A Patient Was Responding to Auditory Hallucinations Earlier in the Morning.The

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient was responding to auditory hallucinations earlier in the morning.The patient approaches the nurse,shaking a fist and shouting,"Back off!" and then goes into the day room.As the nurse follows the patient into the day room,the nurse should:

• A)make sure adequate physical space exists between the nurse and the patient.
• B)move into a position that allows the patient to be close to the door.
• C)maintain one arm's length distance from the patient.
• D)sit down in a chair near the patient.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Confirmation Biases

The habit of seeking out, understanding, preferring, and remembering information in a manner that reinforces one's already held beliefs or theories.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors, enhancing their self-esteem.

Recognition Heuristic

A decision-making process where familiarity with a subject or thing makes it more likely to be chosen over unfamiliar options.