A novice nurse says, I have more important things to do than play games with patients. These activities are not a worthwhile use of my time. Select the nurse manager's best response.
a. Games are part of the therapeutic milieu.
b. Patients need a break from intensive individual therapy.
c. Informal activities help patients develop social skills and take risks.
d. Please review material on the psychotherapeutic management model.
Question 2
A patient states, I'm tired of all these therapy sessions. It's just too much for me. Using supportive confrontation, the nurse should reply
a. It will get better if you just keep trying.
b. You are doing fine. Don't be so hard on yourself.
c. Tell me more about how the therapy sessions are too much.
d. I know you find this difficult, but I believe you can get through it.
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Sharing patient information with colleagues is an important nursing role
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Structures of other important isoprenoids
The nurse begins the general survey