ENA: Handling Psychiatric Emergencies
1.1: Clinical Considerations 2025/2026
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Which of the following should an emergency nurse provide to a boarding
psychiatric patient?
A. Patient-centered care that is respectful and responsive
B. Care that is based on strict rules
C. Patient-centered care that maximizes coercion
D. High-stimulus care with many limits - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Patient-centered
care that is respectful and responsive
Which is the best strategy to assess symptoms and signs of alcohol
withdrawal?
A. Monitor the patient's CIWA scale
B. Monitor the patient's blood pressure
C. Monitor the patient's heart rate
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, D. Ask the patient how he or she is managing alcohol withdrawal -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Monitor the patient's CIWA scale
The emergency nurse should incorporate which of the following when
caring for the boarding pediatric psychiatric patient?
A. Collaborate with physical and occupational therapy and child life
specialists to offer services.
B. Prevent family from bringing diversional activities.
C. Separate pediatric patients with developmental delays from the general
patient population.
D. Request hospital volunteers to sit with the patient during their boarding
stay. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Collaborate with physical and occupational
therapy and child life specialists to offer services.
A 35-year-old boarding patient with bipolar disorder has a history of alcohol
dependence. Which of the following interventions can decrease withdrawal
symptoms?
A. Medicating the patient routinely based on CIWA scores
B. Placing seizure pads on the patient's bed or stretcher
C. Frequently assessing pain
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1.1: Clinical Considerations 2025/2026
Exam Questions and Answers | 100%
Solved
Which of the following should an emergency nurse provide to a boarding
psychiatric patient?
A. Patient-centered care that is respectful and responsive
B. Care that is based on strict rules
C. Patient-centered care that maximizes coercion
D. High-stimulus care with many limits - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Patient-centered
care that is respectful and responsive
Which is the best strategy to assess symptoms and signs of alcohol
withdrawal?
A. Monitor the patient's CIWA scale
B. Monitor the patient's blood pressure
C. Monitor the patient's heart rate
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, D. Ask the patient how he or she is managing alcohol withdrawal -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Monitor the patient's CIWA scale
The emergency nurse should incorporate which of the following when
caring for the boarding pediatric psychiatric patient?
A. Collaborate with physical and occupational therapy and child life
specialists to offer services.
B. Prevent family from bringing diversional activities.
C. Separate pediatric patients with developmental delays from the general
patient population.
D. Request hospital volunteers to sit with the patient during their boarding
stay. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A. Collaborate with physical and occupational
therapy and child life specialists to offer services.
A 35-year-old boarding patient with bipolar disorder has a history of alcohol
dependence. Which of the following interventions can decrease withdrawal
symptoms?
A. Medicating the patient routinely based on CIWA scores
B. Placing seizure pads on the patient's bed or stretcher
C. Frequently assessing pain
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