MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT A client with a diagnosis of major depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died. I've always been a failu re. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response demonstrates therapeutic communication? 1.) "You have everything to live for" 2.) "Why do you see yourself as a failure?" 3.) "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed" 4.) "You've been feeling l ike a failure for a while?" - -ANSWER --4.) "youve been been feeling like a failure for a while?" Use of restating is an effective therapeutic communication technique for responding to the feelings of the patient. When the community health nurse visits a client at home, the client states, "I haven't slept at all the last couple of nights." Which response by the nurse illustrates a therapeutic communication response to this client? MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT 1.) "I see" 2.) "Really?" 3.) "You're having difficulty sleeping?" 4.) "So metimes, I have trouble sleeping too" - -ANSWER --3.) "You're having difficulty sleeping?" Restating A client experiencing disturbed thought processes believes that his food is being poisoned. Which communication technique should the nurse use to encourag e the client to eat? 1.) using open -ended questions and silence 2.) sharing personal preference regarding food choices 3.) documenting reasons why the client does not want to eat 4.) offering opinions about the necessity of adequate nutrition - -
ANSWER --1.) using open -ended questions and silence MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT A client admitted to a mental health unit for treatment of psychotic behavior spends hours at the locked exit door shouting, " Let me out. There's nothing wrong with me. I don't belong here." What defense mechani sm is the client implementing? 1.) Denial 2.) Projection 3.) Regression 4.) Rationalization - -ANSWER --1.) Denial A client diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, " I'm going to die and I wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic? 1.) " Have you shared your feelings with your family." 2.) "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family" MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT 3.) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?" 4.) "You are probably very depressed, which is und erstandable with such a diagnosis." - -ANSWER --3.) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?" Restating On review of the client's record, the nurse notes that the admission was voluntary. Based on this information, th e nurse anticipates which client behavior? 1.) fearfulness regarding treatment measures 2.) anger and aggressiveness directed toward others 3.) an understanding of the pathology and symptoms of the diagnosis 4.) a willingness to participate in the planni ng of the care and treatment plan - -ANSWER --4.) a willingness to participate in the planning of the care and treatment plan
ANSWER --1.) using open -ended questions and silence MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT A client admitted to a mental health unit for treatment of psychotic behavior spends hours at the locked exit door shouting, " Let me out. There's nothing wrong with me. I don't belong here." What defense mechani sm is the client implementing? 1.) Denial 2.) Projection 3.) Regression 4.) Rationalization - -ANSWER --1.) Denial A client diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, " I'm going to die and I wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic? 1.) " Have you shared your feelings with your family." 2.) "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family" MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX COMPLETE EXAM WITH CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED CERTIFICATION SUCCESS | ATTAIN A+ GRADE IN ONE ATTEMPT 3.) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?" 4.) "You are probably very depressed, which is und erstandable with such a diagnosis." - -ANSWER --3.) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?" Restating On review of the client's record, the nurse notes that the admission was voluntary. Based on this information, th e nurse anticipates which client behavior? 1.) fearfulness regarding treatment measures 2.) anger and aggressiveness directed toward others 3.) an understanding of the pathology and symptoms of the diagnosis 4.) a willingness to participate in the planni ng of the care and treatment plan - -ANSWER --4.) a willingness to participate in the planning of the care and treatment plan
