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1. Amclientmismfearfulmofmdrivingmandmentersmambehavioralmtherapymprogrammtomhelpmhimmovercome
mhismanxiety.mUsingmsystematicmdesensitization,mhemismablemtomdrivemdownmamfamiliarmstreetmwitho
utmexperiencingmampanicmattack.mThemnursemshouldmrecognizemthatmtomcontinuempositivemresults,mt
hemclientmshouldmparticipateminmwhichmofmthemfollowing?ma.mBiofeedbackmormd.mPositivemreinforce
ment
2. Amnursemismcounselingmamclientmfollowingmthemdeathmofmthemclient’smpartnerm8mmonthsmago.mW
hichofmthemfollowingmclientmstatementsmindicatesmmaladaptivemgrieving?md.m“Imstillmdon’tmfeelmupm
tomreturningmtomwork.”
3. Amnurseminmanminpatientmmentalmhealthmfacilitymismassessingmamclientmwhom
hasmschizophreniamandmismtakingmhaloperidolm(antipsychotic,m1stmgen).mWhic
hmofmthemfollowingmclinicalmfindingsmismthemnurse’smpriority?md.mHighmfeverm(Co
mplicationm→magranulocytosis)
4. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmobsessivemcompulsivemdisorder.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmrecommendationsmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemclient’smplanmofmcare?mc.mTho
ughtmStopping
4. Amnursemismprovidingmteachingmtomthemdaughtermofmanmoldermclientmwhomhasmobsessive-
compulsivemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemdaughtermindicatesmanmunde
rstandingmofmthemteaching?mb.m“Imwillmlimitmmymmother’smclothingmchoicesmwhenmshemismgetting
mdressed.”
5. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomisminmthemmanicmphasemofmbipolarmdisorder.mWhich
mofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?mc.mAvoidmpowermstrugglesmbymremaini
ngmneutral
6. AmnursemismprovidingmbehavioralmtherapymformamclientmwhomhasmOCD.mThemclientmrepeated
lymchecksmthatmthemdoorsmaremlockedmatmnight.mWhichmofmthemfollowingminstructionsmshouldmt
hemnursemgivemthemclientmwhenmusingmthoughtmstoppingmtechnique?md.m“Snapmamrubbermband
monmyourmwristmwhenmyoumthinkmaboutmcheckingmthemlocks.”
7. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmamcocainemusemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmmanifestationsmshouldmthemnursemexpectmthemclientmtomhavemduringmwithdrawal?m
b.mFatigue
8. Amnursemismreviewingmthemmedicalmrecordmofmamclientmwhomismtakingmclozapine.mFormwhichm
ofmthemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemwithholdmthemmedicationmandmnotifymthemprovid
er?ma.mWBC
9. Amnursemismcreatingmamplanmofmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmmajormdepressivemdisorder.mWhichmof
mthemfollowingminterventionsmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemplan?mb.mEncouragemphysicalmactivi
tymformthemclientmduringmthemday
,10. Amnursemismassessingmamclientmwhomismexperiencingmacutemalcoholmwithdrawal.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemexpect?mc.mInsomnia
, 11. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmschizophreniamandmdisplaysmseveremsymptomsmofmt
hemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?md.mDirectmthemclientmtomper
formmhermownmdailymhygienemandmgroomingmtasks
12. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomwasminvoluntarilymcommittedmandmismscheduledmtomre
ceivemelectroconvulsivemtherapy.mThemclientmrefusesmthemtreatmentmandmwillmdiscussmwhymwit
hmthemhealthcaremteam.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?ma.mDocumentm
themclient’smrefusalmofmthemtreatmentminmthemmedicationmrecord
13. Amnursemismprovidingmcrisisminterventionmformamclientmwhomwasminvolvedminmamviolentmmass
mcasualtymsituationminmthemcommunity.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakem
duringmtheminitialmsessionmwithmthemclient?ma.mIdentifymthemclient’smusualmcopingmstyle.
14. Amnurseminmthememergencymdepartmentmismcaringmformamclientmwhomreportsmfeelingmsad
,mworthless,mandmhopelessm9mmonthsmaftermthemdeathmofmhermson.mWhichmofmthemfollowingm
actionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?md.mAskmthemclientmifmshemhasmthoughtmaboutmharmingmh
erselfmgivenm-.
15. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformanmadolescentmwhomhasmautismmspectrummdisorder.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmoutcomesmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemplanmofmcare?mc.mInitiatemsocialminteracti
onsmwithmcaregiver
16. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismexperiencingmactivemauditorymhallucination.mWhichm
ofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemnursemtake?md.mFocusmthemclientmonmrealitymbasedmactivities
17. Amnursemismconductingmanmadmissionminterviewmwithmamclientmwhomismexperiencingmmania.mWh
ichofmthemfollowingmfindingsmthemnursemreportsmtomthemprovider?ma.mReportsmeatingmtwiceminmthem
pastmweekm'tmbathedminm2mdays
18. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmanorexiamnervosa.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmfin
dingsmrequiresmimmediateminterventionmbymthemnurse?mc.m+2medemamofmthemlowermextre
mities
19. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmamrecentmdiagnosismofmantisocialmpersonali
tymdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmoutcomesmshouldmthemnurseminmthemcaremplan?ma.mThemclie
ntmtreatsmothersmwithmrespect
20. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismprescribedmmassagemtherapymtomtreatmpanicmdisorde
r.mThemclientmstatesm“Imcan'tmstandmtombemtouchedmbymanothermperson”.mWhichmofmthemfollowin
gmresponsemshouldmthemnursemmake?mc.mImwillmtellmyourmprovidermknowmthatmyoumwouldmlikemam
treatmothermthanmammessagem(avoidmtriggers)
??(doubled)21.mAmnurseminmamgroupmhomemfacilitymismcaringmformamclientmwhomismdevelopmentallymd
isabled.mThemclientmhasmbeenmstealingmbelongingsmfrommthemothermclients.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmte
chniquesmshouldmthemnursemuse?mb.mPositivemreinforcement
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1. Amclientmismfearfulmofmdrivingmandmentersmambehavioralmtherapymprogrammtomhelpmhimmovercome
mhismanxiety.mUsingmsystematicmdesensitization,mhemismablemtomdrivemdownmamfamiliarmstreetmwitho
utmexperiencingmampanicmattack.mThemnursemshouldmrecognizemthatmtomcontinuempositivemresults,mt
hemclientmshouldmparticipateminmwhichmofmthemfollowing?ma.mBiofeedbackmormd.mPositivemreinforce
ment
2. Amnursemismcounselingmamclientmfollowingmthemdeathmofmthemclient’smpartnerm8mmonthsmago.mW
hichofmthemfollowingmclientmstatementsmindicatesmmaladaptivemgrieving?md.m“Imstillmdon’tmfeelmupm
tomreturningmtomwork.”
3. Amnurseminmanminpatientmmentalmhealthmfacilitymismassessingmamclientmwhom
hasmschizophreniamandmismtakingmhaloperidolm(antipsychotic,m1stmgen).mWhic
hmofmthemfollowingmclinicalmfindingsmismthemnurse’smpriority?md.mHighmfeverm(Co
mplicationm→magranulocytosis)
4. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmobsessivemcompulsivemdisorder.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmrecommendationsmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemclient’smplanmofmcare?mc.mTho
ughtmStopping
4. Amnursemismprovidingmteachingmtomthemdaughtermofmanmoldermclientmwhomhasmobsessive-
compulsivemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemdaughtermindicatesmanmunde
rstandingmofmthemteaching?mb.m“Imwillmlimitmmymmother’smclothingmchoicesmwhenmshemismgetting
mdressed.”
5. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomisminmthemmanicmphasemofmbipolarmdisorder.mWhich
mofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?mc.mAvoidmpowermstrugglesmbymremaini
ngmneutral
6. AmnursemismprovidingmbehavioralmtherapymformamclientmwhomhasmOCD.mThemclientmrepeated
lymchecksmthatmthemdoorsmaremlockedmatmnight.mWhichmofmthemfollowingminstructionsmshouldmt
hemnursemgivemthemclientmwhenmusingmthoughtmstoppingmtechnique?md.m“Snapmamrubbermband
monmyourmwristmwhenmyoumthinkmaboutmcheckingmthemlocks.”
7. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmamcocainemusemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmmanifestationsmshouldmthemnursemexpectmthemclientmtomhavemduringmwithdrawal?m
b.mFatigue
8. Amnursemismreviewingmthemmedicalmrecordmofmamclientmwhomismtakingmclozapine.mFormwhichm
ofmthemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemwithholdmthemmedicationmandmnotifymthemprovid
er?ma.mWBC
9. Amnursemismcreatingmamplanmofmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmmajormdepressivemdisorder.mWhichmof
mthemfollowingminterventionsmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemplan?mb.mEncouragemphysicalmactivi
tymformthemclientmduringmthemday
,10. Amnursemismassessingmamclientmwhomismexperiencingmacutemalcoholmwithdrawal.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemexpect?mc.mInsomnia
, 11. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmschizophreniamandmdisplaysmseveremsymptomsmofmt
hemdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?md.mDirectmthemclientmtomper
formmhermownmdailymhygienemandmgroomingmtasks
12. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomwasminvoluntarilymcommittedmandmismscheduledmtomre
ceivemelectroconvulsivemtherapy.mThemclientmrefusesmthemtreatmentmandmwillmdiscussmwhymwit
hmthemhealthcaremteam.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?ma.mDocumentm
themclient’smrefusalmofmthemtreatmentminmthemmedicationmrecord
13. Amnursemismprovidingmcrisisminterventionmformamclientmwhomwasminvolvedminmamviolentmmass
mcasualtymsituationminmthemcommunity.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakem
duringmtheminitialmsessionmwithmthemclient?ma.mIdentifymthemclient’smusualmcopingmstyle.
14. Amnurseminmthememergencymdepartmentmismcaringmformamclientmwhomreportsmfeelingmsad
,mworthless,mandmhopelessm9mmonthsmaftermthemdeathmofmhermson.mWhichmofmthemfollowingm
actionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?md.mAskmthemclientmifmshemhasmthoughtmaboutmharmingmh
erselfmgivenm-.
15. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformanmadolescentmwhomhasmautismmspectrummdisorder.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmoutcomesmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemplanmofmcare?mc.mInitiatemsocialminteracti
onsmwithmcaregiver
16. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismexperiencingmactivemauditorymhallucination.mWhichm
ofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemnursemtake?md.mFocusmthemclientmonmrealitymbasedmactivities
17. Amnursemismconductingmanmadmissionminterviewmwithmamclientmwhomismexperiencingmmania.mWh
ichofmthemfollowingmfindingsmthemnursemreportsmtomthemprovider?ma.mReportsmeatingmtwiceminmthem
pastmweekm'tmbathedminm2mdays
18. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmanorexiamnervosa.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmfin
dingsmrequiresmimmediateminterventionmbymthemnurse?mc.m+2medemamofmthemlowermextre
mities
19. Amnursemismplanningmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmamrecentmdiagnosismofmantisocialmpersonali
tymdisorder.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmoutcomesmshouldmthemnurseminmthemcaremplan?ma.mThemclie
ntmtreatsmothersmwithmrespect
20. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismprescribedmmassagemtherapymtomtreatmpanicmdisorde
r.mThemclientmstatesm“Imcan'tmstandmtombemtouchedmbymanothermperson”.mWhichmofmthemfollowin
gmresponsemshouldmthemnursemmake?mc.mImwillmtellmyourmprovidermknowmthatmyoumwouldmlikemam
treatmothermthanmammessagem(avoidmtriggers)
??(doubled)21.mAmnurseminmamgroupmhomemfacilitymismcaringmformamclientmwhomismdevelopmentallymd
isabled.mThemclientmhasmbeenmstealingmbelongingsmfrommthemothermclients.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmte
chniquesmshouldmthemnursemuse?mb.mPositivemreinforcement
