N322 Final Exam Practice Questions| 25 Answers| Verified
The nurse is told he/she will be assigned to an anxious client who is being admitted via ED. The initial action of the nurse should be to - assess the client's use of defense mechanisms. - assess the client's level of anxiety. - limit environmental stimuli. - provide anti-anxiety medication. - ANSWERS- assess the client's level of anxiety. A 20-year-old was sexually molested at age10 by an older man, but can no longer remember the incident. The ego defense mechanism in use is - projection. - repression. - displacement. - reaction-formation. - ANSWERS- repression. A man keeps his wife's clothing in the closet and bureau of his bedroom although she has been dead for three years. This behavior suggests the use of - altruism. - denial. - undoing. - suppression. - ANSWERS- denial. Which of the following represents a protective factor against the risk of suicide? - family and community support
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