Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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A
Jewish, female journalist
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B
Baptist, homeless male
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C
Catholic, black male
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D
Protestant, Swedish business executive
The best way to answer the question is A Jewish, female journalist.
A. A Jewish, female journalist
This matches the stem because The nurse should anticipate that the client of Jewish culture would place a high importance on preventative health care and would consider mental health as equally important as physical health. Women are also more likely than men to seek treatment for mental health problems. Need: Psychosocial Integrity The underlying principle in the stem is best addressed by choosing the response that is both specific to the cue provided and consistent with evidence-informed psychiatric nursing practice. From a nursing standpoint, this selection guides assessment and interventions toward what is most clinically meaningful in the moment—risk reduction, safety, accurate appraisal, and support for adaptive coping.
B. A Baptist, homeless male
This would apply in a different scenario where the idea in “A Baptist, homeless male” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
C. A Catholic, black male
This could seem tempting if the idea in “A Catholic, black male” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
D. A Protestant, Swedish business executive
This could seem tempting if the idea in “A Protestant, Swedish business executive” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
Conclusion
This item tests accurate cue recognition: identify the most meaningful detail, then pick the option that addresses that detail with the least speculation. The distractors appeal to common patterns but are not as well supported here.