Reference no: EM133865149
Assignment:
1. Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson is a suspicious client who doesn't want to be in the hospital. The nurse approaches him for the first time to introduce herself. Mr. Johnson says, "There's nothing I need from you! Why should I talk to you?" How should the nurse proceed? What could the nurse say to Mr. Johnson?
2. Young Woman
The nurse at a mental health clinic is meeting a new client for the first time and plans to submit a psychosocial assessment. When the client arrives, the nurse finds a young woman who looks somewhat apprehensive and is crying and twisting facial tissues in her hands. The client can tell the nurse her name and age, but begins crying before she can provide any other information. The nurse knows it is essential to obtain information from this young woman, but it is clear she will have trouble answering all interview questions at this time.
Answer:
1. How should the nurse approach the crying client? What should the nurse say and do?
2. Identify five questions that the nurse would choose to ask this client initially. Give a rationale for the chosen questions.
3. What, if any, assumptions might the nurse make about this client and her situation?
4. If the client decided to leave the clinic before the assessment formally began, what would the nurse need to do?