NURS 311 - Quiz 9 Questions With 100% Correct Answers.

A client believes that doorknobs are contaminated and refuses to touch them, expect with a paper tissue. What nursing intervention is most therapeutic for this client? A. Supply the client with paper tissues to help functioning until anxiety is reduced B. Have the client scrub the doorknobs with a strong antiseptic so that tissues are no longer needed C. Encourage the client to touch doorknobs by removing all available paper tissue until learning how to manage the situation D. Explain to the client that the idea about doorknobs being contaminated is part of the illness, so precautions are not necessary - A. Supply the client with paper tissues to help functioning until anxiety is reduced A client comes to a mental health center with severe anxiety evidenced by crying, wringing the hands, and pacing. What should be the first nursing intervention? A. Stay physically close to the client B. Gently ask what is bothering the client C. Tell the client to try to relax by sitting quietly D. Involve the client in a nonthreatening activity - A. Stay physically close to the client A client newly diagnosed with a conversion disorder is manifesting paralysis of a leg. The nurse can expect this client to: A. demonstrate a spread of paralysis to other body parts B. require continuous psychiatric treatment to maintain independent functioning C. recover the use of the affected leg but, under stress, again develop similar symptoms D. follow an unpredictable emotional course in the future, depending on exposure to stress - C. recover the use of the affected leg but, under stress, again develop similar symptoms A nurse considered that in a conversion disorder pseudoneurological symptoms such as paralysis or blindness: A. are unconscious methods for getting attention B. will subside if the client is helped to focus on getting healthyC. are generally necessary for the client to cope with a stressful situation D. will usually resolve when the client learns to cope with ongoing family conflicts - C. are generally necessary for the client to cope with a stressful situation A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. What is the basis for the obsessions and compulsions? A. Unconscious control of unacceptable feelings B. Conscious use of this method to punish themselves C. Acceptance of voices that tell them the doorknobs are unclean D. Fulfillment of a need to punish others by carrying out an annoying procedure - A. Unconscious control of unacceptable feelings