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Capstone Mental health Questions and Answers Latest 2021, Answered-A nurse is admitting a new client on the mental health unit. During the conversation the nurse should be aware that countertransferen... ce can occur if the nurse display what feeling? - Countertransference occurs when a health care team member displaces characteristics of people in her past onto a client. The nurse overly identifies with the client, competes with the client, and argues with a client. A client on the mental health unit is being discharge to a community base program referred to as Assertive Community Treatment. (ACT) What should the nurse explain to the client about this program? - This programs includes non-traditional case management and treatment by an inter-professional team for clients who have severe mental illness and are noncompliant with traditional treatment. ACT helps to reduce reoccurrences of hospitalization and provide crisis intervention, assistance with independent living and information regarding resources for necessary support services A nurse is caring for a client who states that he has abused his son because of the stress caused by his son's mental illness. How should the nurse use the communication tool of 'clarifying' when speaking with this client? - Use techniques such as paraphrasing, reflection, exploring and restarting when communicating with the client A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the unit for self-mutilation. What type of behavioral therapy would the nurse expect to be ordered for this client? - Dialectical behavior therapy is a cognitive-behavioral therapy used for clients who exhibit self-injurious behavior. It focus on gradual behavioral changes and provides acceptance and validation for these clients. A community health nurse is leading a support group for clients who have completed a substance use disorder program. What level of prevention is this? - This level is tertiary prevention A nurse is caring for a client following a traumatic experience. What manifestations would alert the nurse to the possibility that the client is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? - The client is having flashbacks unwanted memories or dreams and in a depressed mood. A nurse is caring for a client in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Identify five (5) clinical manifestations associated with this phase of the bipolar disorder. - During the manic phase of a bipolar disorder the patient may present with an elevated mood, the decreased need for sleep racing thoughts, [Show More]

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