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A nurse in a long-term care setting is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The client states, "I
just came back from a hard day's work in my office." The nurse should identify this statement is an
example of which of the following coping mechanisms?
1. Preservation
2. Confabulation
3. Though deletion
4. Tangentially - correct answers:2 Confabulation
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has major depression disorder ( MDD). Which of the
following finding should the nurse expect?
1. Significant change in weight
2. Hyperexcitability
3.Exaggerated response of pleasure to stimuli
4. Attention-seeking behavior - correct answers:1. Significant change in weight
A nurse is planning care for a new client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take in
order to use the technique of presence to establish the nurse-client relationship?
1. Telephone the client at his home prior to admission to make introduction.
2. Dominate the conversation to reduce the client's anxiety.
3. Share stories about personal experience with the client
4. Use active listening when with the client. - correct answers:4. Use active listening when with the
client.
A client who has a femur fracture states, "I can't stay in this bed any longer. I need to get home so I can
take care of my family." The nurse responds by saying, "You have talked about your family. Can you tell
me more about your specific concerns?" Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques
is the nurse using?
, 1. Summmarizing
2. Empathizing
3.Focusing
4. Clarifying - correct answers:3. Focusing.
A nurse is collecting data from a client following a recent suicide attempt. Which of the following findings
in the client's history places him at the greatest risk for another suicide attempt?
1. Access to health care
2. Impulsivity
3. Close family ties
4. Effective problem -solving skills. - correct answers:2. Impulsively
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following client findings indicates
delirium? - correct answers:A client asks when family members will be arriving after visiting 1 hr earlier.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about a new prescription for lithium. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answers:"We will need to check your
lithium levels in the next 3 to 5 days."
Lithium is prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. The medication has a narrow therapeutic rang and
establishing a therapeutic lithium level is an essential component of care. it is recommend to check
lithium level with the first 5 days. of beginning of treatment and possibly twice weekly until a
maintenace dosage has been reached. Lithium levels are checked about every 3 months during
maintenance therapy when lithium levels have stabilized.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who is prescribed chlorpromazine. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - correct answers:"I will
contact my provider if I have difficulty urinating."
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