Exam 7: Self-Reflection and Self-Awareness

The nurse is caring for patient who has major depressive disorder who has recently been terminated from his job. The patient tells the nurse, "I just don't know what to do. I identified myself through my work. I don't know who I am anymore." Which psychological theorist best describes the patient's current identification of self?

The nurse is applying nursing theory to enhance therapeutic relationships with patients with mental illness through the use of self as a tool. Which theorist does the nurse recognize as having introduced this concept?

The nurse is caring for a 32-year-old woman who is a professional dancer. The patient recently lost a limb in a motor vehicle accident. When planning care for this patient, which factor will the nurse focus on?

The nurse is caring for a patient who repeatedly talks about the role of religion in curing depression. Which approach best demonstrates the nurse's acceptance of the patient?

Which statement best demonstrates that the novice nurse has engaged in the process of self-reflection while preparing to fulfill the professional role of a nurse working on an inpatient psychiatric unit?

The staff nurse is teaching a group of nurses about strategies that support the nurse's use of self, specifically when caring for a patient who is suffering. What strategy is the primary way in which the nurse provides a response to patient suffering?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse is using self-reflection in the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Which best describes the rationale? Select all that apply.

Which therapeutic approach by the nurse involves the use of personal awareness in order to carry out the steps of the nursing process?