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HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH 4 FINAL EXAM – REVISION GUIDE 2020/2021 1. A woman admitted to the Emergency Department is bleeding profusely from a patch where hair was lost from her scalp. She is accompa... nied by her husband who tells the nurse that his wife caught her hair on the railing and pulled it out when she fell down the stairs. The husband is solicitous of his wife and quickly answers questions on her behalf. He attempts to comfort his wife by saying to her, "I am right here with you, dear. Nothing can keep us apart." What is the priority nursing intervention? A. Notify the local police of a suspected spousal abuse situation. B. Ask the hospital security to remove the husband from the treatment room. C. Reassure the husband that his wife will be treated well while he is in the waiting area. D. Require the husband to leave the cubicle while the client is being treated. Correct This client should be questioned about the possibility of spousal abuse and cannot answer truthfully in the presence of the perpetrator, so separating the couple is a priority, and (D) is the best method of providing this separation. (A) is not the priority at this time, and permission to notify the police should be obtained from the client. (B) is premature. Abusive husbands are unlikely to respond to manipulation (C) and are also unlikely to leave based on reassurances alone. 1. A woman admitted to the Emergency Department is bleeding profusely from a patch where hair was lost from her scalp. She is accompanied by her husband who tells the nurse that his wife caught her hair on the railing and pulled it out when she fell down the stairs. The husband is solicitous of his wife and quickly answers questions on her behalf. He attempts to comfort his wife by saying to her, "I am right here with you, dear. Nothing can keep us apart." What is the priority nursing intervention? A. Notify the local police of a suspected spousal abuse situation. B. Ask the hospital security to remove the husband from the treatment room. C. Reassure the husband that his wife will be treated well while he is in the waiting area. D. Require the husband to leave the cubicle while the client is being treated. Correct This client should be questioned about the possibility of spousal abuse and cannot answer truthfully in the presence of the perpetrator, so separating the couple is a priority, and (D) is the best method of providing this separation. (A) is not the priority at this time, and permission to notify the police should be obtained from the client. (B) is premature. Abusive husbands are unlikely to respond to manipulation (C) and are also unlikely to leave based on reassurances alone. [Show More]
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