The Nurse Is Working with a 16-Year-Old Pregnant Female Who

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with a 16-year-old pregnant female who tells the nurse that she needs an abortion.The nurse provides the patient with information on alternatives to abortion,but after several sessions,the patient still insists on having the abortion.The competency of the counselor requires the nurse to

• A) Insist that the patient speak with a "Right-to-Life" advocate.
• B) Provide a referral to an abortion service.
• C) Refuse to provide referral to an abortion service.
• D) Delay referral to an abortion service.

Identify culture-bound syndromes and their significance in psychiatric nursing.

Recognize the concepts of mental health continuum, resilience, and mentally healthy behaviors.

Understand the criteria used for diagnosing mental illnesses and the resources available for reference.

Comprehend the biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to mental disorders.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest, without any further conditioning.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying operant conditioning in animals, involving levers, stimuli, and rewards.

Operant-Conditioning Chamber

A controlled environment used in behavioral psychology to study animal behavior through rewards and punishments.