Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with
correct solutions plus rationales.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
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,Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
1 of 54
Term
You drive up to the house of your patient, who is known to have
schizophrenia with manic episodes. This is your fifth visit. On this
occasion, the patient is sitting on his front porch in a rocking chair
with a shotgun in his arms. What should your next intervention be?
A. Beep your car horn to get your patient's attention.
B. Yell your patient's name out your car window and wave at him to
say hello.
C. Keep driving in a path that is going away from the patient's house.
D. Stop the car in the patient's driveway and call your boss on your
cell phone.
Give this one a go later!
C. Assess her for pancreatitis.
Reason: Approximately 65% of cases of pancreatitis are related to alcohol. This
patient is exhibiting the classic symptoms of this disease.
C. Keep driving in a path that is going away from the patient's house.
Reason: Safety includes not placing yourself in vulnerable situations.
B. Have consistent unit routines.
Reason: Quiet environments with consistent routines will help calm patients and
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
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add to safety.
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
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Reason: Focus on the behavior, not the person. Be neutral, but not indifferent.
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Your patient has just been physically cleaned up after slicing his left
arm 8 times. To show an appropriate evaluative response, which of
the following would be your best statement?
A. I could care less if you cut yourself. It doesn't hurt me.
B. If you wouldn't cut yourself, you would have a much happier life.
C. You are lucky someone found you in time. Now you can help us
make you better.
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
Give this one a go later!
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
Reason: Focus on the behavior, not the person. Be neutral, but not
indifferent.
B. Place a mask on the patient and yourself.
Reason: The patient might have tuberculosis, so wear a mask, especially given
that the patient is coughing.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
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correct solutions plus rationales.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
,Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
1 of 54
Term
You drive up to the house of your patient, who is known to have
schizophrenia with manic episodes. This is your fifth visit. On this
occasion, the patient is sitting on his front porch in a rocking chair
with a shotgun in his arms. What should your next intervention be?
A. Beep your car horn to get your patient's attention.
B. Yell your patient's name out your car window and wave at him to
say hello.
C. Keep driving in a path that is going away from the patient's house.
D. Stop the car in the patient's driveway and call your boss on your
cell phone.
Give this one a go later!
C. Assess her for pancreatitis.
Reason: Approximately 65% of cases of pancreatitis are related to alcohol. This
patient is exhibiting the classic symptoms of this disease.
C. Keep driving in a path that is going away from the patient's house.
Reason: Safety includes not placing yourself in vulnerable situations.
B. Have consistent unit routines.
Reason: Quiet environments with consistent routines will help calm patients and
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
,Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
add to safety.
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
[Type here]
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
Reason: Focus on the behavior, not the person. Be neutral, but not indifferent.
Don't know?
2 of 54
Term
Your patient has just been physically cleaned up after slicing his left
arm 8 times. To show an appropriate evaluative response, which of
the following would be your best statement?
A. I could care less if you cut yourself. It doesn't hurt me.
B. If you wouldn't cut yourself, you would have a much happier life.
C. You are lucky someone found you in time. Now you can help us
make you better.
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
Give this one a go later!
D. The behavior of cutting is not acceptable.
Reason: Focus on the behavior, not the person. Be neutral, but not
indifferent.
B. Place a mask on the patient and yourself.
Reason: The patient might have tuberculosis, so wear a mask, especially given
that the patient is coughing.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1,with correct solutions
plus rationales.
