NUR 205 Saunders Mental Health
Practice Questions and Answers
A client diagnosed with delirium becomes disoriented and confused at
night. Which intervention should the nurse implement initially? -
Answer️️ -Use an indirect light source and turn off the television.
The nurse is caring for a...
NUR 205 Saunders Mental Health
Practice Questions and Answers
A client diagnosed with delirium becomes disoriented and confused at
night. Which intervention should the nurse implement initially? -
Answer✔️✔️-Use an indirect light source and turn off the television.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the inpatient
unit of a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of delusions. Which are some
therapeutic communication interventions the nurse needs to use when
communicating with this client? Select all that apply. - Answer✔️✔️-1. Refer
to hallucinations as if they are real.
2. Ask the client directly about hallucinations.
5. Watch the client for cues that he or she is hallucinating, such as eyes
tracking an unheard speaker, muttering, or talking to self.
6. Address any underlying emotion, need, or theme that seems to be
indicated by the hallucinations, such as fear with menacing voices or guilt
with accusing voices.
A client is admitted to the mental health unit with a diagnosis of possible
somatic symptom disorder. Besides anxiety, the nursing assessment is
especially important in identifying which client signs/symptoms are
contributing to the somatic symptom disorder? Select all that apply. -
Answer✔️✔️-1. Depression
The nurse is working with an older client who has a diagnosis of
depression. To work most effectively with this client, the nurse recalls that
which information is accurate regarding depression and the older client?
Select all that apply. - Answer✔️✔️-3. Suicide is a frequent cause of death
among the older population.
4. Some indications of dementia may actually originate as depression.
5. Depression in an older person is likely to have physical manifestations.
The nurse has been caring for a client with a diagnosis of depression. The
client says to the nurse, "I wish you would just be my friend." The
appropriate response by the nurse is which? - Answer✔️✔️-"Our
relationship is a therapeutic and a helping one."
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder
who continuously complains of a severe headache. Which interventions are
most appropriate when planning care for this client? - Answer✔️✔️-Shift the
focus from the client's somatic concerns to feelings and coping skills.
A client with delirium becomes agitated and confused at night. The best
initial intervention by the nurse is which action? - Answer✔️✔️-Use a night
light and turn off the television.
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