Capstone Mental health Questions and Answers
A nurse is admitting a new client on the mental health unit. During the
conversation the nurse should be aware that countertransference can
occur if the nurse display what feeling?
- Countertransference occurs when a health care team member displaces
characteristics of people in her past onto a client. The nurse overly
identifies with the client, competes with the client, and argues with a
client.
A client on the mental health unit is being discharge to a community base
program referred to as Assertive Community Treatment. (ACT) What
should the nurse explain to the client about this program?
- This programs includes non-traditional case management and treatment
by an inter-professional team for clients who have severe mental illness
and are noncompliant with traditional treatment. ACT helps to reduce
reoccurrences of hospitalization and provide crisis intervention,
assistance with independent living and information regarding resources
for necessary support services
A nurse is caring for a client who states that he has abused his son
because of the stress caused by his son's mental illness. How should the
nurse use the communication tool of 'clarifying' when speaking with this
client?
- Use techniques such as paraphrasing, reflection, exploring and restarting
when communicating with the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the unit for self-mutilation.
What type of behavioral therapy would the nurse expect to be ordered for
this client?
- Dialectical behavior therapy is a cognitive-behavioral therapy used for
clients who exhibit self-injurious behavior. It focus on gradual behavioral
changes and provides acceptance and validation for these clients.
A community health nurse is leading a support group for clients who have
completed a substance use disorder program. What level of prevention is
this?
- This level is tertiary prevention
A nurse is caring for a client following a traumatic experience. What
manifestations would alert the nurse to the possibility that the client is
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
- The client is having flashbacks unwanted memories or dreams and in a
depressed mood.
A nurse is caring for a client in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
Identify five (5) clinical manifestations associated with this phase of the
bipolar disorder.
- During the manic phase of a bipolar disorder the patient may present with
an elevated mood, the decreased need for sleep racing thoughts,
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A nurse is admitting a new client on the mental health unit. During the
conversation the nurse should be aware that countertransference can
occur if the nurse display what feeling?
- Countertransference occurs when a health care team member displaces
characteristics of people in her past onto a client. The nurse overly
identifies with the client, competes with the client, and argues with a
client.
A client on the mental health unit is being discharge to a community base
program referred to as Assertive Community Treatment. (ACT) What
should the nurse explain to the client about this program?
- This programs includes non-traditional case management and treatment
by an inter-professional team for clients who have severe mental illness
and are noncompliant with traditional treatment. ACT helps to reduce
reoccurrences of hospitalization and provide crisis intervention,
assistance with independent living and information regarding resources
for necessary support services
A nurse is caring for a client who states that he has abused his son
because of the stress caused by his son's mental illness. How should the
nurse use the communication tool of 'clarifying' when speaking with this
client?
- Use techniques such as paraphrasing, reflection, exploring and restarting
when communicating with the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the unit for self-mutilation.
What type of behavioral therapy would the nurse expect to be ordered for
this client?
- Dialectical behavior therapy is a cognitive-behavioral therapy used for
clients who exhibit self-injurious behavior. It focus on gradual behavioral
changes and provides acceptance and validation for these clients.
A community health nurse is leading a support group for clients who have
completed a substance use disorder program. What level of prevention is
this?
- This level is tertiary prevention
A nurse is caring for a client following a traumatic experience. What
manifestations would alert the nurse to the possibility that the client is
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
- The client is having flashbacks unwanted memories or dreams and in a
depressed mood.
A nurse is caring for a client in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
Identify five (5) clinical manifestations associated with this phase of the
bipolar disorder.
- During the manic phase of a bipolar disorder the patient may present with
an elevated mood, the decreased need for sleep racing thoughts,
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