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1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity".
b. "You will experience weight loss while taking this medication."
c. "You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this medication."
d. "You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates." ----------- Correct Answer
------------ "You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity".
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
(Select all that apply)
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our most
recent presidents." ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A, B, C
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. ----------- Correct Answer ------------
D
A charge nurse is reviewing Kugler-Ross: Five Stages of Grief with a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following stages should the charge nurse include in the teaching? (Select all
that apply)
A. Disequilibrium
B. Denial
C. Bargaining
D. Anger
E. Depression ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B, C, D, E
A nurse is working with a client who has recently lost his mother. The nurse recognizes that
which of the following factors influence a client's grief and coping ability? (Select all that apply)
A. Interpersonal relationships
B. Culture
,C. Birth order
D. Religious beliefs
E. Prior experience with loss ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A, B, D, E
A nurse is discussing normal grief with a client who recently lost a child. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates understanding? (Select all that apply)
A. "I may experience feelings of resentment."
B. "I will probably withdraw from others."
C. "I can expect to experience changes in sleep."
D. "It is possible that I will experience suicidal thoughts."
E. "It is expected that I will have a loss of self-esteem." ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A,
B, C
a nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner because she thinks he is
just trying to gain attention. when the attempts to talk to the client he becomes angry and tells her
to leave. which of the following defense mechanisms is the client demonstrating?
A. denial
b. rationalization
c. compensation
d. displacement ------------- Correct Answer ------------- d. displacement
a nurse is assessing a client for negative manifestations of Schizophrenia. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A. echopraxia
b. tangentiality
c. anergia
d. delusions ------------- Correct Answer ------------- c. anergia - lack of energy
a nurse is caring for a client who has physical restraints applied. the nurse determines that the
restrains should be removed when which of the following occurs?
A. the client is able to follow commands
b. the client states that he will harm himself unless the restraints are removed
c. the client refuses to take his medication until he is released
d. the client demonstrates that he is oriented to person, place and time ------------- Correct
Answer ------------- A. the client is able to follow commands
A nurse is caring for a client who lost his mother to cancer last month. The client states, "I'd still
have my mother if the doctor would have diagnosed her sooner." Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. "You sound angry. Anger is a normal feeling associated with loss."
B. "I think you would feel better if you talked about your feelings with a support group."
C. "I understand just how you feel. I felt the same when my mother died."
D. "Do other members of your family also feel this way?" ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A
A nurse is assisting the parents of a school-age child who has oppositional defiant disorder in
identifying strategies to promote positive behavior. Which of the following is an appropriate
,strategy for the nurse to recommend? (Select all that apply)
A. Allow the child to choose consequences for negative behavior
B. Use role-playing to act out unacceptable behavior
C. Develop a reward system for acceptable behavior
D. Encourage the child to participate in school sports
E. Be consistent when addressing unacceptable behavior ----------- Correct Answer ------------ C,
D, E
A nurse is performing an admission assessment on an adolescent client who has depression.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect (Select all that apply)
A. Fear of being alone
B. Substance use
C. Weight gain
D. Irritability
E. Aggressiveness ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B, D, E
A nurse is obtaining a health history from the parents of a 12 year old client who has conduct
disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A. Bullying of others
B. Threats of suicide
C. Law-breaking activities
D. Narcissistic behavior
E. Flat affect ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A, B, C
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a preschool-age child who has a new diagnosis of
ADHD. When teaching the parent about this disorder, which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Behaviors associated with ADHD are present prior to age 3."
B. "This disorder is characterized by argumentativeness."
C. "Below-average intellectual functioning is associated with ADHD."
D. "Because of this disorder, your child is at increased risk for injury." ----------- Correct Answer
------------ D
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client interview.
When conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the
priority?
A. Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
C. Include the client's family in the interview.
D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder. ----------- Correct Answer ------------
B
A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is stuporous.
which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
When assessing the client
, B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the following
information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)
A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders.
C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health
disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessme
nt findings of mental health disorders. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B, D, E
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should
identify that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency admission?
A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
B. A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago
C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with a metal
rod
D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to himself
----------- Correct Answer ------------ C
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight because the
unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurse's actions
are an example of which of the following torts?
A. Invasion of privacy
B. False imprisonment
C. Assault
D. Battery ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B
A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp knife under my mattress in order to
protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening me." Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily, using therapeutic
communication to convince him to admit to hiding the knife.
B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate closely.
C. Tell the client that this must be reported to the health care team because it concerns the health
and safety of the client and others.
D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the
intention to do so. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)
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