Nightingale College BSN 366
EAQ-2400 Unit 1 Exam
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,Which action would the nurse take when caring for a client having an acute episode of
anxiety? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
1. Staying with the client
2.Giving brief directions
3. Using short, simple sentences
4. Linking the client's behavior to feelings
5.Teaching a cognitive therapy principle
6.Having the client write an assessment of strengths
*All of the above
During the initial assessment phase, which parameter would the nurse focus on for a client
with panic disorder and agoraphobia?
Easing the client's anxiety so further interviewing may be done
Learning about the client's home life to facilitate the planning of future care
Suggesting that the client rest for a while before taking the health history
Helping the client identify the source of anxiety so the source may be avoided
A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder has an anxiety level that is approaching
a panic level, and the client's ritual is interfering with work and daily living. For which
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) would the nurse anticipate preparing
a teaching plan?
Haloperidol
Fluvoxamine
Imipramine
Benztropine
,Which intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care for a client with
posttraumatic stress disorder who verbalizes a desire to have control over personal
feelings related to being the only survivor?
Work on self-forgiveness.
Explore specific feelings related to survivor guilt.
Discuss life situations that the client is able to manage.
Focus on the client's inability to limit escalating anxiety.
Which action would the nurse take for a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder who
begins the ritual of changing clothes for the fourth time, 10 minutes before lunch?
Tell the client to finish changing clothes and say that lunch can be eaten afterward.
Help the client change clothes quickly so lunch can be eaten at the scheduled time.
Lead the client to the dining room and explain that the clothes can be changed after
lunchtime.
Inform the client that everyone is required to be in the dining room at a specific time, so
there is no time to change clothes.
, Which response would the nurse make to a client with an obsessive-compulsive disorder
who spends 30 minutes in the bathroom six times a day and says, "It keeps me from
getting nervous"?
"Let's look at the positive because you will have your own bathroom here."
"Tell me how spending time in the bathroom helps you avoid becoming nervous."
"Tell me more about what you do in the bathroom during those 30-minute periods."
"Let's start by cutting down the time you spend in the bathroom to 20 minutes, three
times a day."
Which characteristics of affect are expected for a client with the diagnosis of somatoform
disorder, conversion type? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Calm
Cheerful
Depressed
Frightened
Matter-of-fact
Emotional conflicts are transferred to physical symptoms; thus the symptoms reduce
anxiety and remove the conflict. The individual demonstrates a lack of concern about the
symptoms (la belle indifférence). The individual will not be happy and cheerful, sad and
depressed, or frightened.
EAQ-2400 Unit 1 Exam
Questions Verified and
Provided with A+
Graded Answers Latest
Updated 2026/2027
,Which action would the nurse take when caring for a client having an acute episode of
anxiety? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
1. Staying with the client
2.Giving brief directions
3. Using short, simple sentences
4. Linking the client's behavior to feelings
5.Teaching a cognitive therapy principle
6.Having the client write an assessment of strengths
*All of the above
During the initial assessment phase, which parameter would the nurse focus on for a client
with panic disorder and agoraphobia?
Easing the client's anxiety so further interviewing may be done
Learning about the client's home life to facilitate the planning of future care
Suggesting that the client rest for a while before taking the health history
Helping the client identify the source of anxiety so the source may be avoided
A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder has an anxiety level that is approaching
a panic level, and the client's ritual is interfering with work and daily living. For which
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) would the nurse anticipate preparing
a teaching plan?
Haloperidol
Fluvoxamine
Imipramine
Benztropine
,Which intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care for a client with
posttraumatic stress disorder who verbalizes a desire to have control over personal
feelings related to being the only survivor?
Work on self-forgiveness.
Explore specific feelings related to survivor guilt.
Discuss life situations that the client is able to manage.
Focus on the client's inability to limit escalating anxiety.
Which action would the nurse take for a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder who
begins the ritual of changing clothes for the fourth time, 10 minutes before lunch?
Tell the client to finish changing clothes and say that lunch can be eaten afterward.
Help the client change clothes quickly so lunch can be eaten at the scheduled time.
Lead the client to the dining room and explain that the clothes can be changed after
lunchtime.
Inform the client that everyone is required to be in the dining room at a specific time, so
there is no time to change clothes.
, Which response would the nurse make to a client with an obsessive-compulsive disorder
who spends 30 minutes in the bathroom six times a day and says, "It keeps me from
getting nervous"?
"Let's look at the positive because you will have your own bathroom here."
"Tell me how spending time in the bathroom helps you avoid becoming nervous."
"Tell me more about what you do in the bathroom during those 30-minute periods."
"Let's start by cutting down the time you spend in the bathroom to 20 minutes, three
times a day."
Which characteristics of affect are expected for a client with the diagnosis of somatoform
disorder, conversion type? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Calm
Cheerful
Depressed
Frightened
Matter-of-fact
Emotional conflicts are transferred to physical symptoms; thus the symptoms reduce
anxiety and remove the conflict. The individual demonstrates a lack of concern about the
symptoms (la belle indifférence). The individual will not be happy and cheerful, sad and
depressed, or frightened.
