NUR 214 Unit Practice Test and Answers:

____ 1. The nurse psychotherapist looks at the records of the clients admitted over the weekend to determine whom to include in the inpatient symptom management group focusing on self-esteem issues. Which client will the nurse consider inappropriate to bring into the group? a. A 32 old client with chronic paranoid schizophrenia b. A 59 year old client with depression c. A 22 year old client with panic disorder d. A 30 year old client with antisocial personality disorder ____ 2. During the morning community meeting on the inpatient psychiatric unit, a 40-year-old hypomanic client threatens to strike another client. The nurse therapist should intervene by a. immediately sending the other clients out of the room. b. telling the client he must leave the meeting. c. summoning the assistance of several other staff. d. firmly telling the client he can talk about being angry in group, but he cannot act out. ____ 3. During a group therapy session a client addresses the group, saying “I have been thinking about the way I feel about my husband. I am angry with him. He has no right to hit me or call me names. I feel hurt, too. I wonder what I have done to deserve this abuse.” The client begins to sob. This can be assessed as a. transference. b. cohesiveness. c. ventilation. d. altruism. ____ 4. During a group therapy session, a newly admitted client suddenly says to the nurse “How old are you? You do not act old enough to be helpful to any of us.” The most appropriate response the nurse might make is a. “I wonder why you ask.” b. “I am old enough to be a nurse.” c. “My age should not really concern you.” d. “You are wondering whether I have enough experience to lead this group.” ____ 5. A client in a group therapy session listens for a time and then remarks “I used to think I was the only one who felt afraid. It is nice to know that I am not alone.” This is an example of a. ventilation. b. altruism. c. universality. d. group cohesiveness. ____ 6. An appropriate outcome for a psychoeducation group composed of clients with chronic schizophrenia would be that group members would a. uncover dynamic material related to their illnesses. b. adopt roles used in their families to reduce anxiety.