A nurse works in an acute psychiatric setting and sees clients as ...

[lindiwe]

A nurse works in an acute psychiatric setting and sees clients as they are admitted for inpatient psychiatric care. Many of the clients exhibit paranoid behavior. The most important skill this nurse can utilize for these clients is which of the following?
 
  1. Cognitive skill
  2. Interpersonal skill
  3. Technical skill
  4. Therapeutic skill

Question 2

During the process of implementing cares and treatments for a client, the nurse realizes there are several entities included in this phase. (Select all that apply):
 
  1. Evaluating the outcome of the interventions
  2. Reassessing the client
  3. Documenting the history and physical
  4. Supervising delegated care
  5. Implementing the nursing interventions

[owenfalvey]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills and include problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.
Rationale 2: Interpersonal skills are all of the activities, verbal and nonverbal, people use when interacting directly with one another. The effectiveness of a nursing action often depends largely on the nurse's ability to communicate with others. Interpersonal skills are necessary for all nursing activities including comforting, counseling, and supportingall of which are extremely important in the acute psychiatric setting.
Rationale 3: Technical skills are hands-on skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and repositioning clients.
Rationale 4: All nursing skills should be therapeutic.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,4,5
Rationale: Other components of the implementation process include determining the nurse's need for assistance, and documenting nursing activities. Documentation of the history and physical is part of the initial assessment. Evaluating the outcome of the interventions is part of the evaluation phase.

[lindiwe]

Thank you!

[owenfalvey]

Always glad to help...