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A nurse believes, I'm the only one who truly understands this patient. Other staff members are too critical. Which situation is evident?
 
  a. Boundary blurring
  b. Sexual harassment
  c. Positive regard
  d. Transference

Question 2

A patient with stage 2 Alzheimer's disease calls the police, saying an intruder is in her home. The police officer who investigates the call determines the patient has seen her own reflection in the mirror and thought an intruder was present.
 
  This phenomenon can be assessed as: a. hyperorality.
  b. aphasia.
  c. apraxia.
  d. agnosia.



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Answer to Question 1

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When the role of the nurse and the role of the patient shift, boundary blurring may arise. In this situation, the nurse is becoming overinvolved with the patient as a probable result of unrecognized countertransference . When boundary issues occur, the need for supervision exists. The situation does not describe sexual harassment. Data are not present to suggest positive regard or transference.

Answer to Question 2

D
Agnosia is the inability to recognize familiar objects, parts of one's body, or one's own reflection in a mirror. Hyperorality refers to placing objects in the mouth. Aphasia refers to the loss of language ability. Apraxia refers to an inability to enact purposeful movements despite having the motor and sensory abilities to do so, such as being unable to dress.



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