Author Question: A client on the psychiatric unit of the hospital has sensed a student's nervousness and confronted ... (Read 29 times)

nevelica · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client on the psychiatric unit of the hospital has sensed a student's nervousness and confronted her, saying, You don't have a bloody clue what you're doing, do you? How could the student respond in a way that demonstrates emotional stability?

A) By detaching herself from her emotional response to this accusatory statement
B) By responding in a similar tone
C) By acknowledging the validity of the client's statement
D) By trying not to show undue emotion when responding to the client

Question 2

A nurse who is considered to be judgmental may do what?

A) Be more efficient and effective at making clinical decisions under pressure
B) Choose interventions based on his or her own values
C) Be better able to discern symptoms and signs from personality traits
D) Be paralyzed by fear when interacting with mentally ill clients

tashiedavis420 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Emotional stability is not the same as blocking or detaching from emotions. Rather, it is responding to emotional situations without undue emotion. Validating the client's statement and matching the tone would both be inappropriate responses.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Persons who display judgmental attitudes are often inflexible and run the risk of neglecting the perception of others, possibly arriving at an opinion based on their own values without enough facts or enough regard for what other people may feel or think. Being judgmental does not enhance decision-making or clinical judgment. It is more likely to foster overconfidence than fear.