Practice Question
A nurse is interviewing a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. Which of the following approaches should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Maintain a nonjudgmental attitude.
Rationale:
🟢 When interviewing clients with substance use disorders, the nurse must maintain a nonjudgmental, empathetic, and therapeutic stance.
🟢 A nonjudgmental approach promotes openness, trust, and engagement in treatment.
🟢 Judgmental or emotional responses can cause the client to become defensive, withdrawn, or resistant to care.
🟢 Establishing rapport begins with respecting the client’s experiences and meeting them where they are emotionally.
🟢 This approach supports motivational interviewing and readiness for change.
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Answer Choices:
A. Decreases or eliminates a behavior by introducing a more adaptive behavior that is incompatible with the unacceptable behavior.
B. Is an aversion therapy that produces unpleasant consequences for undesirable behavior?
C. An aversive stimulus or punishment during which the client is removed from the environment where the unacceptable behavior is being exhibited.
D. Relies on individuals’ imagination rather than medication for unpleasant symptoms.
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Answer Choices:
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C. Document the clients verbatim statements.
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Answer Choices:
A. A room without a window.
B. A room containing personal belongings.
C. A room adjacent to the nursing station.
D. A room with dim lighting.
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Answer Choices:
A. Depression.
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C. Schizophrenia.
D. Breathing-related sleep disorder.
E. Anxiety.
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Answer Choices:
A. "Come with me to an area where we can talk without interruption."
B. "Providers usually recommend relaxation exercises for clients who are as upset as you are."
C. "An antianxiety pill works best for situations like this."
D. "Most clients with anxiety issues benefit from lying down."
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 4