PRIORITIZATION DELEGATION AND
ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ The nurse is caring for patients who have schizophrenia. In
addition to medication, multidisciplinary nondrug therapies are
available. What is the nurse's *most* important role in helping the
patients to benefit from this comprehensive approach? Answer:
•Establish a therapeutic relationship with patients and encourage
participation
◉ A patient with a diagnosis of hypochondriasis has made multiple
clinic visits and undergone diagnostic tests for "cancer," with no
evidence of organic disease. Today he declares, "I have a brain tumor.
I can feel it growing. My appointment is tomorrow, but I can't wait!"
What is the *most* therapeutic response? Answer: •Set boundaries:
"Sir, I will take your vital signs, but then I am going to call your case
manager so that you can discuss the scheduled appointment."
◉ A patient who was recently diagnosed with conversion disorder is
experiencing a sudden loss of vision after witnessing a violent fight
between her husband and adult-age son. What is the *priority*
therapeutic approach to use with this patient? Answer: •Teach ways
to cope with blindness, such as methodically arranging personal
items
, ◉ The charge nurse is reviewing the assignment sheet for an acute
psychiatric unit. Which experienced team member should be
reassigned? Answer: •Young male psychiatric nursing assistant
assigned to a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa
◉ The nurse arrives home and finds that a neighbor's (Jane's) house
is on fire. A fireman is physically restraining Jane as she screams and
thrashes around to get free to run back into the house. What is the
nurse's *best* action? Answer: •Use a firm tone of voice and give
Jane simple commands
◉ There is a patient on the medical-surgical unit who has been there
for several months. He is hostile, rude, and belligerent, and no one
likes to interact with him. How should the charge nurse handle the
assignment? Answer: •Identify two or three experienced nurses as
primary caregivers and develop a plan that includes psychosocial
interventions
◉ The charge nurse is reviewing medication prescriptions for
several patients on the acute psychiatric unit. Which prescription is
the nurse *most* likely to question? Answer: •Loxapine for an older
adult patient with dementia and psychosis
◉ A patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia tells the nurse
that, "Dr. Smith has killed several other patients, and now he is
ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ The nurse is caring for patients who have schizophrenia. In
addition to medication, multidisciplinary nondrug therapies are
available. What is the nurse's *most* important role in helping the
patients to benefit from this comprehensive approach? Answer:
•Establish a therapeutic relationship with patients and encourage
participation
◉ A patient with a diagnosis of hypochondriasis has made multiple
clinic visits and undergone diagnostic tests for "cancer," with no
evidence of organic disease. Today he declares, "I have a brain tumor.
I can feel it growing. My appointment is tomorrow, but I can't wait!"
What is the *most* therapeutic response? Answer: •Set boundaries:
"Sir, I will take your vital signs, but then I am going to call your case
manager so that you can discuss the scheduled appointment."
◉ A patient who was recently diagnosed with conversion disorder is
experiencing a sudden loss of vision after witnessing a violent fight
between her husband and adult-age son. What is the *priority*
therapeutic approach to use with this patient? Answer: •Teach ways
to cope with blindness, such as methodically arranging personal
items
, ◉ The charge nurse is reviewing the assignment sheet for an acute
psychiatric unit. Which experienced team member should be
reassigned? Answer: •Young male psychiatric nursing assistant
assigned to a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa
◉ The nurse arrives home and finds that a neighbor's (Jane's) house
is on fire. A fireman is physically restraining Jane as she screams and
thrashes around to get free to run back into the house. What is the
nurse's *best* action? Answer: •Use a firm tone of voice and give
Jane simple commands
◉ There is a patient on the medical-surgical unit who has been there
for several months. He is hostile, rude, and belligerent, and no one
likes to interact with him. How should the charge nurse handle the
assignment? Answer: •Identify two or three experienced nurses as
primary caregivers and develop a plan that includes psychosocial
interventions
◉ The charge nurse is reviewing medication prescriptions for
several patients on the acute psychiatric unit. Which prescription is
the nurse *most* likely to question? Answer: •Loxapine for an older
adult patient with dementia and psychosis
◉ A patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia tells the nurse
that, "Dr. Smith has killed several other patients, and now he is
