allowing pts to go out to smoke

Nursing Students NCLEX

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Specializes in Neurology and Med/Surg.

I just came across a question where basically the pt wanted to go out to smoke but was in the middle of a bath and the correct answer was to state to the patient that they could have a cigarrete after the bath. Is it because they are in a psych unit? Because here, our patients aren't allowed to go out to smoke so naturally I didn't pick that answer:/

*confused*

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I encounter this too! In psych institution at saunder's Q & A. The client told the 2nd shift nurse " The first shift nurse allowed me to smoke 2 cigarette awhile ago. "..And the correct response by the second shift nurse is You're only allowed for 1 cigarette. And this is not my answer. I answered you're not allowed to smoke I got confused with this question too. It's in psychiatric area.

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Specializes in Neurology and Med/Surg.

oye richo; what are we going to do:P Better pray we don't get any psych/smoking questions LOL

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also had the same question in kaplan-- i picked the one where i don't allow the patient to smoke-- but i was wrong-- the answer was you allow the patient to smoke after the bath -- kind of like an incentive..?! hehe

i think the patient was a psyche patient and that made it ok for him/her to smoke-- and the goal was to let the patient take the bath-- :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Med Surg, Telemetry, Long Term Care.

nclex is book based.dont base your experience there.

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Nicotine actually increases endorphins and not permitting an already unbalanced person to have a cigarette is ridiculous, IMO. Most osych wards make some sort of allowance for this.

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Specializes in Neurology and Med/Surg.
also had the same question in kaplan-- i picked the one where i don't allow the patient to smoke-- but i was wrong-- the answer was you allow the patient to smoke after the bath -- kind of like an incentive..?! hehe

i think the patient was a psyche patient and that made it ok for him/her to smoke-- and the goal was to let the patient take the bath-- :uhoh3:

same question, same sourse:0)

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Specializes in Neurology and Med/Surg.
nclex is book based.dont base your experience there.

good reminder! I have also never encountered this material in my studies in school or for the nclex though so that threw me off.

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Yea I hope so too. Good luck to us

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