PN Mental Health 2020 A (NGN)

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1.A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bulimia nervosa. Whi
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ch of the following findings should the nurse expect?: dental caries
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dental caries are caused by the increased acid in the stomach that is
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ound in the vomitus of the clients who purge repeatedly
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2.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has generalized anx
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iety disorder and a new prescription for buspirone. Which of the followi
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ments should the nurse identify as an indication that the client underst
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ands the information?: "I should expect my symptoms to improve in
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- some improvement in ~1 week, but it may take 2-
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4 weeks for full effect
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3.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about thought stopping with a client w
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ho has a phobia of riding in automobiles. Which of the following client st
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atements indicates an understanding of the instructions?: "I will snap a
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rubber band on my wrist when I feel anxious about riding in a car"
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- used to interrupt a client's negative thought with a distraction
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4.A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 3 mg IM to a client. Avai
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lable is haloperidol solution 5 mg/
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mL. How many mL should the nurse plan to administer?: 0.6 mL
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5.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has schizophrenia
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nand a new prescription for chlorpromazine. Which of the following st
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should the nurse include in the teaching?: "The voices you have been h
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aring should decrease"
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- hallucinations and agitated behavior, which are positive symptoms o bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn

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nia, are targeted by conventional antipsychotic agents, such as chlo
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6.A nurse is caring for a client who takes naltrexone for the treatment
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of alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify that which of the foll
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owing client statements indicates the medication is effective?: "I drink l
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ess alcohol in a day while taking naltrexone"
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- decreased craving for alcohol and experience decreased pleasurable
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effects from alcohol consumption
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7.A nurse is caring for a client who gave birth to a stillborn fetus 1 wee
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k ago. The client states to the nurse, "I am so angry that my doctor didn
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't take better care of me and my baby." Which of the following response
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s should the nurse make?: "It is important to share what you are feeli
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ng, even if it is anger"
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