Author Question: A patient says, People should be allowed to commit suicide without interference from others. A nurse ... (Read 52 times)

WWatsford · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient says, People should be allowed to commit suicide without interference from others. A nurse replies, You're wrong. Nothing is bad enough to justify death. What is the best analysis of this interchange?

a. The patient is correct.
b. The nurse is correct.
c. Neither person is correct.
d. Differing values are reflected in the two statements.

Question 2

An advanced practice nurse observes a novice nurse expressing irritability regarding a patient with a long history of alcoholism and suspects the new nurse is experiencing countertransference . Which comment by the new nurse confirms this suspicion?

a. This patient continues to deny problems resulting from drinking.
b. My parents were alcoholics and often neglected our family.
c. The patient cannot identify any goals for improvement.
d. The patient said I have many traits like her mother.

dmurph1496 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Values guide beliefs and actions. The individuals stating their positions place different values on life and autonomy. Nurses must be aware of their own values and be sensitive to the values of others.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Countertransference occurs when the nurse unconsciously and inappropriately displaces onto the patient feelings and behaviors related to significant figures in the nurse's past. In this instance, the new nurse's irritability stems from relationships with parents. The distracters indicate transference or accurate analysis of the patient's behavior.