Concepts Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Questions And Answers 2023 A+

1. The school nurse conducts a parent discussion group about suicide prevention. The parents make a list of factors they believe are protective against adolescent suicide. Which factor dose the nurses eliminate from the parent list? b. Regular attendance at religious services c. Friendly school personnel d. Participation in school activites 2. The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with dementia related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The client receives haloperidol. The nurse recognizes that haloperidol is prescribed primarily to achieve which goal? a. b. Stimulate the clients appetite c. Improve the clients emotional mood d. Strengthen the clients immune system 3. The client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder asks the nurse if the partner can spend the night in the client’s room. When the nurse refuses, the client states, “I thought you were my friend. You know how important my partner is to my recovery.” Which is the best response by the nurse? a. “Your partner can stay until I leave at midnight, but lock your door” c. “If I made the rules, you know I’d help you, but I can’t” d. “it’s not fair to put me in this difficult position” 4. The nurse cares for the adolescent client treated for bulimia nervosa. Which action is most important for the nurse to perform? b. Tell the client honestly what the nurse thinks of the clients obsession with weight c. Encourage the client to keep a daily record of weight d. Identify the clients reasons for the binge-purge behavior 5. The client seeks help at the crisis intervention center after termination of a primary relationship. The client tells the nurse, “I cope by talking on the telephone with a friend and writing in a personal journal”. What is the best description of these behaviors? a. Maladaptive b. Dysfunctional d. Disequilibrium 6. The nurse administers lithium to the client. Which report by the client alerts the nurse to the development of severe toxicity? Continues...