Wilkes NSG 526 Psych Exam 1 –
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An Hispanic patient informs an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner
during a wellness visit that he or she occasionally uses hot chili juice to relieve a
"nervous condition." The patient denies any complaints related to this practice. The
nurse practitioner's response is to:
A. actively discourage the patient from continuing this treatment.
B. offer medication to treat the nervous condition.
C. suggest an alternative food to relieve the nervous condition.
D. view this as a self-care ritual that needs to be preserved. - ------------ANS: D. view
this as a self-care ritual that needs to be preserved.
A hospital-based adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner collaborates
with a multidisciplinary team that is charged with establishing a psychiatric outpatient
clinic. Advocating for the role of advanced practice nurses, the nurse practitioner
initially educates the team that advanced practice nurses:
A. are readily available to meet patient needs.
B. can autonomously provide a full range of comprehensive services.
C. can perform case management functions.
D. provide cost-effective care delivery. - ------------ANS: can autonomously provide a
full range of comprehensive services.
A nurse is assessing a 10-year-old child who is suspected of having emotional
problems. Which methods does the nurse apply to obtain relevant information? -
------------ANS: answer- Interview and Observe
Children often show their emotions while playing, acting, or drawing; hence an
interview along with observation of such activities is required. An interview can help
in giving information but needs to be done with observation as children show their
emotions through play. Observation can provide only information that can be
, perceived, but it should be applied with an interview for interaction. Assessment of
children can be done better with an interview and observation than with lab work and
radiologic examinations.
A patient tells the nurse "I really feel close to you. You are like the friend I never
had." The nurse can assess this statement as indicating the patient may be
experiencing
a.Congruence
b.Empathetic feelings
c.Countertransference
d.Positive transference - ------------ANS: Positive Transference
Transference involves the patient experiencing feelings toward a nurse that belong to
a significant person in the patient's past.
A precipitating event might be
A. Financial losses or loss of housing
B. Chronic health problems
C. Childhood separations and anxiety disorders
D. Genetic influences and premature birth - ------------ANS: A
A predisposing event would be all of the following except
A. Early prolonged separation from the mother
B. Having been born unwanted
C. Recent arrests or incarcerations
D. History of childhood neglect or abuse - ------------ANS: C
According to psychosocial developmental theory, in the recently described "ninth age
of man," beyond the life cycle,
A. There are no further tasks to accomplish.
B. The tasks that are the most important are generative versus stagnation.
C. There is an emphasis on intimacy versus isolation.
D. Tasks include overcoming life transitions. - ------------ANS: D
After formulating nursing diagnoses for a newly admitted patient, what is the nurse's
next action? - ------------ANS: answer- Determining the goals and outcome criteria
Formulation of goals and outcome criteria follow the nursing diagnosis step of the
process. Assessment data may be revisited when evaluating outcomes. The plan is
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An Hispanic patient informs an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner
during a wellness visit that he or she occasionally uses hot chili juice to relieve a
"nervous condition." The patient denies any complaints related to this practice. The
nurse practitioner's response is to:
A. actively discourage the patient from continuing this treatment.
B. offer medication to treat the nervous condition.
C. suggest an alternative food to relieve the nervous condition.
D. view this as a self-care ritual that needs to be preserved. - ------------ANS: D. view
this as a self-care ritual that needs to be preserved.
A hospital-based adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner collaborates
with a multidisciplinary team that is charged with establishing a psychiatric outpatient
clinic. Advocating for the role of advanced practice nurses, the nurse practitioner
initially educates the team that advanced practice nurses:
A. are readily available to meet patient needs.
B. can autonomously provide a full range of comprehensive services.
C. can perform case management functions.
D. provide cost-effective care delivery. - ------------ANS: can autonomously provide a
full range of comprehensive services.
A nurse is assessing a 10-year-old child who is suspected of having emotional
problems. Which methods does the nurse apply to obtain relevant information? -
------------ANS: answer- Interview and Observe
Children often show their emotions while playing, acting, or drawing; hence an
interview along with observation of such activities is required. An interview can help
in giving information but needs to be done with observation as children show their
emotions through play. Observation can provide only information that can be
, perceived, but it should be applied with an interview for interaction. Assessment of
children can be done better with an interview and observation than with lab work and
radiologic examinations.
A patient tells the nurse "I really feel close to you. You are like the friend I never
had." The nurse can assess this statement as indicating the patient may be
experiencing
a.Congruence
b.Empathetic feelings
c.Countertransference
d.Positive transference - ------------ANS: Positive Transference
Transference involves the patient experiencing feelings toward a nurse that belong to
a significant person in the patient's past.
A precipitating event might be
A. Financial losses or loss of housing
B. Chronic health problems
C. Childhood separations and anxiety disorders
D. Genetic influences and premature birth - ------------ANS: A
A predisposing event would be all of the following except
A. Early prolonged separation from the mother
B. Having been born unwanted
C. Recent arrests or incarcerations
D. History of childhood neglect or abuse - ------------ANS: C
According to psychosocial developmental theory, in the recently described "ninth age
of man," beyond the life cycle,
A. There are no further tasks to accomplish.
B. The tasks that are the most important are generative versus stagnation.
C. There is an emphasis on intimacy versus isolation.
D. Tasks include overcoming life transitions. - ------------ANS: D
After formulating nursing diagnoses for a newly admitted patient, what is the nurse's
next action? - ------------ANS: answer- Determining the goals and outcome criteria
Formulation of goals and outcome criteria follow the nursing diagnosis step of the
process. Assessment data may be revisited when evaluating outcomes. The plan is
