1. A nurse is caring for a school aged -child who has conduct disorder and is being physically aggressive to other children on the unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Place the child in seclusion
B. Use a therapeutic hold technique.
C. Apply wrist restrains.
D. ...
1. A nurse is caring for a school aged -child who has conduct disorder and
is being physically aggressive to other children on the unit. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Place the child in seclusion
B. Use a therapeutic hold technique.
C. Apply wrist restrains.
D. Administer risperidone.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnoses of bulimia
nervosa. Which of the following diagnostic procedures should the nurse
anticipate the provider to prescribe during the medical evaluation?
A. Chest x-ray
B. ECG
C. Coagulation Studies
D. Liver function
3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive compliance,
passivity, and self-denial. The nurse should recognize that these
findings are associated with which of the following personality
disorder?
A. Dependent
B. Paranoid
C. Borderline
D. Histrionic
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is involuntarily admitted for major
depressive disorder and refuses to take a prescribed oral antianxiety
medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Inform the client that he does not have the right to refuse medication.
B. Administer the medication to the client via IM injection.
C. Offer the client the medication at the client schedule dose time
D. Implement consciences until the client takes the medication.
5. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who states
that she was beaten and sexually assaulted by her partner. After a
rapid assessment which of the following actions the nurse plan to take
next?
A. Conduct a pregnancy test
B. Request a mental health consultation for the client.
C. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the client
D. Offer prophylactic medication to prevent STIs
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. After
discussing the treatment with his partner, the client verbally agrees to
electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) but will not sign the consent form.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Request that the client’s partner signs the consent
B. Cancel the scheduled ECT procedure.
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