Ati - Rn Mental Health Nursing Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

How do you assess ability to think abstractly? {Ans: See if patient can interpret an idiom/saying.}orientation phase {Ans: - introduce self and purpose of relationship - set contract with patient - discuss confidentiality - set goals with patient}How do you assess judgment? {Ans: Ask patient a hypothetical question to see how they would answer (i.e. is it logical).}psychobiological interventions {Ans: - administering prescribed medications - providing teaching to patient/family - monitoring for side effects and effectiveness of therapy}stupor {Ans: requires painful stimuli (e.g. pinch a tendon, rub sternum) to elicit a brief response; may not be able to respond verbally}reaction formation {Ans: doing the opposite behavior of what is felt}