A Client Being Prepared for an Invasive Procedure S Some

question 27

Multiple Choice

A client being prepared for an invasive procedure s some of the terminology in the consent form.Which response should the nurse make?

• A)"Just sign the form,and I'll make sure your physician talks to you before he begins the procedure."
• B)"I'll explain whatever you don't understand."
• C)"You should have asked your physician when he was in here."
• D)"I'll call your physician back in the room to answer your questions."

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Definitions:

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Displacement

In psychology, displacement is a defense mechanism where a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a safer, substitute target.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual shifts emotional impulses from an undesirable object or person to a more acceptable one.