Psychiatric Nursing Contemporary Practice 5th Edition By Boyd
Psychiatric Nursing Contemporary Practice 5th Edition By Boyd
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Chapter 20- Crisis, Grief, and Disaster Management
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | The nurse is assessing a 35-year-old woman who is seeking assistance at a local community counseling center. Which of the following statements made by the woman would indicate that she is experiencing a crisis? | |
| A) | “I’m so upset; my husband has never left me like this before.” | |
| B) | “I’m confused and hurt; I have lost my best friend and my lover.” | |
| C) | “I don’t understand; I can’t seem to function like I usually do.” | |
| D) | “No matter what I do, I am still overcome by these sad feelings.” | |
| 2. | A patient’s 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed. The patient continues to be upset by her pet’s death, and she explains to a community counseling center nurse that she can’t stop crying because, “My Precious meant the world to me, and now my world will never be the same!” If the nurse were to determine that the patient was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types of crisis would it most likely be? | |
| A) | Maturational | |
| B) | Situational | |
| C) | Traumatic | |
| D) | Developmental | |
| 3. | A 62-year-old man experienced the loss of his 87-year-old father a week ago. The hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how he is handling his father’s death. Which of the following statements made indicates to the hospice nurse that patient is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement? | |
| A) | “I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he’s dead. I feel guilty because I didn’t go to the nursing home to visit him last week!” | |
| B) | “I’ve been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get on with my life.” | |
| C) | “My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I’m crying all the time; I haven’t been able to work for days.” | |
| D) | “I’m going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I’ve been going through, and I can relax around them.” | |
| 4. | A 25-year-old legal secretary is seeking counseling because she recently lost her job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use in assessing the patient’s response to losing her job? | |
| A) | “What happened to cause you to lose your job?” | |
| B) | “How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?” | |
| C) | “How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?” | |
| D) | “How have you responded to previous stressful situations?” | |
| 5. | An individual is seeking employment as a nurse in a crisis center. The interviewer asks the person what he would ask someone who called the crisis hotline to determine whether the caller was experiencing a crisis. Which response would be most appropriate? | |
| A) | “To what extent are you involved in a crisis situation?” | |
| B) | “Tell me about what you are experiencing and what it means to you.” | |
| C) | “How would you rate your level of functioning on a scale from 1 to 10?” | |
| D) | “Why do you think you are in a crisis situation?” | |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | B |
| 3. | C |
| 4. | D |
| 5. | B |
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