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Exam 2 Mental Health Galen Exam Preparation With Complete
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During a home visit the nurse obtains information regarding a
postpartum client's behavior and suspects that she is experiencing
postpartum depression. Which assessments support this conclusion?
Select all that apply
1. lethargy
2. ambivalence
3. emotional lability
4. increased appetite
5. long periods of sleep - ANSWERS---123
A nurse is assigned to care for a group of clients who have been
found to have depression. Which clinical manifestations does the
nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.
a) Lability of affect
b) Specific food cravings
c) Neglect of personal hygiene
d) "I don't know" answers to questions
e) Apathetic response to the environment - ANSWERS---acde
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which of these symptoms are depression commonly observed in
older adults? select all that apply
1. fatigue
2. sadness
3. agitation
4. increased sleep
5. increased appetite - ANSWERS---123
what is the greatest difficulty for nurses caring for the severely
depressed client?
1. client's lack of energy
2. negative cognitive processes
3. contagious quality of depression
4. client's psychomotor retardation - ANSWERS---3
the nurse is working with a client who talks freely about feeling
depressed. during the interaction the client states "things will never
change". what findings support the nurse's conclusion that the client
is experiencing hopelessness? select all that apply.
1. bouts of crying
2. self destructive acts
3. presence of delusions
4. feelings of worthlessness
5. intense interpersonal relationships - ANSWERS---124
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The nurse is caring for a client with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder,
manic episode. Which clinical findings support the diagnosis? select
all that apply.
1. passivity
2. dysphoria
3. anhedonia
4. grandiosity
5. talkativeness
6. distractibility - ANSWERS---456
A nurse is caring for depressed older adults. What precipitating
factors for depression are most common in the older adult without
cognitive problems? Select all that apply.
1 Dementia
2 Multiple losses
3 Declines in health
4 A milestone birthday
5 An injury requiring hospitalization - ANSWERS---23
Which activity is the least therapeutic for a severely depressed
client?
1. simple short term activity
2. activity selected by the client
3. monotonous repetitive activity
4. specific activity to be followed - ANSWERS---2
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The nurse identifies that a client who had extensive abdominal
surgery appears depressed. The most appropriate nursing action is:
1Talking with the client and encouraging exploration of feelings
2Asking the client's primary health care provider to prescribe an
antidepressant medication
3Understanding that the client's depression is an expected response
to surgery
4Reassuring the client that feelings of depression will lift after
returning home - ANSWERS---1
During an interview a 32-year-old man describes symptoms of
decreased appetite, insomnia, anhedonia, and feelings of
worthlessness that have been present for the past few weeks. He
reports having had a few episodes of feeling depressed in the past
but says that the feelings subsided. Recently he has felt worse, and
he is now concerned that his symptoms are negatively affecting his
job performance and fears he may lose his job "if someone doesn't
help me soon." The nurse suspects these symptoms are related to:
1Schizophrenia
2Bipolar disorder
3Dysthymic disorder
4Major depressive disorder - ANSWERS---4
A nurse is caring for a group of depressed clients. What should the
nurse attempt to provide?
1 a variety of stimuli
Exam 2 Mental Health Galen Exam Preparation With Complete
Questions And Correct Answers With Rationales | Already
Graded A+||Brand New Version!!
During a home visit the nurse obtains information regarding a
postpartum client's behavior and suspects that she is experiencing
postpartum depression. Which assessments support this conclusion?
Select all that apply
1. lethargy
2. ambivalence
3. emotional lability
4. increased appetite
5. long periods of sleep - ANSWERS---123
A nurse is assigned to care for a group of clients who have been
found to have depression. Which clinical manifestations does the
nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.
a) Lability of affect
b) Specific food cravings
c) Neglect of personal hygiene
d) "I don't know" answers to questions
e) Apathetic response to the environment - ANSWERS---acde
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which of these symptoms are depression commonly observed in
older adults? select all that apply
1. fatigue
2. sadness
3. agitation
4. increased sleep
5. increased appetite - ANSWERS---123
what is the greatest difficulty for nurses caring for the severely
depressed client?
1. client's lack of energy
2. negative cognitive processes
3. contagious quality of depression
4. client's psychomotor retardation - ANSWERS---3
the nurse is working with a client who talks freely about feeling
depressed. during the interaction the client states "things will never
change". what findings support the nurse's conclusion that the client
is experiencing hopelessness? select all that apply.
1. bouts of crying
2. self destructive acts
3. presence of delusions
4. feelings of worthlessness
5. intense interpersonal relationships - ANSWERS---124
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The nurse is caring for a client with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder,
manic episode. Which clinical findings support the diagnosis? select
all that apply.
1. passivity
2. dysphoria
3. anhedonia
4. grandiosity
5. talkativeness
6. distractibility - ANSWERS---456
A nurse is caring for depressed older adults. What precipitating
factors for depression are most common in the older adult without
cognitive problems? Select all that apply.
1 Dementia
2 Multiple losses
3 Declines in health
4 A milestone birthday
5 An injury requiring hospitalization - ANSWERS---23
Which activity is the least therapeutic for a severely depressed
client?
1. simple short term activity
2. activity selected by the client
3. monotonous repetitive activity
4. specific activity to be followed - ANSWERS---2
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The nurse identifies that a client who had extensive abdominal
surgery appears depressed. The most appropriate nursing action is:
1Talking with the client and encouraging exploration of feelings
2Asking the client's primary health care provider to prescribe an
antidepressant medication
3Understanding that the client's depression is an expected response
to surgery
4Reassuring the client that feelings of depression will lift after
returning home - ANSWERS---1
During an interview a 32-year-old man describes symptoms of
decreased appetite, insomnia, anhedonia, and feelings of
worthlessness that have been present for the past few weeks. He
reports having had a few episodes of feeling depressed in the past
but says that the feelings subsided. Recently he has felt worse, and
he is now concerned that his symptoms are negatively affecting his
job performance and fears he may lose his job "if someone doesn't
help me soon." The nurse suspects these symptoms are related to:
1Schizophrenia
2Bipolar disorder
3Dysthymic disorder
4Major depressive disorder - ANSWERS---4
A nurse is caring for a group of depressed clients. What should the
nurse attempt to provide?
1 a variety of stimuli
