Question 1

A nurse caring for a hospitalized suicidal patient on one-to-one supervision should initially focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  mobilizing social support for the patient and family. 
B)  facilitating awareness, expression, and labeling of feelings. 
C)  helping the patient test new mechanisms for coping with stress. 
D)  talking to the patient about the effect suicide would have on family members. 
A)  mobilizing social support for the patient and family. 
B)  facilitating awareness, expression, and labeling of feelings. 
C)  helping the patient test new mechanisms for coping with stress. 
D)  talking to the patient about the effect suicide would have on family members.

Question 2

A patient who was hospitalized after a serious suicide attempt is scheduled to be discharged to home.During the hospitalization the patient has been compliant with all aspects of the treatment plan.It is reasonable to believe the patient will continue to comply with treatment because the patient:

Accepted Answer

A)  is beginning to demonstrate positive behavioral changes. 
B)  continues to need to seek praise from multidisciplinary team members. 
C)  states, "I'm trying to change. I can't do it all at once but I want to continue to try." 
D)  verbally promises to go to every meeting that the group schedules after the planned discharge. 
A)  is beginning to demonstrate positive behavioral changes. 
B)  continues to need to seek praise from multidisciplinary team members. 
C)  states, "I'm trying to change. I can't do it all at once but I want to continue to try." 
D)  verbally promises to go to every meeting that the group schedules after the planned discharge.

Question 3

A nurse assessing a patient who has been noncompliant with the prescribed diabetic diet and exercise regimen should consider planning strategies to overcome patient use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  denial. 
B)  projection. 
C)  dissociation. 
D)  displacement. 
A)  denial. 
B)  projection. 
C)  dissociation. 
D)  displacement.

Exam 19: Self-Protective Responses and Suicidal Behavior

A nurse caring for a hospitalized suicidal patient on one-to-one supervision should initially focus on:

A patient who was hospitalized after a serious suicide attempt is scheduled to be discharged to home.During the hospitalization the patient has been compliant with all aspects of the treatment plan.It is reasonable to believe the patient will continue to comply with treatment because the patient:

A nurse assessing a patient who has been noncompliant with the prescribed diabetic diet and exercise regimen should consider planning strategies to overcome patient use of:

Roles and Functions of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Competent Caring

Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship

The Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of Psychiatric Nursing Care

Evidence-Based Psychiatric Nursing Practice

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Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Context of Psychiatric Nursing Care

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