Questions with Complete Solutions
2025/2026 Updated.
Which would be treatment goals in anorexia nervosa? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct. - Answer - The repairing of family interactions
- The reinstitution of normal nutrition to counteract a state of malnutrition
- The correction of deficits and distortions in psychological functioning via psychotherapy
Which action would the nurse identify as a potential contributor to staff post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) during a mass casualty assessment? - Answer Working continuously without
any breaks
Which reason would be likely for a client's anger and acting out when the nurse interrupts the
hand-washing ritual of a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder? - Answer Has
overwhelming feelings of anxiety
A recently widowed client says, "His death has complicated my life even more than the hassles
he caused when he was alive!" Which term would best describe the marital relationship? -
Answer Ambivalent
A client who recently was told by her primary health care provider that she has extensive
terminal metastatic carcinoma of the breast tells the nurse that she believes an error has been
made. She states that she does not have breast cancer, and she is not going to die. Which stage
of death and dying is the client experiencing? - Answer Denial
Which behavioral response to a disaster would the nurse treat first, in an attempt to avoid mass
hysteria? - Answer Panic
The nurse is assessing the needs of a client who just learned that a tumor is malignant and has
metastasized to several organs and that the illness is terminal. Which behavior would the nurse
expect the client to exhibit during the initial stage of grieving? - Answer Asking for a second
opinion
Which intervention would provide comfort to the client experiencing alcohol toxicity? - Answer
Stay with the client.
Which feelings would be the basis for the ritualistic behavior seen in clients with obsessive-
compulsive disorder? - Answer Anxiety and guilt