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Male who was found sitting in the B. Perform a mental status exam
middle of a busy street is brought to
the emergency department.
Confused and has difficulty
answering questions. After ruling out
a physiological etiology for the
client's behavior. When admitting the
client to the unit, which action is
most important for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the client about his recent
substance use
B. Perform a mental status exam
C. Determine the number of previous
hospitalizations
D. Assess the client from head-to-toe
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An adolescent male client is C. Discuss methods for clearly communicating.
hospitalized after he threatened a
teacher at school. He admits feeling
angry because his mother tricked
him and brought him to the hospital.
The client states that when his
mother visits, he plans to get his
belongings from her, but he is not
going to talk to her. Which activity is
most important for the nurse to
complete before the mother arrives?
A. Assess the client's self-esteem
needs.
B. Determine the client's
expectations fortreatment.
C. Discuss methods for clearly
communicating.
D. Identify ways to develop support
systems.
A client with borderline personality b.) "The other nurses and I are here to help you get
disorder tells the nurse, "You are the better"
best nurse on the unit! The other
nurses don't care about me the way
you do." Which response is best for
the nurse to provide this client?
a.) "I am not the best nurse. All the
nurses are good."
b.) "The other nurses and I are here
to help you get better"
c.) "You don't think the other nurses
care about you?"
d.) "I do care about you as a person
but nothing more."
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An older man with a hx of falls at C. Verify the client's report by determining if there
home tells the clinic nurse that his is physical evidence of abuse
son, who was incarcerated last year
for assault and battery, has become
abusive since his release from prison.
Which intervention is most important
for the nurse to implement?
A. Tell the client to call Adult
Protective Services if his son's abuse
continues.
B. Refer the client to a program for
victims of domestic violence
C. Verify the client's report by
determining if there is physical
evidence of abuse
D. Assist the client in developing an
emergency safety plan
A young female client is admitted to d.) Client states, "my date raped me tonight."
the emergency room because she
was raped that evening by her date.
How should the nurse record the
client's chief complaint in the
medical record?
a.) Client reported that she had
sexual relations against her will.
b.) Client claims that she was forced
to participate in sexual
intercourse.
c.) Client has been sexually
assaulted.
d.) Client states, "my date raped me
tonight."
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A female client with obsessive D. repeating the same behavior helps you to
compulsive disorder complains that diminish your anxiety
she is feels "driven" to check the
locks on her front door at.. Which
response is best for the nurse
toprovide?
A. have you had a bad experience
related to unlocked doors?
B. What are your thoughts when you
are checking the locks?
C. feelings of being drive to do
something are related to anxiety
D. repeating the same behavior
helps you to diminish your anxiety
What is the most important goal for a D. does not attempt to commit suicide
client with major depression who has
been receiving an antidepressant
medication for two weeks?
A. ventilate feelings of sadness
B. eats three meals a day
C. participates in group meetings
D. does not attempt to commit
suicide
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Male who was found sitting in the B. Perform a mental status exam
middle of a busy street is brought to
the emergency department.
Confused and has difficulty
answering questions. After ruling out
a physiological etiology for the
client's behavior. When admitting the
client to the unit, which action is
most important for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the client about his recent
substance use
B. Perform a mental status exam
C. Determine the number of previous
hospitalizations
D. Assess the client from head-to-toe
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An adolescent male client is C. Discuss methods for clearly communicating.
hospitalized after he threatened a
teacher at school. He admits feeling
angry because his mother tricked
him and brought him to the hospital.
The client states that when his
mother visits, he plans to get his
belongings from her, but he is not
going to talk to her. Which activity is
most important for the nurse to
complete before the mother arrives?
A. Assess the client's self-esteem
needs.
B. Determine the client's
expectations fortreatment.
C. Discuss methods for clearly
communicating.
D. Identify ways to develop support
systems.
A client with borderline personality b.) "The other nurses and I are here to help you get
disorder tells the nurse, "You are the better"
best nurse on the unit! The other
nurses don't care about me the way
you do." Which response is best for
the nurse to provide this client?
a.) "I am not the best nurse. All the
nurses are good."
b.) "The other nurses and I are here
to help you get better"
c.) "You don't think the other nurses
care about you?"
d.) "I do care about you as a person
but nothing more."
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An older man with a hx of falls at C. Verify the client's report by determining if there
home tells the clinic nurse that his is physical evidence of abuse
son, who was incarcerated last year
for assault and battery, has become
abusive since his release from prison.
Which intervention is most important
for the nurse to implement?
A. Tell the client to call Adult
Protective Services if his son's abuse
continues.
B. Refer the client to a program for
victims of domestic violence
C. Verify the client's report by
determining if there is physical
evidence of abuse
D. Assist the client in developing an
emergency safety plan
A young female client is admitted to d.) Client states, "my date raped me tonight."
the emergency room because she
was raped that evening by her date.
How should the nurse record the
client's chief complaint in the
medical record?
a.) Client reported that she had
sexual relations against her will.
b.) Client claims that she was forced
to participate in sexual
intercourse.
c.) Client has been sexually
assaulted.
d.) Client states, "my date raped me
tonight."
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A female client with obsessive D. repeating the same behavior helps you to
compulsive disorder complains that diminish your anxiety
she is feels "driven" to check the
locks on her front door at.. Which
response is best for the nurse
toprovide?
A. have you had a bad experience
related to unlocked doors?
B. What are your thoughts when you
are checking the locks?
C. feelings of being drive to do
something are related to anxiety
D. repeating the same behavior
helps you to diminish your anxiety
What is the most important goal for a D. does not attempt to commit suicide
client with major depression who has
been receiving an antidepressant
medication for two weeks?
A. ventilate feelings of sadness
B. eats three meals a day
C. participates in group meetings
D. does not attempt to commit
suicide
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