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A client in the mental Imagery
health clinic has a phobia
about closed spaces.
Which desensitization
method should the nurse
expect to be used
successfully with this
client?
What treatment should a Electroconvulsive therapy
nurse anticipate will be
prescribed for a client
with severe, persistent,
intractable depression and
suicidal ideation?
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An older adult, "Don't be afraid. I'm your nurse, and everyone here in
accompanied by family the hospital is here to help you."
members, is admitted to a
long-term care facility
with symptoms of
dementia. During the
admission procedure the
initial statement by the
nurse most helpful to this
client is:
An older depressed Projection
person at an independent
living facility constantly
complains about her
health problems to
anyone who will listen.
One day the client says,
"I'm not going to any more
activities. All these old
crabby people do is talk
about their problems."
What defense mechanism
does the nurse conclude
that the client is using?
A client with alcohol "No, I don't see any bugs."
dependence problem
asks whether the nurse
can see the bugs that are
crawling on the bed. What
is the nurse's initial reply?
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A client is responding Symptoms of the heroin overdose may return after the
within an hour of receiving naloxone is metabolized.
naloxone to combat
respiratory depression
from an overdose of
heroin. Why should a
nurse continue to closely
monitor this client's status?
A client tells the nurse, "I understand that these voices are real to you, but I
"The voices say I'll be safe want you to know that I don't hear them."
only if I stay in this room,
wear these clothes, and
avoid stepping on the
cracks between the floor
tiles." What is the best
initial response by the
nurse?
A parent of a 17-year-old Double-bind message
girl who has been
hospitalized for extremely
disturbed acting-out
behavior leaves a gift for
the daughter but says, "I'm
too busy to visit today."
The daughter becomes
upset and tearful after
being given the message
and opening the package.
What does the nurse
conclude that the parent's
actions represent?
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A client with schizophrenia "I'll help you take your shower now."
is admitted to a psychiatric
unit. The client is talking
while walking in the hall, is
unkempt, and obviously
has not washed in several
days. What should the
nurse say when trying to
help this client shower?
When a client is Ensuring a safe therapeutic milieu
expressing severe anxiety
by sobbing in the fetal
position on her bed, the
nurse's priority is:
A nurse is caring for Are dependent on it
several clients who are
going through withdrawal
from alcohol. The primary
reason for the ingestion of
alcohol by clients with a
history of alcohol abuse is
that they:
A nurse is caring for a Assuring the client that the symptoms are part of the
client with the diagnosis of withdrawal syndrome
alcohol withdrawal
delirium. Which action is
most appropriate for the
nurse to implement?
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Terms in this set (243)
A client in the mental Imagery
health clinic has a phobia
about closed spaces.
Which desensitization
method should the nurse
expect to be used
successfully with this
client?
What treatment should a Electroconvulsive therapy
nurse anticipate will be
prescribed for a client
with severe, persistent,
intractable depression and
suicidal ideation?
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An older adult, "Don't be afraid. I'm your nurse, and everyone here in
accompanied by family the hospital is here to help you."
members, is admitted to a
long-term care facility
with symptoms of
dementia. During the
admission procedure the
initial statement by the
nurse most helpful to this
client is:
An older depressed Projection
person at an independent
living facility constantly
complains about her
health problems to
anyone who will listen.
One day the client says,
"I'm not going to any more
activities. All these old
crabby people do is talk
about their problems."
What defense mechanism
does the nurse conclude
that the client is using?
A client with alcohol "No, I don't see any bugs."
dependence problem
asks whether the nurse
can see the bugs that are
crawling on the bed. What
is the nurse's initial reply?
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A client is responding Symptoms of the heroin overdose may return after the
within an hour of receiving naloxone is metabolized.
naloxone to combat
respiratory depression
from an overdose of
heroin. Why should a
nurse continue to closely
monitor this client's status?
A client tells the nurse, "I understand that these voices are real to you, but I
"The voices say I'll be safe want you to know that I don't hear them."
only if I stay in this room,
wear these clothes, and
avoid stepping on the
cracks between the floor
tiles." What is the best
initial response by the
nurse?
A parent of a 17-year-old Double-bind message
girl who has been
hospitalized for extremely
disturbed acting-out
behavior leaves a gift for
the daughter but says, "I'm
too busy to visit today."
The daughter becomes
upset and tearful after
being given the message
and opening the package.
What does the nurse
conclude that the parent's
actions represent?
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A client with schizophrenia "I'll help you take your shower now."
is admitted to a psychiatric
unit. The client is talking
while walking in the hall, is
unkempt, and obviously
has not washed in several
days. What should the
nurse say when trying to
help this client shower?
When a client is Ensuring a safe therapeutic milieu
expressing severe anxiety
by sobbing in the fetal
position on her bed, the
nurse's priority is:
A nurse is caring for Are dependent on it
several clients who are
going through withdrawal
from alcohol. The primary
reason for the ingestion of
alcohol by clients with a
history of alcohol abuse is
that they:
A nurse is caring for a Assuring the client that the symptoms are part of the
client with the diagnosis of withdrawal syndrome
alcohol withdrawal
delirium. Which action is
most appropriate for the
nurse to implement?
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