Saunders PN Mental Health (Questions with 100% correct answers)

The nurse is assisting in a group therapy session. Besides cost savings, which advantages does group therapy have over individual therapy? Select all that apply. correct answers -Mutual Learning -Increased Feedback -Instilling a sense of belonging -An opportunity to practice... The nurse is having a conversation with a depressed client in an inpatient psychiatric unit. The client says to the nurse, "Things would be so much better for everyone if I just wasn't around." Which response by the nurse would be appropriate at this time? correct answers You sound very unhappy. Are you thinking of harming yourself? The nurse in the emergency department is assisting in caring for a young female victim of sexual assault. The client's physical assessment is complete, and physical evidence has been collected. The nurse notes that the client is withdrawn, confused, and at times physically immobile. Which interpretation should the nurse make of these behaviors? correct answers They are expected reactions to a devastating event. The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with catatonic stupor. The client is lying on the bed, with the body pulled into a fetal position. Which is the appropriate nursing intervention? correct answers Sit beside the client in silence and verbalize occasional open-ended questions. The spouse of a client admitted to the hospital for alcohol withdrawal says to the nurse, "I should get out of this bad situation." The most helpful response by the nurse should be which statement? correct answers What do you find difficult about this situation? The nurse employed in a psychiatric unit receives a client assignment for the day. Which client assigned to the nurse is at the highest risk for committing suicide? correct answers A client with severe depression and terminal cancer Which behaviors observed by the nurse might lead to the suspicion that a depressed adolescent client could be suicidal? correct answers The client gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed picture of the performer. The nurse is preparing for the hospital discharge of a client with a history of command hallucinations to harm self or others. The nurse instructs the client about interventions for hallucinations and anxiety and determines that the client understands the interventions when the client makes which statement? correct answers "I can call my therapist when I'm hallucinating so I can talk about my feelings and plans and not hurt anyone."