates the rights of the psychiatric client would be if the nurse

a. imposes suicide precautions before the client has been interviewed by the
physician.
b. opens and reads mail the client has left at the nurse's station to be mailed.
c. places the client's expensive watch in the hospital business office safe.
d. reports overhearing the client tell a friend that he will spit out oral medication.

Question 2

Which observations, if documented in the medical record, would indicate that the treatment plan for
a client with acute mania has been effective?

a. Converses appropriately, clothing matched, participates in activities..
b. Irritable, suggestible, distractible, napped for 10 minutes in afternoon..
c. Attention span short, writing copious notes, intrudes in conversations..
d. Heavily made up, seductive toward male staff, pressured speech..

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The client has the right to send and receive mail without interference. The other options are
examples of good nursing judgment and do not violate the client's civil rights.

Answer to Question 2

A
The descriptors given indicate the client is functioning at an optimal level, using appropriate
behavior, and thinking without becoming overstimulated by unit activities. Options B, C, and D
reflect manic behavior.