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CQXA · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A mental health nurse is discussing potentially adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). According to Peplau's Interpersonal Theory, the nurse is functioning in which of the following nursing roles?

A) Therapist
B) Manager
C) Teacher
D) Socializing agent

Question 2

The mental health nurse is teaching a client about a psychotropic medication that he has prescribed. The nurse, in this instance, is functioning with which type of approach to nursing practice?

A) Needs
B) Interaction
C) Outcome
D) Eclectic

Tabitha_2016 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Peplau believed that the nurse serves as a therapist, counselor, socializing agent, manager, technical nurse, mother surrogate, and teacher. In this situation, the nurse is functioning in the teacher mode.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
The interaction-oriented approach is used by nurses who rely on interactions and include themselves in the sphere of their actions. They counsel, guide, and teach clients, helping them to find meaning in their situations. The needs-oriented approach encompasses the nurse performing physiologic and psychosocial activities for the client. The outcome-oriented approach focuses on maintaining and promoting energy and harmony with the environment. The eclectic approach is an individualized style that incorporates the client's own resources as a unique person with the most suitable theoretical model.