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A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia. During the initial interview, the client takes off his belt and
screams, “A snake!” Which of the following responses is appropriate?
“You know that is you belt and not a snake, don’t you?”
“Your belt doesn’t look like a snake.”
“This is your belt. I understand how this is scary for you.”
“Why do you think your belt is a snake?”
A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Move the client to a quiet area
Allow the client time to express his feelings
Instruct the client to use guided imagery
Assist the client to identify his coping skills
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention?
Encourage the client to make choices regarding care.
Advise family to visit frequently as a group
Maintain a low-stimulation environment
Assign several tasks at the same time.
A nurse is counseling an adult client whose parent just died. The client states, “My son is 4, and I don’t know how
he’ll react when he finds out that his grandpa died.” The nurse should inform the client that the preschool-age
child commonlyhas which of the following concepts of death? (Peds ATI p. 98)
Death is contagious and can cause other people he loves to die
Death creates an interest in the physical aspects of dying
Death is not permanent and the loved one may come back to life.
Death is a part of life that eventually happens to everyone.
A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder. The client has a
bloodalcohol level of 0.26 g/dL. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following
medications? (p. 156)
Chlordiazepoxide
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Disulfram
Acamprosate
Naltrexone
A nurse is advising an assistive personnel (AP) on the care of a client who has major depressive disorder. The AP
states that he is irritated by the client’s depression. W hich of the following statements by the nurse is
appropriate?
“Please don’t take what the client said seriously when she is depressed”
“I’ll change your assignment to someone who doesn’t have depressive disorder.”
“It’s important that the client feel safe verbalizing how she is feeling.”
“Everybody feels that way about this client, so don’t worry about it.”
A nurse is caring for a client who reports he is angry with his partner because she thinks he is trying to seek attention.
When the nurse questions the client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following
defense mechanisms is the client demonstrating? (p. 30)
Compensation
Displacement
Denial
Rationalization
A nurse working in a mental health facility has just put a client in provider-prescribed seclusion. Which of the following is
the nurse required to document? (Select all that apply)
The client’s feelings about being secluded
The client’s behaviors that resulted in the need for seclusion
Previous interventions used to prevent the need for seclusion
The client’s vital signs
The time the client entered seclusion
A nurse is assessing a client who has major depressive disorder. The client states, “I may as well be dead. I have
always
been a failure.” Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
“Let’s discuss these feelings further.”
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“why do you think you feel this way?”
“Feeling like a failure is expected with depression.”
at deal to offer in life.”
“You have a gre
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients in an outpatient facility. For which of the following clients should the nurse
plan to provide assistance with ADLs?
A client who has intense manifestations of agoraphobia
A client who has negative manifestations of schizophrenia
A client who is in treatment for hypomania
A client who is in treatment for alcohol use disorder
A nurse Is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa and is admitted to an inpatient eating disorder unit.
Which of the following is an appropriate intervention? (p. 167)
Use systematic desensitization to address the client’s fears regarding weight gain
Allow the client to select meal times
Initiate a relationship built on trust with the client.
Negotiate with the client the opportunity to reweigh.
A nurse is planning an inservice for new nurses about cultural beliefs and their impact on mental health care. The
nurse
should identify that which of the following beliefs differs from the western perspective held by most nurses
in the United
States? (Not sure)
Mental health is the absence of a mental health disorder.
Clients should make independent decisions about their mental health care
Mental health care places value on veracity and confidentiality
Clients who have a mental health disorder should be passive in their care.
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to a mental health facility after attempting suicide. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? (p. 286)
Implement continuous one-to-one observation
Ask the client to sign a no-suicide contract
Encourage client to participate in group therapy
Establish a rapport to foster trust
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