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A cognitively impaired patient who has been a widow for 30 years is frantically trying to leave the unit, saying, I have to go home to start dinner before my husband comes home from work..
 
  To intervene with validation therapy, the nurse should say: a. Please, you must come away from the door..
  b. Mrs. Smith, you have been a widow for many years..
  c. You want to go home to get your husband's dinner..
  d. I think your husband said he is going to eat out tonight..

Question 2

The school nurse reports that a student who was brought to her appears to be tense, angry, and her speech is rapid. She denies use of illegal substances. What does the nurse suspect the student has ingested?
 
  a. Ibuprofen
  b. Penicillin
  c. Ritalin
  d. Valium


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Validation therapy meets the patient where she or he is at the moment and acknowledges the patient's perspectives on what she is experiencing. It does not seek to redirect, reorient, or probe. The other options do not validate patient feelings. Saying that her husband has other plans adds further to the patient's distorted view of reality.

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A recent study has shown that 1 in 5 adolescents have abused prescription drugs. Tension, anger, and rapid speech are common to use of stimulants such as diet pills, amphetamines, and Ritalin.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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