While Conducting the Initial Interview with a Patient in Crisis

question 1

Multiple Choice

While conducting the initial interview with a patient in crisis, the nurse should:

• A) speak in short, concise sentences.
• B) convey a sense of urgency to the patient.
• C) be forthright about time limits of the interview.
• D) let the patient know that the nurse is in control.

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Definitions:

Do...While Loop

A control flow statement that executes a block of code at least once and then repeats the loop as long as a specified condition is true.

Continue Statement

A control statement that causes the loop to skip the rest of its body and immediately retest its condition prior to reiterating.

Switch Structures

A control statement in programming used to execute different parts of code based on the value of a variable.

Loop Execute

A process in programming where a sequence of instructions is repeatedly executed until a specific condition is met.