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MH Ch 6

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After the admission of the patien, Nurse Toni will get specific information from the patient. This method of getting information is known as:
The patient interview
A systematic and individualized method of planning and providing care is best known as the
nursing process
A patient is admitted into a mental health unit screaming and kicking. Although this patient is acting out, she is also verbalizing that her leg is hurting. What type or planning would benefit this patient?
Short-term goal
Short-term and long-term goals are which part of the nursing process?
Planning
In the principles of teaching, which abbreviation is used to describe the nursing process?
APIE
NANDA is the acronym for
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
In the Mental Health Status Examination, which of the following focuses on what the person is thinking?
Thinking, content of thought
The component of the Mental Health Status Examination that focuses on the way a person experiences reality is assessing the person's
perception
The Mental Health Status Exam takes place in what step of the nursing process?
Assessment
In the planning phase of the nursing process, establishing short and long-term goals is very important. Planning should
be realistic and measurable
The following are guidelines for the nurse-patient interview
be sensitive, use empathy, use open-ended questions
The Mental Health Status Examination is an assessment of the patient's mental status and current mental functioning. The following are components of the Mental Health Status Examination
appearance and behavior, level of awareness and orientation, judgement
The role of the LPN to the nursing process is
assisting the registered nurse with the nursing diagnosis, collecting data
The nursing process includes
assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation. ADPIE
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