Which of the following statements accurately suggests how ...

[kaid0807]

Which of the following statements accurately suggests how confidentiality issues can affect treatment?
 
  A) Clients commonly use confidentiality to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.
  B) Confidentiality can be a barrier to including family members in a client's care.
  C) Confidentiality is more important in medical nursing than in psychiatricmental health nursing.
  D) Therapists must use their own judgment when deciding to share with the client's family information with outsiders.

Question 2

In the first family consultation session, Darren states that his wife Anna's flirtatiousness during manic phases embarrasses him. Which of the following responses by the nurse is consistent with the feeling stage of family consultation?
 
  A) Darren, how do you think your comments make Anna feel?
  B) I'd be embarrassed, too, if my spouse flirted openly.
  C) Thanks for sharing that, Darren. Anna, can you respond to this?
  D) Your feelings may indicate codependence. You are not responsible for your wife's behavior, and no one blames you.

[bob]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
With respect to confidentiality, nurses have cited data showing that families have a legitimate need for information related to diagnosis, current treatment, medications, community resources, and effective strategies for managing the illness. Information may not normally be shared with outsiders and confidentiality is not more important in medical-surgical contexts.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
In the feeling stage, the consultant acknowledges the feelings of all family members and tries to normalize them with statements such as, If that happened to me, I'd be angry, too.