NURS 172 Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions
___________________ refers to a nurse's behavioral and
emotional response to a client. These responses may be related
to unresolved feelings toward significant others from the nurse's
past. Correct Answers Countertransference
"I can give you all of my baby clothes for your little one" is an
example of... Correct Answers altruism
"yes, I see. Go on." Correct Answers general lead
3 roles members play within a group Correct Answers - task
roles: serving to complete task of the group
- maintenance roles: maintaining or enhancing group process
- individual (personal) roles: fulfilling personal or individual
needs
7 basic assumptions of a therapeutic community Correct
Answers 1. the health of each individual is to be realized and
encouraged to grow.
2. every interaction is an opportunity for therapeutic
intervention.
3. the client owns his or her environment.
4. each client owns his or her behavior.
5. peer pressure is a useful and powerful tool.
6. inappropriate behaviors are dealt with as they occur.
7. restrictions and punishments are to be avoided.
,A ______________________ is a collection of individuals
whose association is founded on shared commonalities of
interest, values, norms, or purpose. Correct Answers group
a mother who is notified that her child was killed in a car
accident states," I cant bear to go on with my life." which
nursing statement conveys empathy? Correct Answers "It must
be horrible to lose a child, I will stay with you until your
husband arrives."
a nurse admitted a pt to an inpatient unit after a suicide attempt.
A health-care provider orders amitriptyline (Elavil) for the
client. Which intervention related to this med should be initiated
to maintain pt safety upon discharge? Correct Answers provide
a 3 day supply of Elavil with refills contigent on follow-up
appoinments
A nurse attends an interdisciplinary team meeting regarding a
newly admitted client. Which of the following individuals are
typically included as members of the interdisciplinary treatment
team in psychiatry? Correct Answers The interdisciplinary
treatment team in psychiatry consists of a psychologist,
occupational therapist, recreational therapist, art therapist,
mental health technician, and chaplain. In addition, a
psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, psychiatric social worker, music
therapist, psychodramatist, and dietitian also participate in the
interdisciplinary treatment team. Respiratory therapists and
hospital volunteers are not included in the interdisciplinary
treatment team in psychiatry.
, a nurse discovers a pt suicide note that details the time, place, ad
means to commit suicide. What should be the priority nursing
intervention and rationale for this action? Correct Answers
Placing this client on 1-to-1 suicide precautions, because the
more specific the pan the more likely the pt will commit suicide
a nurse working on an inpatient psych unit is assigned to
conduct a 45-minute education group. What should the nurse
identify as an appropriate group topic? Correct Answers stress
management
A scientific structuring of the environment in order to effect
behavioral changes and to improve the psychological health and
functioning of the individual is defined as
________________________ therapy. Correct Answers Milieu
a single pregnant teenager in a parenting class discloses her
ambivalence toward the pregnancy and the subsequent guilt that
there thoughts generate. A mother of 3 admits to having felt that
way herself. Which of Yalom's curative group factors does this
illustrate? Correct Answers Universality
Action of TCAs, heterocyclics, SSRIs,SNRIs Correct Answers
block reuptake of norepinepine, serotoin, and/or dopamine
affect Correct Answers emotional reaction associated with an
experience
almost ______% of all people who commit or attempt suicide
have a diagnosed mental disorder Correct Answers 95
depressive disorder account for 80% of these
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