and alcohol dependence has not had any visitors or phone calls since admission. He reports he has no family that cares about him and was living on the
... [Show More] streets prior to this admission. According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which stage is the client in at this time? A. Isolation. B. Stagnation. C. Despair. D. Role confusion. 2. An anxious client expressing a fear of people and open places is admitted to the psychiatric unit. What is the most effective way for the nurse to assist this client? A. Plan an outing within the first week of admission. B. Distract her whenever she expresses her discomfort about being with others. C. Confront her fears and discuss the possible causes of these fears. D. Accompany her outside for an increasing amount of time each day. 3. On admission, a highly anxious client is described as delusional. The nurse understands that delusions are most likely to occur with which class of disorder? A. Neurotic. B. Personality. C. Anxiety. D. Psychotic. 4. A child is brought to the emergency room with a broken arm. Because of other injuries, the nurse suspects the child may be a victim of abuse. When the nurse tries to give the child an injection, the child's mother becomes very loud and shouts, "I won't leave my son! Don't you touch him! You'll hurt my child!" What is the best interpretation of the mother's statements? The mother is A. regressing to an earlier behavior pattern. B. sublimating her anger. C. projecting her feelings onto the nurse. D. suppressing her fear. 5. A male client is admitted to a mental health unit on Friday afternoon and is very upset on Sunday because he has not had the opportunity to talk with the healthcare provider. Which response is best for the nurse to provide this client? A. Let me call and leave a message for your healthcare provider. B. The healthcare provider should be here on Monday morning. C. How can I help answer your questions? D. What concerns do you have at this time? 6. A male client is admitted to the mental health unit because he was feeling depressed about the loss of his wife and job. The client has a history of alcohol dependency and admits that he was drinking alcohol 12 hours ago. Vital signs are: temperature, 100° F, pulse 100, and BP 142/100. The nurse plans to give the client lorazepam (Ativan) based on which priority nursing diagnosis? [Show Less]