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HESI MENTAL 3 Test Preparation Questions & Answers with Rationale 1. Which technique is the most important therapeutic tool a nurse should use to provide quality care to a psychiatric client? A. C ... ontext. B. Self-analysis. Correct C. Counter transference. D. Therapeutic self-disclosure. Self-analysis is a tool for the nurse to examine oneself, view one's responses in various mental and emotional moments, and provide a sense of how sensitive care should be provided relative to one's own needs, so (B) is a primary tool used by the nurse to establish therapeutic empathy and achieve authentic, open, and personal communication with a client. Although (A, C, and D) may occur in a nurse-client relationship, they may not contribute to establishing a therapeutic relationship. 2. The nurse completes an emergency admission of a male client with schizophrenia who has not been taking his antipsychotic medications. The client is pacing, is extremely irritable, and has a blood pressure of 146/96. What is the priority nursing action? [Show More]

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