Author Question: A patient tells the nurse, I make decisions each day that have a positive effect on my life. This ... (Read 112 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient tells the nurse, I make decisions each day that have a positive effect on my life. This statement is most closely related to the spiritual construct of

a. making meaning through choices.
b. a presence that orders the world.
c. higher purpose and principles.
d. higher power and achievement.

Question 2

To reduce the risk of a lawsuit based on false imprisonment, mental health nurses must give the highest priority to which intervention?

a. Educating patients about unit protocols
b. Providing adequate treatment during hospitalization
c. Selecting the least restrictive treatment environment that will be effective
d. Ensuring that patients have probable-cause hearings within 24 hours of admission

yifu223 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Frankl advocated that humans find meaning when they commit themselves to something beyond themselves. Making meaningful choices improves an individual's mental health. The constructs mentioned in the other options have less to do with the individual's decision making described in the scenario.

Answer to Question 2

C
Treating a patient in the least restrictive environment that will be effective lessens the threat of the patient bringing civil suit for false imprisonment. In the least restrictive environment the disruption to patient rights is minimized. Providing information about unit rules and providing adequate treatments are of less immediate importance than ensuring the least restrictive alternative. Probable-cause hearings are necessary only in certain cases.