A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit for crisis intervention. Wh

QUESTION

A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit for crisis intervention. When caring for this client, the nurse recognizes that crisis intervention is

a. a long-term treatment to improve coping skills.
b. a system for focusing on future problem-solving skills.
c. a method of intervention with a goal of returning the client to a level of functioning higher than their precrisis level.
d. a time-limited treatment focused on the immediate problem and its resolution.

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Crisis intervention is a time-limited treatment that focuses only on the immediate problem and its resolution. The goal of crisis intervention is to return the client to his or her precrisis level of functioning.