NURl 256/l NUR256l Examl 3l –l Conceptsl
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Q:l Whatl isl munchausensl byl proxyl syndrome?
Answer:
Intentionallyl producingl signsl andl symptomsl inl anotherl person
Q:l Whatl isl thel goall ofl al personl whol hasl munchausensl byl proxyl syndrome
Answer:
Attentionl seekingl andl orl financiall gain
Q:l Ifl youl havel al pediatricl patientl comingl inl andl theirl parentl insistsl theyl arel sickl
butl thel childl isl notl whatl isl thel priorityl forl thel nurse
Answer:
Reportl childl abuse
Q:l Whatl isl malingering?
,Answer:
Consciouslyl fakingl al disorderl inl orderl tol attainl al specificl gain
Q:l Examplel ofl malingering
Answer:
Childl sayingl theyl havel al stomachl virus,l theyl flushl thel toiletl andl actl sickl butl theyl justl
wantl tol stayl homel froml schooll tol finishl al projectl theyl haven'tl gottenl done.l Canl bel
seenl tryingl tol evadel militaryl dutyl orl justicel system.l Itl isl alsol seenl withl homelessl
population
Q:l Ifl anl elderlyl patientl isl admittedl forl depressionl whatl isl yourl nextl priorityl afterl
determiningl safety?
Answer:
Nutritionl duel tol thel riskl ofl theml committingl passivel suicidel byl notl eating
Q:l Whatl isl anl importantl teachingl notel forl elderlyl patientsl aboutl medications?
Answer:
Teachl theml aboutl yearlyl disposall ofl expiredl medications,l letl theml knowl theyl canl takel
itl tol al pharmacyl forl disposal
Q:l Illusionl example
, Answer:
Falsel perceptionsl ofl reall stimuli,l blackl cordl looksl likel al snake
Q:l Whenl yourl patientl isl experiencingl anl illusionl whatl canl youl asl thel nursel do
Answer:
Re-orientl tol truth
Q:l Delusionl example
Answer:
Falsel ideasl notl basedl onl realityl theyl cannotl bel convincedl otherwisel itsl whatl theyl
perceivel tol bel true,l examplel canl bel I'ml 8l monthsl pregnantl butl theyl arel notl butl theyl
feell thatl wayl andl believel itl bel true
Q:l Yourl patientl whol isl admittedl intol thel psychl unitl hasl demential andl becomesl
argumentativel whatl shouldl youl do?
Answer:
Separatel theml froml thel restl ofl thel groupl andl thenl distractl them
Q:l Whatl arel somel expectedl age-relatedl changes
Answer:
Irritablel whenl routinel isl disruptedl
Occasionall badl choicesl
ofl Mentall Healthl Nursingl Reviewl |l
Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl munchausensl byl proxyl syndrome?
Answer:
Intentionallyl producingl signsl andl symptomsl inl anotherl person
Q:l Whatl isl thel goall ofl al personl whol hasl munchausensl byl proxyl syndrome
Answer:
Attentionl seekingl andl orl financiall gain
Q:l Ifl youl havel al pediatricl patientl comingl inl andl theirl parentl insistsl theyl arel sickl
butl thel childl isl notl whatl isl thel priorityl forl thel nurse
Answer:
Reportl childl abuse
Q:l Whatl isl malingering?
,Answer:
Consciouslyl fakingl al disorderl inl orderl tol attainl al specificl gain
Q:l Examplel ofl malingering
Answer:
Childl sayingl theyl havel al stomachl virus,l theyl flushl thel toiletl andl actl sickl butl theyl justl
wantl tol stayl homel froml schooll tol finishl al projectl theyl haven'tl gottenl done.l Canl bel
seenl tryingl tol evadel militaryl dutyl orl justicel system.l Itl isl alsol seenl withl homelessl
population
Q:l Ifl anl elderlyl patientl isl admittedl forl depressionl whatl isl yourl nextl priorityl afterl
determiningl safety?
Answer:
Nutritionl duel tol thel riskl ofl theml committingl passivel suicidel byl notl eating
Q:l Whatl isl anl importantl teachingl notel forl elderlyl patientsl aboutl medications?
Answer:
Teachl theml aboutl yearlyl disposall ofl expiredl medications,l letl theml knowl theyl canl takel
itl tol al pharmacyl forl disposal
Q:l Illusionl example
, Answer:
Falsel perceptionsl ofl reall stimuli,l blackl cordl looksl likel al snake
Q:l Whenl yourl patientl isl experiencingl anl illusionl whatl canl youl asl thel nursel do
Answer:
Re-orientl tol truth
Q:l Delusionl example
Answer:
Falsel ideasl notl basedl onl realityl theyl cannotl bel convincedl otherwisel itsl whatl theyl
perceivel tol bel true,l examplel canl bel I'ml 8l monthsl pregnantl butl theyl arel notl butl theyl
feell thatl wayl andl believel itl bel true
Q:l Yourl patientl whol isl admittedl intol thel psychl unitl hasl demential andl becomesl
argumentativel whatl shouldl youl do?
Answer:
Separatel theml froml thel restl ofl thel groupl andl thenl distractl them
Q:l Whatl arel somel expectedl age-relatedl changes
Answer:
Irritablel whenl routinel isl disruptedl
Occasionall badl choicesl
