RN Mental Health Online Practice 2024 A Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers.
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RN Mental Health Online Practice 2024 A
Exam Questions With 100% Verified
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A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client who has antisocial personality
disorder. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use when communicating with this
client?
Behave in a ...
RN Mental Health Online Practice 2024 A
Exam Questions With 100% Verified
Answers.
A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client who has antisocial personality
disorder. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use when communicating with this
client?
Behave in a friendly manner toward the client
Set realistic limits on the client's behavior
Show respect for the client's need for isolation
Act as a role model for assertiveness - answer✔Set realistic limits on the clients behavior
Clients who have antisocial personality disorder can seem to be in control of their behavior, but
are manipulative and impulsive and can suddenly become aggressive and assaultive. The nurse
should establish clear limits on specific aggressive and demanding behaviors.
A nurse is caring for a child who has conducted disorder and is behaving in a destructive manner,
throwing objects, and kicking others. Which of the following therapeutic nursing interventions is
the priority?
The greatest risk to the child and others is harm. Therefore, the nurse's priority intervention is to
reduce environmental stimuli in an attempt to de-escalate the behavior and prevent injury.
A nurse in a community health center is working with a group of clients who have post-traumatic
stress disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to reduce anxiety
among the group members?
Response prevention
Guided imagery
Aversion therapy
Light therapy - answer✔Guided imagery
Guided imagery involves assisting the client to imagine a restful and safe place. This method is
effective in reducing anxiety in clients who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
A nurse is performing a cognitive assessment to distinguish delirium from dementia in a client
whose family reports episodes of confusion. Which of the following assessment findings
supports the nurse's suspicion of delirium?
Extreme distractibility is a hallmark manifestation of delirium.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who begins to cry and states, "I knew God would
punish me and I deserve this horrible sickness!" Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
"Why do you think you deserve this punishment?"
"Don't worry about being punished by God."
"Let's talk about what is upsetting you."
"You shouldn't say things that will upset you so much." - answer✔"Let's talk about what is
upsetting you."
The nurse is acknowledging the client's concerns and is showing a desire to understand what the
client is thinking and feeling.
A client who has a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is placed in a room with a client who has
severe depression. The client who has depression reports to the nurse, "My roommate never
sleeps and keeps me up, too." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Move the client who has bipolar disorder to a private room
Administer sleep medication to the client who has bipolar disorder.
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