After a nurse who had worked with persistently mentally ill ...

[cherise1989]

After a nurse who had worked with persistently mentally ill clients transfers to the short-term inpatient unit, he tells his mentor, I'll never get used to playing cards or other games with cli-ents.
 
  It seems like a poor use of scarce nursing time. The best response for the mentor would be:
  1. Perhaps you'll want to rethink your transfer to this unit if you're really uncom-fortable.
  2. Your comments make a point about scarce resources. I'll ask the treatment team to review our position on activities.
  3. Activity co-leadership puts us in a position to help clients develop social skills and support them as they take small risks.
  4. Managed care has cost us activities therapists. Activities are necessary to give clients something to do, so we have to fill in.

Question 2

The nurse notes that an anxious client sits tensely and moves stiffly. Which of the activity thera-pies should the nurse recommend to the treatment team to assist the client to relieve tension and achieve increased body awareness?
 
  1. Psychodrama
  2. Music therapy
  3. Dance therapy
  4. Recreation

[Tonyam972]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Nurses who engage in co-leadership of therapeutic activities recognize that each activity contrib-utes to outcome attainment. During activities clients practice skills needed in life situations, pro-cess emotions, and give and receive validation and feedback. Option 1 is not supportive of the nurse. Options 2 and 4 do not acknowledge the value of activities therapy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The large movements involved in dance therapy would enable the client to relieve tension and move with greater body awareness and freedom. The other options will not promote body awareness.