NSG 3450, Mental Health Unit 5 Review for
Exam 2
Leave the first rating
Save
Students also studied
Flashcard sets Study guides
Mental health Test bank Educational Psychology Final Exam Comprehensive Guide to Intellectua... IAAP C
Teacher 70 terms Teacher 65 terms Teacher 77 terms Teacher
tanya_faith Preview brennermuriithi Preview carrosa254 Preview big
Terms in this set (74) Hide definitions
A nurse works with a client diagnosed with posttraumatic b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the psychological state.
stress disorder (PTSD) who has frequent flashbacks as
well as persistent symptoms of arousal. Which
intervention should be included in the plan of care?
a. Trigger flashbacks intentionally in order to help the
client learn to cope with them.
b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the
psychological state.
c. Encourage repression of memories associated with the
traumatic event.
d. Support "numbing" as a temporary way to manage
intolerable feelings.
Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
week later, which behavior by the parents of these
teenagers most clearly demonstrates resilience?
a. visiting their teenager's grave daily.
b. returning immediately to employment.
c. discussing the accident within the family only.
d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
,After the sudden death of his wife, a man says, "I can't live b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
without her ... she was my whole life." What is the nurse's
most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
c. "It's important to recognize that she is no longer
suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this change in
your life."
A woman just received notification that her husband died. c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
She approaches the nurse who cared for him during his
last hours and says angrily, "If you had given him your
undivided attention, he would still be alive." How should
the nurse analyze this behavior?
a. The comment suggests potential allegations of
malpractice.
b. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through
anger.
c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment
disorder.
d. The client had ambivalent feelings about her husband.
A wife received news that her husband died of heart a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with you until
failure and called her family to come to the hospital. She your
angrily tells the nurse who cared for him, "He would still family comes."
be alive if you had given him your undivided attention."
What is the nurse's best intervention?
a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I
will stay with you until your
family comes."
b. Say to the wife, "Your husband's heart was so severely
damaged that it could no
longer pump."
c. Say to the wife, "I will call the health care provider to
discuss this matter with you."
d. Hold the wife's hand in silence until the family arrives.
, A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 2 years d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.
ago. Which behavior indicates the child's parents have
adapted to their loss?
a. visiting their child's grave daily.
b. maintaining their child's room as the child left it 2 years
ago.
c. keeping a place set for the dead child at the family
dinner table.
d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date
of the accident.
A store clerk was killed during a robbery 2 weeks ago. d. "The unexpected death of your husband is very painful. I'm glad you are able to
His widow, who has a long history of schizoaffective talk about your feelings."
disorder, cries spontaneously when talking about his
death. What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "Are you taking your medications the way they are
prescribed?"
b. "This loss is harder to accept because of your mental
illness. Do you think you should be hospitalized?"
c. "I'm worried about how much you are crying. Your grief
over your husband's death has gone on too long."
d. "The unexpected death of your husband is very painful.
I'm glad you are able to talk
about your feelings."
Which scenario demonstrates a dissociative fugue? a. After being caught in an extramarital affair, a man disappeared but then
a. After being caught in an extramarital affair, a man reappeared months later with no memory of what occurred while he was missing.
disappeared but then reappeared months later with no
memory of what occurred while he was missing.
b. A man is extremely anxious about his problems and
sometimes experiences dazed periods of several minutes
passing without conscious awareness of them.
c. A woman finds unfamiliar clothes in her closet, is
recognized when she goes to new
restaurants, and complains of "blackouts" despite not
drinking.
d. A woman reports that when she feels tired or stressed,
it seems like her body is not
real and is somehow growing smaller.
The nurse who is counseling a client with dissociative a. Risk for self-harm
identity disorder should understand that which
assessment is of the highest priority?
a. Risk for self-harm.
b. cognitive function.
c. memory impairment.
d. condition of self-esteem.
Exam 2
Leave the first rating
Save
Students also studied
Flashcard sets Study guides
Mental health Test bank Educational Psychology Final Exam Comprehensive Guide to Intellectua... IAAP C
Teacher 70 terms Teacher 65 terms Teacher 77 terms Teacher
tanya_faith Preview brennermuriithi Preview carrosa254 Preview big
Terms in this set (74) Hide definitions
A nurse works with a client diagnosed with posttraumatic b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the psychological state.
stress disorder (PTSD) who has frequent flashbacks as
well as persistent symptoms of arousal. Which
intervention should be included in the plan of care?
a. Trigger flashbacks intentionally in order to help the
client learn to cope with them.
b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the
psychological state.
c. Encourage repression of memories associated with the
traumatic event.
d. Support "numbing" as a temporary way to manage
intolerable feelings.
Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
week later, which behavior by the parents of these
teenagers most clearly demonstrates resilience?
a. visiting their teenager's grave daily.
b. returning immediately to employment.
c. discussing the accident within the family only.
d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
,After the sudden death of his wife, a man says, "I can't live b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
without her ... she was my whole life." What is the nurse's
most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
c. "It's important to recognize that she is no longer
suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this change in
your life."
A woman just received notification that her husband died. c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
She approaches the nurse who cared for him during his
last hours and says angrily, "If you had given him your
undivided attention, he would still be alive." How should
the nurse analyze this behavior?
a. The comment suggests potential allegations of
malpractice.
b. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through
anger.
c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment
disorder.
d. The client had ambivalent feelings about her husband.
A wife received news that her husband died of heart a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with you until
failure and called her family to come to the hospital. She your
angrily tells the nurse who cared for him, "He would still family comes."
be alive if you had given him your undivided attention."
What is the nurse's best intervention?
a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I
will stay with you until your
family comes."
b. Say to the wife, "Your husband's heart was so severely
damaged that it could no
longer pump."
c. Say to the wife, "I will call the health care provider to
discuss this matter with you."
d. Hold the wife's hand in silence until the family arrives.
, A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 2 years d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.
ago. Which behavior indicates the child's parents have
adapted to their loss?
a. visiting their child's grave daily.
b. maintaining their child's room as the child left it 2 years
ago.
c. keeping a place set for the dead child at the family
dinner table.
d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date
of the accident.
A store clerk was killed during a robbery 2 weeks ago. d. "The unexpected death of your husband is very painful. I'm glad you are able to
His widow, who has a long history of schizoaffective talk about your feelings."
disorder, cries spontaneously when talking about his
death. What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "Are you taking your medications the way they are
prescribed?"
b. "This loss is harder to accept because of your mental
illness. Do you think you should be hospitalized?"
c. "I'm worried about how much you are crying. Your grief
over your husband's death has gone on too long."
d. "The unexpected death of your husband is very painful.
I'm glad you are able to talk
about your feelings."
Which scenario demonstrates a dissociative fugue? a. After being caught in an extramarital affair, a man disappeared but then
a. After being caught in an extramarital affair, a man reappeared months later with no memory of what occurred while he was missing.
disappeared but then reappeared months later with no
memory of what occurred while he was missing.
b. A man is extremely anxious about his problems and
sometimes experiences dazed periods of several minutes
passing without conscious awareness of them.
c. A woman finds unfamiliar clothes in her closet, is
recognized when she goes to new
restaurants, and complains of "blackouts" despite not
drinking.
d. A woman reports that when she feels tired or stressed,
it seems like her body is not
real and is somehow growing smaller.
The nurse who is counseling a client with dissociative a. Risk for self-harm
identity disorder should understand that which
assessment is of the highest priority?
a. Risk for self-harm.
b. cognitive function.
c. memory impairment.
d. condition of self-esteem.
