Q For this assignment, you will complete Critical Thinking Activities based on your Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 readings in Foundations in Mental Health Care Please review the Critical Thinking prompts below providing a response for each that is at least 150 words in length. Your responses should be well-written, in your own words, and submitted via an upload below using a Word or Google document. If you have questions about formatting or how to cite your sources, please review the IOT Writing Guide and APA Download IOT Writing Guide and APAguidelines. If you have any questions, please reach out to your instructor! ________________________________________ Week 10: Critical Thinking Activities 1. A nurse is in a therapeutic relationship with a client who has been making good progress. However, over the past few weeks, the client seems to be diverting attention away from himself and toward the nurse. For example, the client often asks inappropriate personal questions, and he sits too close and occasionally touches the nurse. Finally, the client has been asking for extra time with the nurse that would take her attention away from other clients. How should the nurse respond to the client? 2. A nurse has gone through the preparation and orientation phases of a therapeutic relationship with a client and has moved into the working phase. Now, the client does not seem to understand the nurse’s role. At times, the client wants the nurse to make decisions for her, but at other times, she is unreceptive to the nurse’s therapeutic suggestions. In general, the client’s listening skills are poor. How should the nurse intervene? 3. A client with paranoid schizophrenia has made a great deal of improvement. His hallucinations have abated; he is taking his medications, is compliant, and is nonviolent. As the nurse is planning his discharge and discussing it with him and other members of the health care team, the client states, “I am not ready to be discharged yet. I think I need to stay a bit longer.” How should the nurse respond to this statement? 4. The police bring a client who is homeless into the emergency department. He was panhandling in the street when a passerby made a comment to him to get lost. He lashed out and knocked the passerby to the ground. The client starts to yell, “You are not keeping me here!” and attempts to push the nurses out of his way to escape. Why would anyone prefer to live on the street rather than in a clean, warm hospital room with food provided? Evaluate the client’s actions. Rubric W9: Critical Thinking Lab (1) W9: Critical Thinking Lab (1) Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking Prompts The student will be awarded a maximum of 10 points per answer. Points will be deducted if necessary; please see instructor feedback. 40 pts Total Points: 40 PreviousNext