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chapter 13 PT72
questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is a correct assumption regarding the concept of crisis? | A crisis situation contains the potential for psychological growth or deterioration |
| Crises occur when an individual: | Experiences a stressor and perceives coping strategies to be ineffective. |
| Amanda’s mobile home was destroyed by a tornado. Amanda received only minor injuries, but is experiencing disabling anxiety in the aftermath of the event. This type of crisis is called: | Crisis resulting from traumatic stress |
| The most appropriate crisis intervention with Amanda would be to | Discuss stages of grief and feelings associated with each |
| Jenny reported to the high school nurse that her mother drinks too much. She is drunk every afternoon when Jenny gets home from school. Jenny is afraid to invite friends over because of her mother’s behavior. This type of crisis is called? | Dispositional crisis. |
| The most appropriate nursing intervention with Jenny would be to: | Make arrangements for her to start attending Alateen meetings. |
| The most appropriate nursing intervention with Ginger would be to? | Work with Ginger on unresolved dependency issues. |
| The most appropriate nursing intervention with Marie would be to? | Refer her to her family physician for a complete physical examination. |
| The desired outcome of working with an individual who has witnessed a traumatic event and is now experiencing panic anxiety is? | The individual will maintain anxiety at a manageable level |
| A client admits to thinking about suicide and having a plan. Of the following choices, which your priority nursing interventions for the client at this time? | Confine the client to a seclusion room; provide for the clients safety |
| The nurse is preparing a client for discharge. He was hospitalized for 10 days, having attempted to kill himself by overdosing on medications. Which statement indicated that he meets the criteria for discharge? | “I do not feel like harming myself” |
| A client who had been highly suicidal tells the psychiatric technician, “you don’t have to worry about me any more. Today has been the turning point for me, so you can stop the one to one. “the psychiatric technician’s intuition determines there is a “hol | Report the client’s statement and the tech’s feelings about this situation to staff and suggest increased vigilance |
| A PT working with adolescents would be wary of a client who reported which of the following? | Today is the anniversary of the individual’s mother’s suicide |
| While Frank and his family were out of town on vacation, their house burned to the ground. Frank is devastated and states into space, barely eating and rarely speaking. This crisis is likely considered a type of? | Traumatic stress crisis |
| George has a history of OCD. He is obsessed about germs, and would wash his hands excessively throughout the day. Last night, after a party, he had sex with a woman he barely knew. Today, he is extremely anxious and keeps repeating that he has AIDS. His r | Psychopathology crisis. |
| Recently, Bonnie became engaged. She has never had an intimate relationship and is now experiencing panic attacks at the thought of her wedding night. This might be considered a type of? | Maturational/developmental crisis. |
| Linda does not know how to deal with her husband Joe’s physical and verbal abuse. She married him knowing that he had a drinking problem. Last night, Joe beat Linda during his drunken rage. The next day when Joe went to work, Linda had no other place to t | Situational/dispositional crisis. |
| Crises occur when an individual? | Experiences a stressor and perceives coping strategies to be ineffective. |
| A client with a long-term chronic history of depression and recent suicide precautions starts to show improved mood and increased energy when started on antidepressant. The PT knows that? | The client is at a higher risk of committing suicide. |
| Which factor helps to make the event a crisis? | The individual’s perception of the event. |
| Which of the following are characteristic of crisis? | .Crisis occurs in most all individuals at one time or another. 2. Some crises are precipitated by specific identifiable events. 3.Crises are personal in nature. 4. A crisis situation contains the potential for psychological growth or deterioration. |
| With successful crises intervention, what is the very best outcome that can be achieved after a crisis? | A higher level of functioning and personal growth will be attained. |
| When providing assistance to a person is crisis? | 1.It is important that you stay with the person. 2. Attend to the person’s immediate needs. 3.Establish a therapeutic working relationship and acknowledge their feelings.4. Clarify the problem with the person. |
| A psychiatric technician is assigned to care for a suicidal patient. Initially, which is the PT’S highest care priority? | The client will not harm him/herself |
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