NSG 121 Final Exam |Health Assessment Final Exam Study Guide | Latest 2024/2025 | Herzing
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NSG 121 Final Exam |Health Assessment Final Exam Study Guide | Latest 2024/2025 | Herzing
NSG 121 Final Exam |Health Assessment Final Exam Study Guide | Latest 2024/2025 | Herzing
NSG 121 Final Exam |Health Assessment Final Exam Study Guide | Latest 2024/2025 | Herzing
NSG 121 Final Exam |Health
Assessment Final Exam Study Guide |
Latest 2024/2025 | Herzing
Crisis
- correct answer - some kind of trauma in which using coping skills don't
work. A struggle for balance
What crisis can give us/be
- correct answer - an opportunity for growth or deterioration/an
emotional threat
Usual response/resolution time for crisis
- correct answer - 4-6 weeks. Self-limiting
The goal of crisis intervention
- correct answer - to return the individual to the pre-crisis level of
functioning. Resolution may result in return to pre-crisis functioning, or to
a higher or lower level
How a crisis is resolved
- correct answer - unique to the specific situation as well as how the
individual responds and the interventions of others
What people are often more open to during a crisis vs at times of stable
functinoing
- correct answer - outside intervention
,What opportunity exists when normal coping methods have failed
- correct answer - to learn different adaptive means of problem solving
A person in crisis
- correct answer - is assumed to be mentally healthy and to have
functioned well in the past but is presently in a state of disequilibrium
Crisis intervention
- correct answer - deals with the person's present problem and
resolution of the immediate crisis only the "here and now". Be direct.
Addressing issues or needs not directly related to the crisis can take
place at a later time and referrals can be provisded
Nurse role in crisis
- correct answer - must be willing to be more directive, especially initially
although contrary to the usual therapeutic approach
What crisis patients can assist in more as anxiety decreases
- correct answer - problem solving and planning
Early intervention in crisis
- correct answer - increases the chances for a good prognosis
What patients are encouraged to do in crisis
- correct answer - to set realistic goals and plan an intervention with the
nurse that is focused on the current situation
Maturational crises
- correct answer - normal developmental tasks, even if they're wanted.
E.g. Getting married, having a baby, retirement
Adventitious crises
- correct answer - not common. Manmade or nature related. Tend to be
catastrophic or violent. E.g. Hurricane, terrorist attack/act, earthquake,
riot at a baseball game, rape, homicide
Situational crises
- correct answer - external and unanticipated. E.g. Loss of job, divorce
What success and resolution are dependent on
- correct answer - perception, support, coping mechanisms
Priority in crises
- correct answer - provide opportunity for talking about the experience.
Focus on the current situation
Assessment in crisis patients
- correct answer - subjective history to include their perception, support,
and coping mechanisms
Common responses to a traumatic event
- correct answer - think ptsd: shock, numbness, denial, confusion,
disorganization, indecisive, dissociative behavior, somatic symptoms
, How to assess if people in crisis have a support system and coping
mechanisms
- correct answer - must ask
Immediate response and first priority for crisis patients
- correct answer - safety. Meeting basic needs and shelter
How to assist a person in crisis
- correct answer - help them identify and reach out to persons who can
give them support
One of the most important roles of the nurse in assisting a person in
crisis - correct answer - being present and supportive
A risk factor associated with a person in crisis
- correct answer - suicide
Who violence can happen to
- correct answer - anyone, anywhere
Violence - correct answer - the intentional use if physical force or power,
threatened or actual against oneself, another person, or against a group
or community that either results in injury, death, psychological harm,
maldevelopment, or deprivation. A public health issue and a crime
Interpersonal violence and elder maltreatment
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