NR 326 MENTAL HEALTH A Quiz 2020
1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following
... [Show More] statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
4) A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the clients plan of care?
5) A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a
manic episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
13) A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
14) The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states "I don’t remember what happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
15) A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings require immediate intervention by the nurse?
16) A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client is agitated and threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the following is the priority intervention?
17) Dosage Calculation Question.
31) A nurse is providing discharge teaching about manifestations of relapse to the family of a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
32) A nurse is assessing a client who is restless and constantly mutters to himself.
Which of the following findings should lead the nurse to suspect delirium?
33) A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient mental health facility. The client tells
the nurse that the government is reading her mail. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
34) A nurse is assessing a client who has neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Which of
the following clinical findings should the nurse expect?
35) A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking clozapine. For
which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider?
66) A nurse is providing crisis intervention for a client who was involved in a violent mass causality situation in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the initial session with the client?
67) A nurse in the community health facility is interviewing a client who recently lost
his job. The client states “I was fired because my boss doesn’t like me” Which of the following defense mechanisms is the client displaying?
68) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has depressive disorder and a new prescription for doxepin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
69) A nurse is planning care for a client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
70) A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority
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