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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Situation: The nurse assigned to the detoxification unit attends to various patients with substance-related disorders. A 45 years old male revealed that he experienced a marked increase in his intake of alcohol to achieve the desired effect. This indicates:
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Question 2 of 25
2. Question
The client admitted for alcohol detoxification develops increased tremors, irritability, hypertension, and fever. The nurse should be alert for impending:
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Question 3 of 25
3. Question
The care for the client places priority on which of the following:
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Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Another client is brought to the emergency room by friends who state that he took something an hour ago. He is actively hallucinating, agitated, with an irritated nasal septum.
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Question 5 of 25
5. Question
A client is admitted with needle tracks on his arm, stuporous and with pinpoint pupil will likely be managed with:
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Question 6 of 25
6. Question
Situation: An old woman was brought for evaluation due to the hospital for evaluation due to increasing forgetfulness and limitations in daily function. The daughter revealed that the client used her toothbrush to comb her hair. She is manifesting:
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Question 7 of 25
7. Question
She tearfully tells the nurse “I can’t take it when she accuses me of stealing her things.” Which response by the nurse will be most therapeutic?
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Question 8 of 25
8. Question
The primary nursing intervention in working with a client with moderate stage dementia is ensuring that the client:
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Question 9 of 25
9. Question
She says to the nurse who offers her breakfast, “Oh no, I will wait for my husband. We will eat together” The therapeutic response by the nurse is:
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Question 10 of 25
10. Question
Dementia, unlike delirium, is characterized by:
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Situation: A 17-year-old gymnast is admitted to the hospital due to weight loss and dehydration secondary to starvation. Which of the following nursing diagnoses will be given priority for the client?
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Question 12 of 25
12. Question
What is the best intervention to teach the client when she feels the need to starve?
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Question 13 of 25
13. Question
The client with anorexia nervosa is improving if:
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Question 14 of 25
14. Question
The characteristic manifestation that will differentiate bulimia nervosa from anorexia nervosa is that bulimic individuals:
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Question 15 of 25
15. Question
A nursing diagnosis for bulimia nervosa is powerlessness related to feeling not in control of eating habits. The goal for this problem is:
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Question 16 of 25
16. Question
In the management of bulimic patients, the following nursing interventions will promote a therapeutic relationship except:
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Situation: A 35-year-old male has an intense fear of riding an elevator. He claims “ As if I will die inside.” This has affected his studies The client is suffering from:
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Situation: A 24-year-old female has an intense fear of spiders. Initial intervention for the client should be to:
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
The nurse develops a countertransference reaction. This is evidenced by:
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Which is the desired outcome in conducting desensitization:
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Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Which of the following should be included in the health teachings among clients receiving Valium:
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Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Situation: A 20-year-old college student is admitted to the medical ward because of sudden onset of paralysis of both legs. Extensive examination revealed no physical basis for the complaint. The nurse plans intervention based on which correct statement about conversion disorder?
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Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Nikki reveals that the boyfriend has been pressuring her to engage in premarital sex. The most therapeutic response by the nurse is:
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Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Malingering is different from somatoform disorder because the former:
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Unlike psychophysiologic disorder Linda may be best managed with:
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