Author Question: Gina is having her clinical orientation on the psychiatric unit of the hospital where she will be ... (Read 26 times)

nramada · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Gina is having her clinical orientation on the psychiatric unit of the hospital where she will be starting a clinical placement.

Surprised at learning the long average length of stay on the unit, she has asked her instructor how she and her classmates will be received as new faces on the unit. How should Gina's instructor respond?

A) Don't worry. People with mental illness are often oblivious to the people around them.
B) You'll be very susceptible to abuse or manipulation during the first few weeks, but you're expected to navigate those challenges.
C) Many of the clients will recognize right away that you're new, but they'll be told ahead of time that you're coming.
D) You'll find that most of the clients on the unit won't acknowledge the fact that you're new here.

Question 2

Which of the following nursing students most clearly exhibits open-mindedness?

A) Jeremy tells himself that all clients' behaviors and thought processes are equally valid and beneficial.
B) Kristin realizes that there is nothing that she can do to make a person think or act in a different way.
C) Ravi consciously tries to refrain from making judgments until he has gathered as many facts as possible.
D) Jerome knows that he does not have the right to ask a client to do something that he himself would not want to do.

lucas dlamini · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
While many students are understandably nervous about being recognized as new by clients, they are normally informed ahead of time that students will be coming. Clients are usually very aware of who they interact with. No care provider is expected to endure abuse.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Individuals who display an open-minded attitude do not make decisions until they are aware of all the facts pertaining to a certain situation. Open-mindedness does not mean that every action and thought are beneficial, that a nurse is powerless to effect change in a client, or that the nurse must be willing to perform any necessary intervention on himself or herself.