There Is One Bed Available on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

question 17

Multiple Choice

There is one bed available on an inpatient psychiatric unit.For which client should a nurse advocate emergency commitment?

• A) An individual who is persistently mentally ill and evicted from an apartment
• B) An individual treated in the emergency department (ED) for generalized anxiety disorder
• C) An individual who is delusional and has a plan to kill his wife
• D) An individual who rates mood 4/10 and is participating in a no-harm safety plan

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Definitions:

Permanent Changes

Alterations in a state, condition, or property that do not revert to their original form or state over time.

Training

The process of being taught the skills or knowledge needed for a particular job or activity.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the role of reinforcement in shaping behavior.

Reinforcer

In behavior psychology, any stimulus which strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response or behavior.