NRS 3016 PSY Mental Health Final exam with
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correct detailed answers
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A |client |comes |to |the |emergency |department |because |he |thinks |he |is |having |a |heart |attack. |Further |
assessment |determines |that |the |client |is |not |having |a |heart |attack |but |is |having |a |panic |attack. |When
|beginning |to |interview |the |client, |which |question |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |use? |- |
✔✔"What |did |you |experience |just |before |and |during |the |attack?"
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |who |is |being |treated |for |depression. |Which
|client |statement |would |indicate |that |their |spirituality |is |intact? |- |✔✔"I |know |I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can
|be |under |the |circumstances"
A |client |has |been |admitted |to |the |inpatient |psychiatric |facility |with |a |diagnosis |of |posttraumatic |stress
|disorder |after |a |history |of |violence |by |the |client's |significant |other. |During |the |initial |assessment |
interview, |which |assessment |would |be |the |priority? |- |✔✔Suicide |risk
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |providing |care |for |a |client |with |a |mental |disorder. |The |client |is |
participating |in |the |decision-making |process. |The |nurse |interprets |this |as |which |component |of |
recovery? |- |✔✔Collaborative
A |client |who |is |hospitalized |with |depression |tells |the |nurse, |"I |don't |want |to |take |the |medication |
because |I'm |afraid |I'll |become |suicidal." |Which |response |by |the |nurse |would |be |most |appropriate? |- |
✔✔"Have |you |ever |thought |about |hurting |yourself?"
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |diagnosed |with |Alzheimer |disease. |As |part |of |the |assessment, |the |nurse |
asks |the |client |to |identify |common |objects. |The |nurse |is |assessing |for |which |of |the |following? |- |
✔✔Agnosia
A |psychiatric-mental |health |client |has |an |advance |care |directive |on |their |medical |record. |A |clinician |
provides |treatment |that |disregards |the |client's |directive. |The |clinician |would |be |liable |for |which |of |
the |following? |- |✔✔Medical |battery
, A |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |diagnosed |with |somatic |symptom |disorder. |Which |of |the |following |
would |the |nurse |identify |as |the |most |difficult |aspect |of |providing |care |to |this |client? |- |✔✔Developing
|the |therapeutic |relationship
A |psychiatric |nursing |class |is |discussing |current |trends |in |mental |health |care. |A |student |voices |the |
opinion |that |there |should |be |equitable |access |to |mental |health |care |and |resources |for |those |who |live
|in |rural |areas, |for |those |without |health |insurance, |and |for |those |with |very |little |income. |The |student |
nurse's |opinion |most |closely |reflects |which |ethical |principle? |- |✔✔Justice
Equal |access |to |health |care
A |nurse |is |working |on |developing |ways |to |meet |the |challenge |of |knowledge |development. |What |
would |be |most |appropriate? |- |✔✔Access |new |information |through |continuing |education |programs
A |group |of |nursing |students |is |reviewing |the |standards |of |professional |performance. |The |students |
demonstrate |understanding |when |they |identify |which |as |a |standard |of |professional |performance? |- |
✔✔Collaboration
A |nurse |is |providing |training |to |a |new |nurse |on |the |team |and |is |describing |the |nurse-client |
relationship. |What |does |the |nurse |emphasize |as |being |crucial |for |establishing |and |maintaining |the |
relationship? |- |✔✔Self-Awareness
A |nurse |is |engaged |in |exercises |to |develop |self-awareness. |The |nurse |is |using |which |tool? |- |
✔✔Reflection
A |nurse |is |presented |with |an |ethical |conflict |when |a |client |insists |on |leaving |the |hospital |against |
medical |and |nursing |advise. |This |situation |best |demonstrates |the |ethical |conflict |between |which |
relevant |principles? |- |✔✔Autonomy |vs. |Beneficence
A |group |of |nursing |students |is |reviewing |information |about |Freud's |personality |structure. |The |
students |demonstrate |understanding |of |this |information |when |they |identify |the |ability |to |form |
mutually |satisfying |relationships |as |a |function |of |aspect? |- |✔✔Ego
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |integrating |Carl |Rogers' |theory |into |the |plan |of |care |for |a |client |
with |a |mental |illness. |The |nurse |incorporates |understanding |of |this |theory |by |acknowledging |that |the |
therapist |accomplishes |which |action? |- |✔✔Develops |unconditional |positive |regard |for |the |client
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correct detailed answers
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A |client |comes |to |the |emergency |department |because |he |thinks |he |is |having |a |heart |attack. |Further |
assessment |determines |that |the |client |is |not |having |a |heart |attack |but |is |having |a |panic |attack. |When
|beginning |to |interview |the |client, |which |question |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |use? |- |
✔✔"What |did |you |experience |just |before |and |during |the |attack?"
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |who |is |being |treated |for |depression. |Which
|client |statement |would |indicate |that |their |spirituality |is |intact? |- |✔✔"I |know |I |am |as |well |off |as |I |can
|be |under |the |circumstances"
A |client |has |been |admitted |to |the |inpatient |psychiatric |facility |with |a |diagnosis |of |posttraumatic |stress
|disorder |after |a |history |of |violence |by |the |client's |significant |other. |During |the |initial |assessment |
interview, |which |assessment |would |be |the |priority? |- |✔✔Suicide |risk
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |providing |care |for |a |client |with |a |mental |disorder. |The |client |is |
participating |in |the |decision-making |process. |The |nurse |interprets |this |as |which |component |of |
recovery? |- |✔✔Collaborative
A |client |who |is |hospitalized |with |depression |tells |the |nurse, |"I |don't |want |to |take |the |medication |
because |I'm |afraid |I'll |become |suicidal." |Which |response |by |the |nurse |would |be |most |appropriate? |- |
✔✔"Have |you |ever |thought |about |hurting |yourself?"
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |diagnosed |with |Alzheimer |disease. |As |part |of |the |assessment, |the |nurse |
asks |the |client |to |identify |common |objects. |The |nurse |is |assessing |for |which |of |the |following? |- |
✔✔Agnosia
A |psychiatric-mental |health |client |has |an |advance |care |directive |on |their |medical |record. |A |clinician |
provides |treatment |that |disregards |the |client's |directive. |The |clinician |would |be |liable |for |which |of |
the |following? |- |✔✔Medical |battery
, A |nurse |is |working |with |a |client |diagnosed |with |somatic |symptom |disorder. |Which |of |the |following |
would |the |nurse |identify |as |the |most |difficult |aspect |of |providing |care |to |this |client? |- |✔✔Developing
|the |therapeutic |relationship
A |psychiatric |nursing |class |is |discussing |current |trends |in |mental |health |care. |A |student |voices |the |
opinion |that |there |should |be |equitable |access |to |mental |health |care |and |resources |for |those |who |live
|in |rural |areas, |for |those |without |health |insurance, |and |for |those |with |very |little |income. |The |student |
nurse's |opinion |most |closely |reflects |which |ethical |principle? |- |✔✔Justice
Equal |access |to |health |care
A |nurse |is |working |on |developing |ways |to |meet |the |challenge |of |knowledge |development. |What |
would |be |most |appropriate? |- |✔✔Access |new |information |through |continuing |education |programs
A |group |of |nursing |students |is |reviewing |the |standards |of |professional |performance. |The |students |
demonstrate |understanding |when |they |identify |which |as |a |standard |of |professional |performance? |- |
✔✔Collaboration
A |nurse |is |providing |training |to |a |new |nurse |on |the |team |and |is |describing |the |nurse-client |
relationship. |What |does |the |nurse |emphasize |as |being |crucial |for |establishing |and |maintaining |the |
relationship? |- |✔✔Self-Awareness
A |nurse |is |engaged |in |exercises |to |develop |self-awareness. |The |nurse |is |using |which |tool? |- |
✔✔Reflection
A |nurse |is |presented |with |an |ethical |conflict |when |a |client |insists |on |leaving |the |hospital |against |
medical |and |nursing |advise. |This |situation |best |demonstrates |the |ethical |conflict |between |which |
relevant |principles? |- |✔✔Autonomy |vs. |Beneficence
A |group |of |nursing |students |is |reviewing |information |about |Freud's |personality |structure. |The |
students |demonstrate |understanding |of |this |information |when |they |identify |the |ability |to |form |
mutually |satisfying |relationships |as |a |function |of |aspect? |- |✔✔Ego
A |psychiatric-mental |health |nurse |is |integrating |Carl |Rogers' |theory |into |the |plan |of |care |for |a |client |
with |a |mental |illness. |The |nurse |incorporates |understanding |of |this |theory |by |acknowledging |that |the |
therapist |accomplishes |which |action? |- |✔✔Develops |unconditional |positive |regard |for |the |client
