Final Exam: NUR2459 / NUR 2459
(Latest Update ) Mental
and Behavioral Health Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Consider this comment to three different nurses by a client diagnosed with an
antisocial personality disorder. "Another nurse said you don't do your job
right." Collectively, what can these interactions be assessed as?
A) Guilt-producing
B) Detached
C) Manipulative
D) Seductive
Answer:
C) Manipulative
Question:
A client admits to having been battered by her live-in boyfriend several times
over the past 2 years. She states to the nurse, " I was late coming home from
work, and I forgot to call him. When I got home, he punched me in the
,stomach. He said he was just trying to teach me a lesson." Which phase of the
"Cycle of Battering" would the nurse educate the client on?
A) Phase 1. The Tension Building Phase
B) Phase IV. The Triggering Event
C) Phase II. The Acute Battering Incident
D) Phase III. Loving, Respite (Honeymoon) Phase
Answer:
C) Phase II. The Acute Battering Incident
Question:
Which statement made by a client raises the greatest concern that the client
may be experiencing relationship violence?
A) "I don't know what else I can do to keep him from getting angry at me."
B) " He was so much nicer when we started dating."
C) "He doesn't like it when I go out with my girlfriends."
D) "His father physically abused his mother for years."
Answer:
A) "I don't know what else I can do to keep him from getting angry at me."
Question:
Which technique is a type of cognitive behavior therapy implemented for
bulimic client's?
A) Self-monitoring
,B) Guided imagery
C) Distraction
D) Music therapy
Answer:
A) Self-monitoring
Question:
A nursing student is learning about narcissistic personality disorder. Which
of the following statements by the student indicates that learning has
occurred?
A) "Client's perceive their behaviors as uncomfortable and disorganized."
B) "Personality disorders cannot be cured or controlled successfully with
medications."
C) "Client's diagnosed with personality disorders need frequent
hospitalizations."
D) "Practitioners have a good understanding about the etiology of personality
disorders."
Answer:
B) "Personality disorders cannot be cured or controlled successfully with
medications."
Question:
the nurse is planning goals for a male client with the diagnosis of personality
disorder. What is the main goal of the clients therapy?
, A) To learn to control his environment
B) To become aware of how his behavior affects his life
C) To adjust his medications
Answer:
B) To become aware of how his behavior affects his life
Question:
The effectiveness of monoamine oxidase inhibitor drug therapy in a client
with posttraumatic stress disorder can be demonstrated by which client self-
report?
A) "I'm not losing my temper as much."
B) "I'm sleeping better, and I don't have nightmares."
C) "I have lost my phobia for water."
D) "I've lost my craving for alcohol."
Answer:
B) "I'm sleeping better, and I don't have nightmares."
Question:
A nurse is caring for a client experiencing dissociative disorder. What is the
priority intervention by the nurse?
A) Offer praise whether or not the client has been successful
B) Encourage the client to keep a journal to recognize unsuccessful coping
strategies
C) Plan activities in which the client will attain success
(Latest Update ) Mental
and Behavioral Health Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Consider this comment to three different nurses by a client diagnosed with an
antisocial personality disorder. "Another nurse said you don't do your job
right." Collectively, what can these interactions be assessed as?
A) Guilt-producing
B) Detached
C) Manipulative
D) Seductive
Answer:
C) Manipulative
Question:
A client admits to having been battered by her live-in boyfriend several times
over the past 2 years. She states to the nurse, " I was late coming home from
work, and I forgot to call him. When I got home, he punched me in the
,stomach. He said he was just trying to teach me a lesson." Which phase of the
"Cycle of Battering" would the nurse educate the client on?
A) Phase 1. The Tension Building Phase
B) Phase IV. The Triggering Event
C) Phase II. The Acute Battering Incident
D) Phase III. Loving, Respite (Honeymoon) Phase
Answer:
C) Phase II. The Acute Battering Incident
Question:
Which statement made by a client raises the greatest concern that the client
may be experiencing relationship violence?
A) "I don't know what else I can do to keep him from getting angry at me."
B) " He was so much nicer when we started dating."
C) "He doesn't like it when I go out with my girlfriends."
D) "His father physically abused his mother for years."
Answer:
A) "I don't know what else I can do to keep him from getting angry at me."
Question:
Which technique is a type of cognitive behavior therapy implemented for
bulimic client's?
A) Self-monitoring
,B) Guided imagery
C) Distraction
D) Music therapy
Answer:
A) Self-monitoring
Question:
A nursing student is learning about narcissistic personality disorder. Which
of the following statements by the student indicates that learning has
occurred?
A) "Client's perceive their behaviors as uncomfortable and disorganized."
B) "Personality disorders cannot be cured or controlled successfully with
medications."
C) "Client's diagnosed with personality disorders need frequent
hospitalizations."
D) "Practitioners have a good understanding about the etiology of personality
disorders."
Answer:
B) "Personality disorders cannot be cured or controlled successfully with
medications."
Question:
the nurse is planning goals for a male client with the diagnosis of personality
disorder. What is the main goal of the clients therapy?
, A) To learn to control his environment
B) To become aware of how his behavior affects his life
C) To adjust his medications
Answer:
B) To become aware of how his behavior affects his life
Question:
The effectiveness of monoamine oxidase inhibitor drug therapy in a client
with posttraumatic stress disorder can be demonstrated by which client self-
report?
A) "I'm not losing my temper as much."
B) "I'm sleeping better, and I don't have nightmares."
C) "I have lost my phobia for water."
D) "I've lost my craving for alcohol."
Answer:
B) "I'm sleeping better, and I don't have nightmares."
Question:
A nurse is caring for a client experiencing dissociative disorder. What is the
priority intervention by the nurse?
A) Offer praise whether or not the client has been successful
B) Encourage the client to keep a journal to recognize unsuccessful coping
strategies
C) Plan activities in which the client will attain success
