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RN Mental Health Online Practice 2023 /2024 A with NGN (Already Passed!)
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[School] [Course title] RN Mental Health Online Practice 2023 A with NGN (Already Passed!) l O M oA R cP S D | 30860778 RN Mental Health Online Practice 2023 with NGN Already passed A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse document as a negative symptom of this disorder? Anhedonia Negative symptoms of schizophrenia affect a person's ability to interact with others and are less dominant than positive symptoms. These symptoms develop over time. Examples of negative symptoms include flat affect, anergia (lack of energy), anhedonia (inability to enjoy otherwise pleasurable activities), and thought blocking. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner. Talking about positive experiences can help distract the client from their disorientation. A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client requests information about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others." Feelings of blame and anger towards oneself or others are an expected reaction when a client is experiencing a loss. A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? "You might experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication." Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that can cause sexual dysfunction such as anorgasmia and impotence. The nurse should instruct the client to notify the provider if sexual dysfunction occurs. l O M oA R cP S D | 30860778 A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to bed!" The nurse questions the client's speech pattern as which of the following? Clang association The nurse should document that the client's speech uses clang associations, which often rhyme or contain a string of words that can have a similar sound. A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Interview the client in a private setting. The nurse should interview clients in a private place when asking questions regarding client health. A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive disorders. Which of the following factors should the nurse include as increasing the risk for depression? Substance use disorder The nurse should identify that clients who have a substance use disorder are at an increased risk for the development of depressive disorders. A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has bipolar disorder and has a prescription for lithium. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the teaching about the medication? "I should eat a regular diet with normal amounts of salt and fluids." The nurse should identify that this statement indicates that the client understands the teaching because normal levels of sodium and fluid need to be maintained to ensure adequate excretion of lithium. If sodium levels are low, the body compensates by decreasing lithium excretion, which can lead to toxicity.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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