NUR 162 exam 2 questions with correct
answers
a client with OCD has the nursing diagnosis of anxiety related to --
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having persistent thoughts about bacteria, germs, and dirt
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A person who has been unable to leave home for more than a week because of
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severe anxiety says, " I know it does not make sense, but I just can't bring myself
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to leave my apartment alone." Which nursing intervention is best?
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Teach the person to use positive self-talk
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A therapist is teaching the client who is fearful of heights ways to relax while
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incrementally exposing the client to getting on an elevator. What is this
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technique?
systematic desensitization |
What experiences are most likely to precipitate PTSD?
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- an adult trapped for 3 hours at an angle in an elevator after a portion of the
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supporting cable breaks. | |
-A passenger is in a bus that overturns on a sharp curve in the road, tumbling
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down an embankment
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-An adolescent is kidnapped and held 2 years in the home of a sexual predator
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A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at others.
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The nurse intervenes immediately to prevent the client from moving to which
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phase of the aggressing cycle?
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A) Triggering
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B) Escalation
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C) Crisis|
D) Recovery
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crisis
, A client with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) presents to the clinic. On
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assessment, the nurse would most likely find which signs. | | | | | | | |
constant worry and anxiety throughout the day for most days of the week
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The nurse is caring for a client with suspected PTSD. What would the nurse
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expect the client's admitting signs and symptoms to be?
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- Avoidance of activities reminiscent of the trauma
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-Visual and auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions
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-Sleep pattern and sleep disturbances
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-Hypervigilance and irritability | |
The nurse observes a client with schizophrenia sitting alone and looking at
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something in the corner of the room and nodding their head. The nurse assesses
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that the client is experiencing.
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Are you hearing and seeing something?
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A newly admitted client has taken haloperidol (Haldol) for 2 years, with good
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symptom control. On admission, the client exhibits paranoia and hallucinations.
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The nurse recognizes which potential cause for?
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The client has not taken the medication as prescribed
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A patient tells the nurse, " I wanted my health care provider to prescribe
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diazepam (Valium) for my anxiety disorder, but Buspirone (BuSpar) was
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prescribed instead. Why?" Based on the nurse's knowledge of the medication.
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Buspirone does not cause dependence | | | |
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected PTSD. What would the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
expect the client's admitting signs and symptoms to be?
| | | | | | | |
-Avoidance of activities reminiscent of the trauma | | | | | |
-Sleep pattern and sleep disturbances
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-Hypervigilance and irritability | |
The nurse has provided education for the family of a client diagnosed with panic
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disorder and agoraphobia. How does she explain primary and secondary gain?
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answers
a client with OCD has the nursing diagnosis of anxiety related to --
| | | | | | | | | | | |
having persistent thoughts about bacteria, germs, and dirt
| | | | | | |
A person who has been unable to leave home for more than a week because of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
severe anxiety says, " I know it does not make sense, but I just can't bring myself
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to leave my apartment alone." Which nursing intervention is best?
| | | | | | | | |
Teach the person to use positive self-talk
| | | | | |
A therapist is teaching the client who is fearful of heights ways to relax while
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
incrementally exposing the client to getting on an elevator. What is this
| | | | | | | | | | | |
technique?
systematic desensitization |
What experiences are most likely to precipitate PTSD?
| | | | | | |
- an adult trapped for 3 hours at an angle in an elevator after a portion of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
supporting cable breaks. | |
-A passenger is in a bus that overturns on a sharp curve in the road, tumbling
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
down an embankment
| |
-An adolescent is kidnapped and held 2 years in the home of a sexual predator
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at others.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The nurse intervenes immediately to prevent the client from moving to which
| | | | | | | | | | | |
phase of the aggressing cycle?
| | | |
A) Triggering
|
B) Escalation
|
C) Crisis|
D) Recovery
|
crisis
, A client with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) presents to the clinic. On
| | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment, the nurse would most likely find which signs. | | | | | | | |
constant worry and anxiety throughout the day for most days of the week
| | | | | | | | | | | |
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected PTSD. What would the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
expect the client's admitting signs and symptoms to be?
| | | | | | | |
- Avoidance of activities reminiscent of the trauma
| | | | | | |
-Visual and auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions
| | | | | |
-Sleep pattern and sleep disturbances
| | | |
-Hypervigilance and irritability | |
The nurse observes a client with schizophrenia sitting alone and looking at
| | | | | | | | | | | |
something in the corner of the room and nodding their head. The nurse assesses
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
that the client is experiencing.
| | | |
Are you hearing and seeing something?
| | | | |
A newly admitted client has taken haloperidol (Haldol) for 2 years, with good
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
symptom control. On admission, the client exhibits paranoia and hallucinations.
| | | | | | | | | |
The nurse recognizes which potential cause for?
| | | | | |
The client has not taken the medication as prescribed
| | | | | | | |
A patient tells the nurse, " I wanted my health care provider to prescribe
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
diazepam (Valium) for my anxiety disorder, but Buspirone (BuSpar) was
| | | | | | | | | |
prescribed instead. Why?" Based on the nurse's knowledge of the medication.
| | | | | | | | | |
Buspirone does not cause dependence | | | |
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected PTSD. What would the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
expect the client's admitting signs and symptoms to be?
| | | | | | | |
-Avoidance of activities reminiscent of the trauma | | | | | |
-Sleep pattern and sleep disturbances
| | | |
-Hypervigilance and irritability | |
The nurse has provided education for the family of a client diagnosed with panic
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
disorder and agoraphobia. How does she explain primary and secondary gain?
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