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jenna1

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A nurse caring for critically ill clients uses interventions to help clients maintain a sense of self. Which of the following are recommended interventions?
 
  A) Disregard the client's status.
  B) Do not use touch out of respect for the client's privacy.
  C) Converse with the client about his or her life experience.
  D) Do not acknowledge or allow expression of negative feelings.

Question 2

A nurse who works on the pediatric unit wants to help a child cope with the loss of a leg in a hunting accident. What would the nurse implement to help the child express feelings?
 
  A) Support from other family members
  B) Television cartoons
  C) Story books
  D) Dolls or animals



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
The nurse should converse with the client about his or her life experience; acknowledge the client's status, roles, and individuality; use looks, speech, and judicious touch to communicate worth; acknowledge and allow expression of negative feelings.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Nurses can use play therapy with children to help them describe their feelings and work through their grief using the nonthreatening medium of dolls and animals.





 

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