NRS 3016 Midterm exam with verified
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answers
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |providing |care |for |a |client |with |a |mental |disorder. |The |client |is |
participating |in |the |decision-making |process. |The |nurse |interprets |this |as |which |component |of |
recovery?
a.) |Self-direction
b.) |Person-centered
c.) |Holistic
d.) |Collaborative |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collaborative
A |nurse |is |explaining |recovery |to |the |family |of |a |client |diagnosed |with |a |mental |disorder. |Which |
statement |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |include |about |this |process?
a.) |"The |client |is |helped |to |live |a |meaningful |life |to |their |fullest |potential."
b.) |"It |is |a |step-by-step |process |from |being |ill |to |being |well."
c.) |"The |client |focuses |mainly |on |the |emotional |aspects |of |their |condition."
d.) |"Although |peer |support |is |important, |the |self-acceptance |is |essential." |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-"The |client |is |helped |to |live |a |meaningful |life |to |their |fullest |potential."
When |assessing |a |client |with |a |mental |illness, |the |nurse |determines |that |the |client |is |experiencing |
label |avoidance |when |the |client |states |which |of |the |following?
a.) |"I |really |don't |need |to |see |anyone."
b.) |"I'm |as |crazy |as |everybody |thinks |I |am."
c.) |"I'll |never |be |able |to |function |in |the |world."
d.) |"I'm |at |the |cause |of |my |illness." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |really |don't |need |to |see |anyone."
,A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |who |is |being |treated |for |depression. |Which
|client |statement |would |indicate |that |their |spirituality |is |intact?
a.) |"I |know |God |must |be |punishing |me |for |all |my |sins."
b.) |"I |know |I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can |be |under |the |circumstances."
c.) |"Nothing |will |ever |be |the |same |again; |my |life |is |not |worth |living."
d.) |"My |church |friends |came |to |visit |me |this |past |Sunday |afternoon." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |know
|I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can |be |under |the |circumstances."
A |client |is |being |treated |for |prostate |cancer; |his |prognosis |is |very |poor. |The |client |has |a |strong |faith, |
and |he |has |been |active |in |his |church |for |many |years. |He |is |concerned |about |his |health |and |the |
challenges |he |faces |as |his |cancer |progresses. |Which |comment |by |the |nurse |reflects |the |most |
appropriate |spiritual |nursing |intervention |for |the |client?
a.) |"Would |you |like |me |to |bring |you |a |guided |imagery |audiotape?"
b.) |"You |have |to |belong |to |the |same |church |I |do |if |you're |going |to |go |to |heaven."
c.) |"We |can |pray |together |if |you'd |like."
d.) |"I'll |take |you |to |visit |my |church |if |you |can |get |a |pass." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"We |can |pray |
together |if |you'd |like."
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |determines |that |a |client |is |competent |when |they |are |able |to |do |
which |action?
a.) |Write |a |"living |will"
b.) |Comply |with |the |medical |regimen
c.) |Communicate |their |choices
d.) |Speak |coherent |English |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Communicate |their |choices
The |nurse |is |providing |care |to |a |client |who |is |hospitalized |with |a |diagnosis |of |schizophrenia. |Which |
statement |would |be |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |include |in |the |client's |medical |record?
, a.) |"Acted |crazily |throughout |the |night; |kept |hearing |voices |and |noises."
b.) |"Had |a |typical |night |without |incidence |of |insomnia |or |nightmares."
c.) |"Client |stated |that |they |had |a |good |night |with |no |complaints."
d.) |"Reported |they |are |unable |to |sleep |because |he |heard |voices |throughout |the |night." |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-"Reported |they |are |unable |to |sleep |because |he |heard |voices |throughout |the |night."
A |nurse |working |on |the |psychiatric |unit |receives |a |telephone |call |from |the |employer |of |one |of |the |
clients |on |the |unit. |The |employer |asks |to |be |sent |a |copy |of |Mr. |Murray's |latest |laboratory |work |and |
psychological |testing |results |so |Mr. |Murray's |medical |records |in |employee |health |can |be |kept |up-to-
date. |Based |on |the |nurse's |knowledge |about |issues |surrounding |breach |of |confidentiality, |which |
response |would |be |the |most |appropriate?
a.) |"I'm |sorry; |we're |not |allowed |to |give |out |that |information |about |our |client."
b.) |"Sure, |give |me |your |address, |and |I |will |see |that |the |information |is |sent |to |you."
c.) |"I |am |unable |to |acknowledge |whether |or |not |a |Mr. |Murray |is |a |client |on |this |unit."
d.) |"I'll |have |to |get |the |client's |signed |consent |before |we |can |send |that |information |to |you." |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |am |unable |to |acknowledge |whether |or |not |Mr. |Murry |is |a |client |on |this |
unit."
A |client |is |involuntarily |committed |without |a |court |order. |The |nurse |understands |that |the |emergency,
|short-term |hospitalization |can |occur |for |how |long?
a.) |A |maximum |of |24 |hours
b.) |three |to |five |days
c.) |48 |to |92 |hours
d.) |One |week |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-48 |to |92 |hours
A |psychiatric-mental |health |client |has |an |advance |care |directive |on |their |medical |record. |A |clinician |
provides |treatment |that |disregards |the |client's |directive. |The |clinician |would |be |liable |for |which |of |
the |following?
a.) |False |Imprisonment
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answers
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |providing |care |for |a |client |with |a |mental |disorder. |The |client |is |
participating |in |the |decision-making |process. |The |nurse |interprets |this |as |which |component |of |
recovery?
a.) |Self-direction
b.) |Person-centered
c.) |Holistic
d.) |Collaborative |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collaborative
A |nurse |is |explaining |recovery |to |the |family |of |a |client |diagnosed |with |a |mental |disorder. |Which |
statement |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |include |about |this |process?
a.) |"The |client |is |helped |to |live |a |meaningful |life |to |their |fullest |potential."
b.) |"It |is |a |step-by-step |process |from |being |ill |to |being |well."
c.) |"The |client |focuses |mainly |on |the |emotional |aspects |of |their |condition."
d.) |"Although |peer |support |is |important, |the |self-acceptance |is |essential." |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-"The |client |is |helped |to |live |a |meaningful |life |to |their |fullest |potential."
When |assessing |a |client |with |a |mental |illness, |the |nurse |determines |that |the |client |is |experiencing |
label |avoidance |when |the |client |states |which |of |the |following?
a.) |"I |really |don't |need |to |see |anyone."
b.) |"I'm |as |crazy |as |everybody |thinks |I |am."
c.) |"I'll |never |be |able |to |function |in |the |world."
d.) |"I'm |at |the |cause |of |my |illness." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |really |don't |need |to |see |anyone."
,A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |who |is |being |treated |for |depression. |Which
|client |statement |would |indicate |that |their |spirituality |is |intact?
a.) |"I |know |God |must |be |punishing |me |for |all |my |sins."
b.) |"I |know |I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can |be |under |the |circumstances."
c.) |"Nothing |will |ever |be |the |same |again; |my |life |is |not |worth |living."
d.) |"My |church |friends |came |to |visit |me |this |past |Sunday |afternoon." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |know
|I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can |be |under |the |circumstances."
A |client |is |being |treated |for |prostate |cancer; |his |prognosis |is |very |poor. |The |client |has |a |strong |faith, |
and |he |has |been |active |in |his |church |for |many |years. |He |is |concerned |about |his |health |and |the |
challenges |he |faces |as |his |cancer |progresses. |Which |comment |by |the |nurse |reflects |the |most |
appropriate |spiritual |nursing |intervention |for |the |client?
a.) |"Would |you |like |me |to |bring |you |a |guided |imagery |audiotape?"
b.) |"You |have |to |belong |to |the |same |church |I |do |if |you're |going |to |go |to |heaven."
c.) |"We |can |pray |together |if |you'd |like."
d.) |"I'll |take |you |to |visit |my |church |if |you |can |get |a |pass." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"We |can |pray |
together |if |you'd |like."
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |determines |that |a |client |is |competent |when |they |are |able |to |do |
which |action?
a.) |Write |a |"living |will"
b.) |Comply |with |the |medical |regimen
c.) |Communicate |their |choices
d.) |Speak |coherent |English |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Communicate |their |choices
The |nurse |is |providing |care |to |a |client |who |is |hospitalized |with |a |diagnosis |of |schizophrenia. |Which |
statement |would |be |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |include |in |the |client's |medical |record?
, a.) |"Acted |crazily |throughout |the |night; |kept |hearing |voices |and |noises."
b.) |"Had |a |typical |night |without |incidence |of |insomnia |or |nightmares."
c.) |"Client |stated |that |they |had |a |good |night |with |no |complaints."
d.) |"Reported |they |are |unable |to |sleep |because |he |heard |voices |throughout |the |night." |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-"Reported |they |are |unable |to |sleep |because |he |heard |voices |throughout |the |night."
A |nurse |working |on |the |psychiatric |unit |receives |a |telephone |call |from |the |employer |of |one |of |the |
clients |on |the |unit. |The |employer |asks |to |be |sent |a |copy |of |Mr. |Murray's |latest |laboratory |work |and |
psychological |testing |results |so |Mr. |Murray's |medical |records |in |employee |health |can |be |kept |up-to-
date. |Based |on |the |nurse's |knowledge |about |issues |surrounding |breach |of |confidentiality, |which |
response |would |be |the |most |appropriate?
a.) |"I'm |sorry; |we're |not |allowed |to |give |out |that |information |about |our |client."
b.) |"Sure, |give |me |your |address, |and |I |will |see |that |the |information |is |sent |to |you."
c.) |"I |am |unable |to |acknowledge |whether |or |not |a |Mr. |Murray |is |a |client |on |this |unit."
d.) |"I'll |have |to |get |the |client's |signed |consent |before |we |can |send |that |information |to |you." |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I |am |unable |to |acknowledge |whether |or |not |Mr. |Murry |is |a |client |on |this |
unit."
A |client |is |involuntarily |committed |without |a |court |order. |The |nurse |understands |that |the |emergency,
|short-term |hospitalization |can |occur |for |how |long?
a.) |A |maximum |of |24 |hours
b.) |three |to |five |days
c.) |48 |to |92 |hours
d.) |One |week |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-48 |to |92 |hours
A |psychiatric-mental |health |client |has |an |advance |care |directive |on |their |medical |record. |A |clinician |
provides |treatment |that |disregards |the |client's |directive. |The |clinician |would |be |liable |for |which |of |
the |following?
a.) |False |Imprisonment
