Question

The psychiatric mental health nurse is participating in an interdisciplinary meeting about an inpatient client with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. it comes to light that some members of the care team are allowing the client unlimited time to complete her rituals while others are enforced strict limits. what is the team's best response?

Answer 1

Give everyone the same amount of time to complete their rituals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Options: A)Grant the client no more than 60 minutes per day for the performance of rituals.

B)Agree on specific limits that will be consistently enforced

C)Allow the client to independently define the limits that are set

D)Allow the client to perform rituals unhindered unless physical harm is likely

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

The care team should agree on setting specific limits that will be consistently enforced by all the members of the team equally. The team should agree on the amount of time that they will give the patient to complete her rituals. When deciding the amount of time given the care team should consider the patient preferences and how long does it take her to complete the rituals.