Author Question: When planning care for patients on the mental health unit, which statement will the nurse consider ... (Read 27 times)

CBme · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When planning care for patients on the mental health unit, which statement will the nurse consider as using principles associated with the humanistic theory?

1. Emotional stress has a holistic relationship to physical symptoms.
2. Patients rely on providers to develop solutions for their problems.
3. The mind-body relationship focuses on biological explanations of illness.
4. Clinical interventions are most effective when they focus on the current actions, feelings, and concerns of clients.

Question 2

A nurse is working with a patient who needs to change unwanted or undesired behavior. The nurse recognizes that which patient response indicates that patient is at the pre-contemplation stage of the stages of change model? Select all that apply.

1. The patient denies having a problem.
2. The patient acknowledges the problem.
3. The patient has no desire to change the problem.
4. The patient begins to make plans to change the problem.
5. The patient begins to seriously consider changing the problem.

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

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1
Explanation: Humanistic theory views physical and mental factors as interrelated and recognizes that a change in one may result in a change in another. This holistic perspective is the major concept of the humanistic theory. Principles of this theory stress that people have the power or potential to solve their own problems and are not passive recipients of care given by psychiatric professionals. Individuals are influenced by their past and the full range of life experiences, not simply by the present situation.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1, 3
Explanation: The stages of change model include pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance stages. In the pre-contemplation stage, the patient denies a problem and has no desire to change the problem. In the contemplation stage, the patient acknowledges the problem exists and begins to seriously consider changing the problem. In the preparation stage, the patient begins to make plans to change the problem.