SAUNDERS PN MENTAL HEALTH NGN FORMAT
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The nurse is having a You sound very unhappy. Are you thinking of harming
conversation with a yourself?
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?
,The nurse in the They are expected reactions to a devastating event.
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withdrawn, confused, and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?
The nurse is caring for a Sit beside the client in silence and verbalize
client diagnosed with occasional open-ended questions.
catatonic stupor. The
client is lying on the bed,
with the body pulled into
a fetal position. Which is
the appropriate nursing
intervention?
The spouse of a client What do you find difficult about this situation?
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?
,The nurse employed in a A client with severe depression and terminal cancer
psychiatric unit receives a
client assignment for the
day. Which client assigned
to the nurse is at the
highest risk for committing
suicide?
Which behaviors The client gives away a DVD and a cherished
observed by the nurse autographed picture of the performer.
might lead to the
suspicion that a depressed
adolescent client could
be suicidal?
The nurse is preparing for "I can call my therapist when I'm hallucinating so I can
the hospital discharge of a talk about my feelings and plans and not hurt anyone."
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?
A client tells the nurse that Move the client to a quiet room and talk about his
he is feeling out of feelings.
control. The nurse
observes that the client is
pacing back and forth.
Which approach by the
nurse is appropriate to
maintain a safe
environment?
, The nurse is caring for an "It seems as if you or your daughter feel regret?"
older depressed client
whose son was killed in an
armed robbery after
murdering two people.
The client says, "I don't
know what I did wrong.
His dad died a hero in
Vietnam when he was only
2 years old, but he's had
everything. When he threw
the cat up against the wall
to see if it landed on its
feet and stole money from
me and denied it, his sister
covered for him." The
nurse plans to make which
therapeutic response to
the client?
The nurse has been caring "Our relationship is a therapeutic and a helping one."
for a client with a
diagnosis of depression.
The client says to the
nurse, "I wish you would
just be my friend." The
appropriate response by
the nurse is which?
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSIONS
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Terms in this set (129)
The nurse is having a You sound very unhappy. Are you thinking of harming
conversation with a yourself?
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?
,The nurse in the They are expected reactions to a devastating event.
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?
The nurse is caring for a Sit beside the client in silence and verbalize
client diagnosed with occasional open-ended questions.
catatonic stupor. The
client is lying on the bed,
with the body pulled into
a fetal position. Which is
the appropriate nursing
intervention?
The spouse of a client What do you find difficult about this situation?
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?
,The nurse employed in a A client with severe depression and terminal cancer
psychiatric unit receives a
client assignment for the
day. Which client assigned
to the nurse is at the
highest risk for committing
suicide?
Which behaviors The client gives away a DVD and a cherished
observed by the nurse autographed picture of the performer.
might lead to the
suspicion that a depressed
adolescent client could
be suicidal?
The nurse is preparing for "I can call my therapist when I'm hallucinating so I can
the hospital discharge of a talk about my feelings and plans and not hurt anyone."
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?
A client tells the nurse that Move the client to a quiet room and talk about his
he is feeling out of feelings.
control. The nurse
observes that the client is
pacing back and forth.
Which approach by the
nurse is appropriate to
maintain a safe
environment?
, The nurse is caring for an "It seems as if you or your daughter feel regret?"
older depressed client
whose son was killed in an
armed robbery after
murdering two people.
The client says, "I don't
know what I did wrong.
His dad died a hero in
Vietnam when he was only
2 years old, but he's had
everything. When he threw
the cat up against the wall
to see if it landed on its
feet and stole money from
me and denied it, his sister
covered for him." The
nurse plans to make which
therapeutic response to
the client?
The nurse has been caring "Our relationship is a therapeutic and a helping one."
for a client with a
diagnosis of depression.
The client says to the
nurse, "I wish you would
just be my friend." The
appropriate response by
the nurse is which?
