Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Countertransference {Ans: the healthcare provider's emotional reaction to the client (patient reminds the nurse of someone in his/her life)}Trust {Ans: most essential component of a NPR, develops if the nurse is consistent with what he says and does.}Denial {Ans: Defense Mechanism: Refusal to acknowledge a painful reality as if reality is not there; Unacceptance of the truth Example: saying that a dead relative is not yet dead}Self-awareness {Ans: first and important task that a psychiatric nurse should develop}Summarizing {Ans: Therapeutic communication: Give a gist of what transpired in the conversation (what are done and not done) Give sense of accomplishment to the nurse and patient}Tyramine rich foods {Ans: Which foods are contraindicated when taking MAOIs?}Fixation {Ans: Defense Mechanism: Unable to outgrow behavior expected of an earlier stage of development; Carries over up to adulthood Example: Oral stage: tends to smoke, drink (orally fixated)}Collaborating {Ans: Therapeutic communication: Work with the patient and not for the patient (Primary reason: working together); Achieve a common goal}Validating {Ans: Therapeutic communication: Check for mutual understanding Check if you understand patient's message "...isn't it?" ("...isn't it you are telling that you hate your mother?") "Are you getting