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Behavioral Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse can best address factors of critical importance to successful community treatment by including making assessments relative to: (Select one that does not apply.)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Early psychosocial developmental history is less relevant to successful outcomes in the community than the assessments listed in the other options. If a patient is homeless or fears homelessness, focusing on other treatment issues is impossible. Sufficient income for basic needs and medication is necessary. Adequate support is a requisite to community placement. Substance abuse undermines medication effectiveness and interferes with community adjustment.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse prepares to teach important medication information to a patient of Mexican heritage. How should the nurse manage the teaching environment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse administers medications to a culturally diverse group of patients on a psychiatric unit. What expectation should the nurse have about pharmacokinetics?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cytochrome enzyme systems, which vary among different cultural groups, influence the rate of metabolism of psychoactive drugs. Renal function influences elimination of psychotropic medication; hepatic function influences metabolism rates. Information about medication is important but does not apply to pharmacokinetics.
Question 4 of 5
The client tells the nurse, 'I don't think you can help me. Every time I talk to you, I am reminded of my mother, and I hated her.' The nurse should recognize this as
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Transference occurs when the client unconsciously transfers to the nurse feelings he or she has for significant others. Confrontation is a technique used to highlight the incongruence between a person's verbalizations and actual behavior. Countertransference occurs when the therapist displaces onto the client attitudes or feelings from his or her past. Incongruence occurs when the communication content and process disagree.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse openly admits to not being able to relate to a patient's experience. According to Munhall, this will most likely have what influence on the therapeutic relationship?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Munhall added another pattern of knowing called unknowing: For the nurse to admit she or he does not know the client or the client's subjective world opens the way for a truly authentic encounter. The nurse in a state of unknowing is open to seeing and hearing the client's views without imposing any of his or her values or viewpoints.