NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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A client compulsively makes and remakes the bed numerous times and often misses breakfast and some morning activities because of this ritual. Which nursing action is appropriate?
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Expressing tactful, mild disapproval of the behavior
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Helping the client make the bed so that the task is finished sooner
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Teaching the client about the neurotransmitters involved in compulsive behavior
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Offering reflective feedback such as “I see you made your bed several times. That takes a lot of energy.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Q. A client compulsively makes and remakes the bed numerous times and often misses breakfast and some morning activities because of this ritual. Which nursing action is appropriate? Offering reflective feedback such as “I see you made your bed several times.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nurse is using the therapeutic communication technique of restatement. Restatement involves repeating the main idea of what the client has said.
Detailed explanation-3: -Encourage patient to do as much as possible for self. The patient may need more direction with activities of daily living if depression is severe. Use sleep hygiene to encourage sleep. Engage the patient in a therapeutic relationship.
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