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N582 final Questions and Answers
Paige, a 16-year-old client, tells her nurse that she dreads going to
her high school every day because she fears that her fellow
classmates will criticize her appearance or what she says in class.
She says that the anxiety is so bad some days that she is unable to
get out of bed in the morning. Which anxiety disorder should the
nurse expect most in Paige?
Ans: Social anxiety disorder
Melanie, a 24-year-old client, tells her nurse that she brushes her
teeth up to 20 times per day. Her dentist has told her that it is
causing a loss of the tooth enamel and gum recession, but Melanie
feels that she has to do it. The nurse should recognize this
phenomenon as which of the following?
Ans: A compulsion
Mindy is a 28-year-old client who gave birth 2 weeks ago. She
currently complains of fatigue, unexplained crying spells, and
hallucinations, all of which began just a few days after birth. What
condition should the nurse expect most in Mindy?
Ans: Postpartum psychosis
Which of the following is a protective factor associated with
substance-use disorders - that is, a factor that reduces the risk of
developing a substance-use disorder?
Ans: Being pregnant
A nurse rewards a client who has a substance-use disorder every
time she has a negative drug screen by letting her draw a prize
from a fishbowl in the office. This type of intervention is known as
which of the following?
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Ans: Contingency management
A nurse is planning on prescribing a medication to a client who
has an addiction to oxycodone. Which of the following is a
medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for
treating opioid-use disorder?
Ans: Methadone
A nurse is planning on prescribing a medication to a client who is
a recovering alcoholic. Which of the following is a medication
approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating
alcohol-use disorder?
Ans: Disulfiram
A pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that adults or
adolescents use against their intimate partners is known as which
of the following?
Ans: Intimate partner violence
Which of the following is an example of coercive behavior?
Ans: A male only giving his girlfriend a small amount of money each
month
Which of the following characteristics distinguishes rape from
other types of sexual assault?
Ans: Rape invovles some form of sexual penetration of the survivor
Willful, malicious, repeated following or harassing of another
person that threatens the person's safety is known as which of the
following?
Ans: Stalking
In the cycle of violence that is often characteristic of intimate
partner violence, which of the following describes what occurs as
the relationship begins?
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N582 final Questions and Answers
Paige, a 16-year-old client, tells her nurse that she dreads going to
her high school every day because she fears that her fellow
classmates will criticize her appearance or what she says in class.
She says that the anxiety is so bad some days that she is unable to
get out of bed in the morning. Which anxiety disorder should the
nurse expect most in Paige?
Ans: Social anxiety disorder
Melanie, a 24-year-old client, tells her nurse that she brushes her
teeth up to 20 times per day. Her dentist has told her that it is
causing a loss of the tooth enamel and gum recession, but Melanie
feels that she has to do it. The nurse should recognize this
phenomenon as which of the following?
Ans: A compulsion
Mindy is a 28-year-old client who gave birth 2 weeks ago. She
currently complains of fatigue, unexplained crying spells, and
hallucinations, all of which began just a few days after birth. What
condition should the nurse expect most in Mindy?
Ans: Postpartum psychosis
Which of the following is a protective factor associated with
substance-use disorders - that is, a factor that reduces the risk of
developing a substance-use disorder?
Ans: Being pregnant
A nurse rewards a client who has a substance-use disorder every
time she has a negative drug screen by letting her draw a prize
from a fishbowl in the office. This type of intervention is known as
which of the following?
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Ans: Contingency management
A nurse is planning on prescribing a medication to a client who
has an addiction to oxycodone. Which of the following is a
medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for
treating opioid-use disorder?
Ans: Methadone
A nurse is planning on prescribing a medication to a client who is
a recovering alcoholic. Which of the following is a medication
approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating
alcohol-use disorder?
Ans: Disulfiram
A pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that adults or
adolescents use against their intimate partners is known as which
of the following?
Ans: Intimate partner violence
Which of the following is an example of coercive behavior?
Ans: A male only giving his girlfriend a small amount of money each
month
Which of the following characteristics distinguishes rape from
other types of sexual assault?
Ans: Rape invovles some form of sexual penetration of the survivor
Willful, malicious, repeated following or harassing of another
person that threatens the person's safety is known as which of the
following?
Ans: Stalking
In the cycle of violence that is often characteristic of intimate
partner violence, which of the following describes what occurs as
the relationship begins?
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