Question

a nurse is explaining to a newly hired nurse how mental health promotion can be used for clients. which of the following examples should the nurse use in the explanation? (select all that apply.)
administering client medications on an inpatient unit
following suicide precautions for a client
allowing a client to skip individual therapy if they are tired
assisting the client in using adaptive coping skills
allowing the client to use exercise equipment when becoming anxious in group therapy

Explanation:

• Assisting the client in using adaptive coping skills: This helps clients build mental health resilience. Adaptive coping skills are proactive strategies that enhance mental well - being, which is a key aspect of mental health promotion.
• Allowing the client to use exercise equipment when becoming anxious in group therapy: Exercise is a non - pharmacological and positive way to manage anxiety. It promotes mental health by providing an outlet for stress and anxiety, which is in line with mental health promotion principles.
• Administering client medications on an inpatient unit: This is a treatment (pharmacological intervention) rather than mental health promotion. Medication is often used to manage symptoms of mental illness, not to promote mental health in a preventive or enhancing sense.
• Following suicide precautions for a client: Suicide precautions are a safety and treatment - related measure (aimed at preventing a negative outcome - suicide) rather than promoting mental health. They are more about risk management.
• Allowing a client to skip individual therapy if they are tired: Skipping therapy does not promote mental health. Therapy is a treatment modality that can contribute to mental health improvement, and avoiding it is not in the spirit of mental health promotion.

Answer:

D. Assisting the client in using adaptive coping skills, E. Allowing the client to use exercise equipment when becoming anxious in group therapy