• RN providing education about strategies for safety plan for female Pt who is victim of intimate partner abuse. Which strategies should be included?
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• A female Pt admitted to mental health unit starts to shout&scream at RN. What is best approach?
• Pt is confused, disorient... What is priority problem?
• What to report with Lithium?
• RN find Pt in the community bathroom smearing feces on the wall. RN should address...
• Pton Benzotropine for drug induced EPS. Which finding needs further evaluation?
• A male Pt is admitted to psych inpatient unit with a bandaged flesh wound after attempting to shoot himself. he is recently divorced one year ago, lost his job four months ago,&suffered a break up of his current relationship last week. What is most likely source of this Pt's current feelings of depression?
• An adolescent comes to the mental health clinic 15 minutes before closing&reports that there is no reason to live. RNshould..?
• Pt is scared to leave home because of increased fear of open places&crowded places. What is RNDx?
• Hypochondriac is at Pt &relative states....
• A clinic at the MH clinic is depressed&has been in bed all weekend. What should RN implement?
• Pt's child is in an accident&the parent can't believe it. How should RN respond?
• Pt has increased alcohol level. What PRN med for tremors?
• Pt guarded&vaguely answers questions. He isolates himself. What is problem?
• Parent depressed because child does not have normal growth. Priority?
• Pt perform repeated checks&locks of the doors&windows. What should RN do?
• What Pt info needed for CAGE?
• How should RN care for Borderline personality Pt who cuts himself?
• Pt with escalating aggressive behavior. What actions needs intervention?
• When preparing for domestic violence screening what should RN say?
• Pt is hearing voices to go to the kitchen&get a knife to hurt himself. What should RN do?
• After Tx for anorexia, a student wants to work in the cafeteria. How should RN respond?
• Pt is admitted for alcohol withdrawals&bipolar disorder who is in the depressive phase. Based on which finding should RN hold clonide?
• Pt with Schizophrenia using echolalia is becoming annoying. What is the best intervention?
• Pt with a history of drug abuse report heart attack four years ago. What drug could cause this?
• What is working phase of group development?
• What should RN teach to Pt about disulfiram?
• Intimate partner violence. Which finding of the injuries should RN include in documentation?
• Pt with tremens&auditory hallucination is dehydrated, confused. To ensure physiological needs
• Pt is scheduled for an EC. What should be implemented before?
• Preparing physical environment for admission interview?
• RN assessing Pt with Post partum depression for changes in mood&cognitive state. Which subjective finding should RN identify that are consistent with post partum depression?
• What is an expected side effect of Olanzapine?
• Pt renewed a prescription for alprazolam&reports chest pains. What should RN do first?
• Pt says "I am the boss"......What nursing
• Pt is addicted to lorazepam. what othermed is needed?
• Pt with multiple bruises is not making eye contact. What RN should do?
• Pt said "I don't need to be here&believes the TV is talking to her. Which section to document of the mental exam?
• Pt is admitted for aspiration of material related to suicide. What is RN highest priority?
• An antidepressant is prescribed because Pt only sleeps for four hours&has weight loss. Which goal is most important to achieve within the first three days?
• A schizophrenic Pt refuses to eat & says food was poisoned. What intervention should RNdo?
• Major depression disorder,insomnia, amotivational. What interv. likely to be most effective?
• RN & Pt who avoids eye contact, talk softs& RN trade places. Whats the purpose
• Pt with OCD documents everything RN does while hospitalized.
• A schizophrenia smears feces on the wall. What should RN do?
• Pt is anxious because the sun is coming up the next day. What intervention is most important?
• Pt with Bulimia&depression is taking Phenlezine. What food to avoid?
• Pt is depressed&only have four hours of sleep. What is most important in 24 hours?
• Pt has an erection that won't resolve&taking Trazodone. What question to ask?
• College student anxiety?
• Projection defense
• A schizophrenic Ptsays "I am the Son of God
• Schizophrenic Pt stops med a month ago
• Pt with an anxiety disorder is demonstrating signs of panic. Which intervention would be the most appropriate for RN to implement
• Pt tells RN that he is an accomplished writer & that directors of television shows contact him for suggestions on actors & locations. RN realizes this Pt is experiencing the delusion of
• Pt tells RN that his father died after Pt thought abut it for a few days. RN suspects Pt is delusional & is demonstrating:
• RN overhears Pt diagnosed with terminal cancer tell a family member that he will be discharged soon, will return to work, & plans to attend a company event scheduled in a year. RN realizes this Pt is demonstrating the defense mechanism of
• A female Pt diagnosed with depression tells RN that her husband wants her to “fix herself up” & put on nice clothes. ThPt continues by saying that she believes her husband is interested in another woman. What should RN respond to Pt?
• Pt diagnosed with schizophrenia has been refusing prescribed oral med for several days. Pt has broken chair & is coming after another Pt with the broken chair leg, threatening to do physical harm. What should RN do first?
• RN identified diagnosis imbalance Nutrition: More than body requirements for Pt diagnosed with bulimia. Which intervention would be appropriate for this diagnosis?
• Pt tells RN that he has a fear of flying on an airplane but needs to attend a work-related meeting in another part of the country & will have to fly to get there. What can RN do to assist this Pt?
• During an assessment, Pt from the Hispanic culture refuses to maintain eye contact with RN. After RN overhears Pt say “evil eye” to a family member, RN realizes Pt is demonstrating characteristics of which cultural-specific syndrome?
• woman who is bipolar is wearing low cut blouse, & skirt with no underwear, what does RN do?
• Older man who recently got divorced & is 2 years sober, & an alcoholic loves God. He loves kids also. What should RN ask at his initial interaction?
• Woman is diagnosed with breast cancer & she becomes dependent & asks family members if they can do ADL's that she is fully capable of doing. What is the reason for this behavior?
• Patient having to get treated for benzodiazepam& methadone overdose. What do you use?
• Patient watching TV starts talking loud to himself. RN comes in & can't distract him so turns down the TV. What should RN do then?
• In group therapy the charge RN notices Pt increasing to severe levels of anxiety. What should RN do?
• A chronic depressed older man refuses to leave room. His family moved away to a further location so they're not able to visit him as much. What approach should RN take with this man?
• Pt really depressed & won't talk or communicate, later is energetic & talkative. What should RN do?
• Patient who had generalized anxiety disorder on Xanax long-term. What is the outcome?
• Mother has a 9 month old baby with mental issues & growth issues. The mother comes in & says she's depressed because she’ll never have a normal baby. What should RN say?
• Lithium level 1.5. What do you tell Pt who had a recent suicide attempt after seeing him become very anxious after hearing his Lithium levels?
• Woman comes into ED having been raped by her date. What should RN document?
• Which Pt would require CAGE assessment?
• RN changing dressing on bipolar Pt's stomach from self-inflicting knife wound. RN's best approach?
• Woman is at a meeting with you, what is important for RN to document after hearing her issues in the relationship
• pt in corner with paranoid symptoms, staring & watching you. They refuse to communicate with you. What do you do?
• patient states "I can't get my thoughts together I should really sell my car. It’s not in here. Let's buy a car. What is Pt experiencing?
• A depressed adolescent becomes sarcastic & irritates when you start to ask him questions. What does RN do?
• Pt who has been on an antidepressant for 2 weeks. What should you watch for?
• A pt won't take oral meds that is going through alcohol withdrawal. RN starts giving saline lock per alcohol protocol & thiamine. What do you tell them that it will help with recovery?
• A male Pt got divorced a year ago, lost his job, & recently suffered from a break up. What is his reason for his recent depression?
• Pt is being admitted for drug overdose. She says the reason she is using drugs is because of a recent breakup of an intimate relationship?
• what does RN do first male Pt with schizophrenia admitted to psych unit afterabruptly stopping prescription for ziprasidone (Geodon) one month ago. Which question most important for RN to ask Pt?
• A female Pt with a history of drinking who was admitted 8 hours ago after receiving Tx for minor abrasions occurred from a fall at home. RN determines Pt's blood alcohol level (BAL) was not analyzed on administration action should RN take
• A male Pt is admitted to psych inpatient unit with a bandaged flesh wound after attempting to shoot himself. he is recently divorced one year ago, lost his job four months ago,&suffered a break up of his current relationship last week. What is the most likely source of this Pt's current feelings of depression
• What is the most important goal for Pt diagnosed with major depression who has been receiving an antidepressant med for two weeks
• A male adult comes to the mental health clinic&walks back&forth in front of the office door, but does not enter the office. He then walks around a chair that is in the hallway several times before sitting down in the chair. What action should RN take first
• A male Pt in the mental health unit is guarded&vaguely answers RN's questions. He isolates to his room&sometimes opens the door to peek into hall. Which problem can RN anticipate
• Male Pt seen in the mental health clinic monthly reports feeling very stressed&nervous&further describes becoming angry increasingly more often during the last month. What action should RN take first [Show Less]