NUR 272 PSYCH EXAM 1 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.A woman is diagnosed with a highly disseminated metastatic breast cancer.
What will the nurse expect that her initial reaction to be at the time the physician
gave her the prognosis?
A. Denial
B. Confrontation
C. Anger
D. Acceptance - ANSWERS✔-A
\.What should the nurse do when a client becomes agitated during an admission
assessment?
A. Contact hospital security.
B. Use confrontation and tell the client to relax.
C. Leave the client alone to calm down.
D. Communicate in an aggressive tone to intimidate the client. - ANSWERS✔-A
, \.A nurse in a psychiatric unit observes a client kicking the furniture and walls
while yelling that no one visits her. What would be the priority nursing
intervention?
A. Call the physician for a medication to sedate the client.
B. Try to comfort the client with soothing tones and music.
C. Ask the client to describe how she can better handle her anger.
D. Firmly tell the client in a calm and clear tone of voice to stop kicking the
furniture. - ANSWERS✔-D
\.A client who has recently been diagnosed with end-stage lung cancer states, "I
feel like I am going to die very soon." What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Can you tell me what the oncologist has told you about your treatment plan? "
B. "Let me have the hospital chaplain talk to you about how you are feeling? "
C. "Would you like me to check with your oncologist about taking an
antidepressant medication? ".
D. "what makes you think you will die so soon?" - ANSWERS✔-D
\.After a meeting with his wife and the nurse, a client expresses that his wife's
nagging gets on his nerves. After the session, he asks the nurse if she will talk with
his wife about her nagging. Which of the following would be the most therapeutic
response to the client?"
A. "Let's talk about how you might bring up this issue to your wife."
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.A woman is diagnosed with a highly disseminated metastatic breast cancer.
What will the nurse expect that her initial reaction to be at the time the physician
gave her the prognosis?
A. Denial
B. Confrontation
C. Anger
D. Acceptance - ANSWERS✔-A
\.What should the nurse do when a client becomes agitated during an admission
assessment?
A. Contact hospital security.
B. Use confrontation and tell the client to relax.
C. Leave the client alone to calm down.
D. Communicate in an aggressive tone to intimidate the client. - ANSWERS✔-A
, \.A nurse in a psychiatric unit observes a client kicking the furniture and walls
while yelling that no one visits her. What would be the priority nursing
intervention?
A. Call the physician for a medication to sedate the client.
B. Try to comfort the client with soothing tones and music.
C. Ask the client to describe how she can better handle her anger.
D. Firmly tell the client in a calm and clear tone of voice to stop kicking the
furniture. - ANSWERS✔-D
\.A client who has recently been diagnosed with end-stage lung cancer states, "I
feel like I am going to die very soon." What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Can you tell me what the oncologist has told you about your treatment plan? "
B. "Let me have the hospital chaplain talk to you about how you are feeling? "
C. "Would you like me to check with your oncologist about taking an
antidepressant medication? ".
D. "what makes you think you will die so soon?" - ANSWERS✔-D
\.After a meeting with his wife and the nurse, a client expresses that his wife's
nagging gets on his nerves. After the session, he asks the nurse if she will talk with
his wife about her nagging. Which of the following would be the most therapeutic
response to the client?"
A. "Let's talk about how you might bring up this issue to your wife."
