Psychiatricmental health nursing interventions occur at which of ...

[TFauchery]

Psychiatricmental health nursing interventions occur at which of the following levels of communication?
 
  1. Public
  2. Intrapersonal
  3. Interpersonal
  4. International

Question 2

A nursing student expresses a belief that it is hopeless to keep providing substance abuse treatment when the rate of relapse is so high. The staff nurse should respond with which of the following statements?
 
  1. Sometimes a client doesn't show much effort.
  2. You are right. I don't know why we bother.
  3. It is important to maintain hope that a client can make positive change.
  4. We are legally obligated to provide care.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Psychiatricmental health nursing interventions primarily occur at the interpersonal level. The interpersonal level refers to one person communicating with another. Intrapersonal communication occurs when one communicates with oneself. Public communication occurs when communicating with large numbers of people. International communication is a form of public communication.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: It is important to maintain hope and therapeutic optimism despite slow progress and setbacks that are part of the recovery process. Even if a client is not currently making much effort toward managing disorders, the development of a trusting relationship with the nurse is helping to set the stage for movement toward recovery in the future.

[TFauchery]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Liddy]

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