Nurs 340 - Exam 1 questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
answers
in the shift change of report, an off going nurse criticizes
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a patient who wears heavy makeup; which comment by
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the nurse who received the report best demonstrates
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advocacy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔our patients need our |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
society
which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the plan of care for a patient living in the community
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with serious and persistent mental illness; within 2
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
months, the patient will - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔report a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sense of well-being
|\ |\ |\
a staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
perform which additional assessment - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔prescribe psychotropic medication |\ |\ |\
which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient may be experiencing a mental illness - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔reports a consistently sad, discouraged |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mood
,which indicates that the goal "demonstrate mentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
healthy behavior" was acheived - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
demands
a nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which resource should the nurse consult to determine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
criteria used to establish the diagnosis - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disorders (DSM5) |\
a nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for anxiety disorders; which resource would have the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most complete information - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(DSM5)
which individual is demonstrating highest level of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resilience; an individual who - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔takes a temporary job to maintain financial stability
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
after the loss of a job
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which Western cultural feature may result in establishing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
unrealistic outcomes for patients of other cultural groups -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔direct confrontation to solve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problems
,a Haitian patient with depression tells the nurse "there's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nothing you can do; this is punishment"; what does this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tell the nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the patient may
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
believe the distress is the result of a curse or spell
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a person diagnosed with schizophrenia has had difficulty
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
keeping a job because of arguing with coworkers and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accusing them of conspiracy; today the person shouts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"they're all plotting to destroy me"; select the nurse's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most therapeutic response - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔feeling that people want to destroy you must be very |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
frightening
a newly admitted patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hyper-vigilant and constantly scans the environment; he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
states "I saw two doctors talking in the hall; they were
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plotting to kill me"; the nurse may correctly assess this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavior as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an idea of reference
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia begins to talk
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
about "cracklomers" in the local shopping mall; the term
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should be documented as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neologism
a patient's care plan includes monitoring for auditory
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hallucinations; which assessment findings suggest he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, may be hallucinating - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔darting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eyes, tilted head, and mumbling to self
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the nurse "I
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eat skiller; tend to end; easter; it blows away; get it?";
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
select the nurse's best response - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔I am having difficulty understanding what you are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
saying
when a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
discharged six months ago, haldol was prescribed; he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
now says "I stopped taking those pills; they made me feel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
like a robot"; what common side effects should the nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
validate with the patient - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔sedation and muscle stiffness |\ |\ |\
according to the WHO, palliative care is an approach that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improves quality of life for patients and their families who|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
face problems associated with life-threatening illnesses;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what are some specific goals of palliative care - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔regard dying as a normal process; provide |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
relief from symptoms, including pain; affirm life and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neither hasten nor postpone death; support holistic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient care and enhance quality of life; offer support to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patients to live as actively as possible until death; offer
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
support to the family during the patient's illness and their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
own bereavement |\
answers
in the shift change of report, an off going nurse criticizes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a patient who wears heavy makeup; which comment by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the nurse who received the report best demonstrates
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advocacy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔our patients need our |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
society
which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the plan of care for a patient living in the community
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with serious and persistent mental illness; within 2
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
months, the patient will - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔report a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sense of well-being
|\ |\ |\
a staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
perform which additional assessment - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔prescribe psychotropic medication |\ |\ |\
which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient may be experiencing a mental illness - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔reports a consistently sad, discouraged |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mood
,which indicates that the goal "demonstrate mentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
healthy behavior" was acheived - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
demands
a nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which resource should the nurse consult to determine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
criteria used to establish the diagnosis - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disorders (DSM5) |\
a nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for anxiety disorders; which resource would have the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most complete information - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(DSM5)
which individual is demonstrating highest level of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resilience; an individual who - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔takes a temporary job to maintain financial stability
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
after the loss of a job
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which Western cultural feature may result in establishing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
unrealistic outcomes for patients of other cultural groups -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔direct confrontation to solve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problems
,a Haitian patient with depression tells the nurse "there's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nothing you can do; this is punishment"; what does this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tell the nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the patient may
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
believe the distress is the result of a curse or spell
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a person diagnosed with schizophrenia has had difficulty
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
keeping a job because of arguing with coworkers and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accusing them of conspiracy; today the person shouts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"they're all plotting to destroy me"; select the nurse's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most therapeutic response - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔feeling that people want to destroy you must be very |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
frightening
a newly admitted patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hyper-vigilant and constantly scans the environment; he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
states "I saw two doctors talking in the hall; they were
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plotting to kill me"; the nurse may correctly assess this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavior as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an idea of reference
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia begins to talk
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
about "cracklomers" in the local shopping mall; the term
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should be documented as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neologism
a patient's care plan includes monitoring for auditory
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hallucinations; which assessment findings suggest he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, may be hallucinating - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔darting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eyes, tilted head, and mumbling to self
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the nurse "I
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eat skiller; tend to end; easter; it blows away; get it?";
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
select the nurse's best response - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔I am having difficulty understanding what you are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
saying
when a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
discharged six months ago, haldol was prescribed; he |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
now says "I stopped taking those pills; they made me feel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
like a robot"; what common side effects should the nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
validate with the patient - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔sedation and muscle stiffness |\ |\ |\
according to the WHO, palliative care is an approach that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improves quality of life for patients and their families who|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
face problems associated with life-threatening illnesses;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what are some specific goals of palliative care - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔regard dying as a normal process; provide |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
relief from symptoms, including pain; affirm life and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neither hasten nor postpone death; support holistic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient care and enhance quality of life; offer support to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patients to live as actively as possible until death; offer
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
support to the family during the patient's illness and their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
own bereavement |\
