Which nursing intervention will assist a patient being treated in ...

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Which nursing intervention will assist a patient being treated in the Emergency Depart-ment for extensive soft tissue injuries to disclose an experience of domestic violence?
 
  a. Allowing the patient to initiate the topic of violence
  b. Speaking with the patient in the absence of her husband
  c. Providing a safe, nonintimidating, and supportive environment
  d. Interviewing her in the presence of another healthcare professional

Question 2

To maximize therapeutic care to a newly admitted suicidal patient on days 1 and 2 of hospitalization, the nurse will:
 
  a. Select appropriate community resources for referral.
  b. Identify patient areas of weakness and deficiency.
  c. Encourage the patient to express psychological pain.
  d. Refute delusional thinking by logical argument and reinforcement.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Providing a safe environment is the first step in assisting a patient who is a victim of domes-tic violence. Including others in the conversation may increase anxiety and reluctance to dis-close. Isolating the husband is assumed in providing a safe, nonintimidating environment. The patient may not disclose without prompting by the nurse.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
With a newly admitted patient, listening to expressions of pain will be one of the first inter-ventions for the nurse in order to support the assessment process. It is too soon to consider community resources. Identifying weaknesses is not a helpful intervention for a suicidal pa-tient. There is no data supporting delusional thinking.