Exam 1 - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nursing with 100% correct answers
A f patient f says f to f the f nurse, f "I f dreamed f I f was f stoned. f When f I f woke f up, f I f felt f emotionally f drained, f
as f though f I f hadn't f rested f well." f Which f response f should f the f nurse f use f to f clarify f the f patient's f
comment?
a. f "It f sounds f as f though f you f were f uncomfortable f with f the f content f of f your f dream."
b. f "I f understand f what f you're f saying. f Bad f dreams f leave f me f feeling f tired, f too."
c. f "So f you f feel f as f though f you f did f not f get f enough f quality f sleep f last f night?"
d. f "Can f you f give f me f an f example f of f what f you f mean f by f 'stoned'?" f - f correct f answer f ANS: f D
The f technique f of f clarification f is f therapeutic f and f helps f the f nurse f examine f the f meaning f of f the f
patient's f statement. f Asking f for f a f definition f of f "stoned" f directly f asks f for f clarification. f Restating f
that f the f patient f is f uncomfortable f with f the f dream's f content f is f parroting, f a f non-therapeutic f
technique. f The f other f responses f fail f to f clarify f the f meaning f of f the f patient's f comment.
A f patient f diagnosed f with f schizophrenia f tells f the f nurse, f "The f CIA f is f monitoring f us f through f the f
fluorescent f lights f in f this f room. f Be f careful f what f you f say." f Which f response f by f the f nurse f would f be f
most f therapeutic?
a. f "Let's f talk f about f something f other f than f the f CIA."
