NURS 318Focus on Mental Health Exam

A nurse overhears a hospitalized client with mania telling another client, “I’m actually a journalist writing an article for a magazine — I’m just posing as a person with mental illness.” How should the nurse respond?A client who is hallucinating fearfully says to the nurse, “Please tell that demon to get out.” How should the nurse respond to the client?The mother of a 3-year-old says, “My child hit his teddy bear after being scolded for picking the neighbors’ flowers.” The n...

A nurse overhears a hospitalized client with mania telling another client, “I’m actually a journalist writing an article for a magazine — I’m just posing as a person with mental illness.” How should the nurse respond? A client who is hallucinating fearfully says to the nurse, “Please tell that demon to get out.” How should the nurse respond to the client? The mother of a 3-year-old says, “My child hit his teddy bear after being scolded for picking the neighbors’ flowers.” T...