Pam Practice Questions Graded A+
1. A nurse manager is discussing the differences between normal and maladaptive
grief with nursing staff. Which of the following findings should the nurse manager
identify as being a unique component of the maladaptive grieving process?
A. Anorexia
B. Sleep disturbances
C. Anergia
D. Low self-esteem - ANS✔✔ANS:D
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing grief following the unexpected
death of his spouse. Which of the following statements by the client indicates he is
experiencing maladaptive grieving?
A. I am only able to sleep 2 or 3 hours a night."
B. "It's impossible for me to focus on my job."
C. "I have lost 15 pounds since my wife died."
D. "I have started smoking again." - ANS✔✔ANS:D
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a normal grief reaction foterm-
1llowing the loss of her spouse. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
A. Chest pain
B. Insomnia
C. Hypertension
D. Dry mouth - ANS✔✔ANS:B
4. A nurse is caring for a client whose partner died five years ago. Which of the
following findings indicates that the client is experiencing maladaptive grief?
A. The client joined a bowling league 2 months ago.
, B. The client has kept his partner's closet untouched since her death. C. The client
exercises at a local health facility 3 days each week.
D. The client meets his daughter for dinner every week. - ANS✔✔ANS:B
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who had a traumatic
amputation of his left arm in an industrial accident. The nurse should expect the
client to be experiencing which of the following of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Acceptance - ANS✔✔ANS:D
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who had a traumatic
amputation of his left arm in an industrial accident. The nurse should expect the
client to be experiencing which of the following of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Acceptance - ANS✔✔ANS:C
7. A nurse is attending a group therapy session and is listening to clients who have
bipolar disorder discuss coping strategies. Which of the following statements by
the clients indicate adaptive coping? (Select all that apply.)
A. "I exercise aerobically three times a day for 30 minutes at a time."
B. "I get 7 hours of sleep at night by skipping afternoon naps."
C. "I think about being on my favorite beach vacation when I get anxious." D. "I
tense and release my muscles, starting with my feet."
E. "I see the glass as half-full when it starts looking empty." -
ANS✔✔ANS:B,C,D,E
1. A nurse manager is discussing the differences between normal and maladaptive
grief with nursing staff. Which of the following findings should the nurse manager
identify as being a unique component of the maladaptive grieving process?
A. Anorexia
B. Sleep disturbances
C. Anergia
D. Low self-esteem - ANS✔✔ANS:D
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing grief following the unexpected
death of his spouse. Which of the following statements by the client indicates he is
experiencing maladaptive grieving?
A. I am only able to sleep 2 or 3 hours a night."
B. "It's impossible for me to focus on my job."
C. "I have lost 15 pounds since my wife died."
D. "I have started smoking again." - ANS✔✔ANS:D
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a normal grief reaction foterm-
1llowing the loss of her spouse. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
A. Chest pain
B. Insomnia
C. Hypertension
D. Dry mouth - ANS✔✔ANS:B
4. A nurse is caring for a client whose partner died five years ago. Which of the
following findings indicates that the client is experiencing maladaptive grief?
A. The client joined a bowling league 2 months ago.
, B. The client has kept his partner's closet untouched since her death. C. The client
exercises at a local health facility 3 days each week.
D. The client meets his daughter for dinner every week. - ANS✔✔ANS:B
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who had a traumatic
amputation of his left arm in an industrial accident. The nurse should expect the
client to be experiencing which of the following of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Acceptance - ANS✔✔ANS:D
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who had a traumatic
amputation of his left arm in an industrial accident. The nurse should expect the
client to be experiencing which of the following of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Acceptance - ANS✔✔ANS:C
7. A nurse is attending a group therapy session and is listening to clients who have
bipolar disorder discuss coping strategies. Which of the following statements by
the clients indicate adaptive coping? (Select all that apply.)
A. "I exercise aerobically three times a day for 30 minutes at a time."
B. "I get 7 hours of sleep at night by skipping afternoon naps."
C. "I think about being on my favorite beach vacation when I get anxious." D. "I
tense and release my muscles, starting with my feet."
E. "I see the glass as half-full when it starts looking empty." -
ANS✔✔ANS:B,C,D,E
