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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Nurse Naomi would expect a child with a diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder to:
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Question 2 of 25
2. Question
When teaching parents about childhood depression Nurse Victoria should say?
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3. Question
Nurse Perry is aware that language development in autistic child resembles:
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4. Question
A 60-year-old female client who lives alone tells the nurse at the community health center “I really don’t need anyone to talk to”. The TV is my best friend. The nurse recognizes that the client is using the defense mechanism known as?
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Question 5 of 25
5. Question
When working with a male client suffering phobia about black cats, Nurse Michelle should anticipate that a problem for this client would be?
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6. Question
Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The duty nurse approaches in an attempt to alleviate Linda’s anxiety. The most therapeutic question by the nurse would be?
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7. Question
Nurse Penny is aware that the symptoms that distinguish post-traumatic stress disorder from other anxiety disorder would be:
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8. Question
Nurse Benjie is communicating with a male client with substance-induced persisting dementia; the client cannot remember facts and fills in the gaps with imaginary information. Nurse Benjie is aware that this is typical of?
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9. Question
Nurse Joey is aware that the signs & symptoms that would be most specific for diagnosis anorexia are?
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Question 10 of 25
10. Question
A characteristic that would suggest to Nurse Anne that an adolescent may have bulimia would be:
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Nurse Monette is aware that extremely depressed clients seem to do best in settings where they have:
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12. Question
To further assess a client’s suicidal potential. Nurse Katrina should be especially alert to the client expression of:
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Question 13 of 25
13. Question
A nursing care plan for a male client with bipolar I disorder should include:
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Question 14 of 25
14. Question
When planning care for a female client using ritualistic behavior, Nurse Gina must recognize that the ritual:
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Question 15 of 25
15. Question
A 32-year-old male graduate student, who has become increasingly withdrawn and neglectful of his work and personal hygiene, is brought to the psychiatric hospital by his parents. After detailed assessment, a diagnosis of schizophrenia is made. It is unlikely that the client will demonstrate:
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16. Question
A 23-year-old client who has been admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia says to the nurse “Yes, it’s march, March is a little woman”. That’s literal you know”. These statements illustrate:
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
A long-term goal for a paranoid male client who has unjustifiably accused his wife of having many extramarital affairs would be to help the client develop:
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
A male client who is experiencing disordered thinking about food being poisoned is admitted to the mental health unit. The nurse uses which communication technique to encourage the client to eat dinner?
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Nurse Nina is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with Catatonic Stupor. When Nurse Nina enters the client’s room, the client is found lying on the bed with a body pulled into a fetal position. Nurse Nina should:
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Nurse Tina is caring for a client with delirium and states that “look at the spiders on the wall”. What should the nurse respond to the client?
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Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Nurse Jonel is providing information to a community group about violence in the family. Which statement by a group member would indicate a need to provide additional information?
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22. Question
During electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) the client receives oxygen by mask via positive pressure ventilation. The nurse assisting with this procedure knows that positive pressure ventilation is necessary because?
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Question 23 of 25
23. Question
When planning the discharge of a client with chronic anxiety, Nurse Chris evaluates achievement of the discharge maintenance goals. Which goal would be A. The client eliminates all anxiety from daily situations. appropriately having been included in the plan of care requiring evaluation?
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24. Question
Nurse Seymonne is caring for a client with depression who has not responded to antidepressant medication. The nurse anticipates what treatment procedure may be prescribed?
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Mario is admitted to the emergency room with drug-included anxiety related to over ingestion of prescribed antipsychotic medication. The most important piece of information the nurse in charge should obtain initially is the:
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