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9. An adolescent client who was diagnosed with conduct disorder at the age of 8 is sentenced to juvenile detention after bringing a gun to school. Which indicates the nurse’s understanding of conduct disorder related to this client’s situation? A. Child-onset conduct disorder is more severe than the adolescent-onset type, and these individuals likely develop antisocial personality disorder in adulthood. B. Childhood-onset conduct disorder has no treatment or cure, and children are ...

A patient has a mass in the left upper lobe and a biopsy is scheduled. As the nurse’s plans the procedure, the patient has difficulty understanding the information and ask the question “what do you mean I am going to have surgery? What are they going to do?

The patient is describing phenomena that indicate personal boundary difficulties. The nurse should maintain an appropriate social distance and not touch the patient, because the patient is anxious about the inability to maintain ego boundaries and merging with or being swallowed by the environment. Physical closeness or touch could precipitate panic. 4) Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely outlook on life during the acute phase of the illness? - During an ...

Sun-downing Process: At a certain time in the day (usually later in the day) (or after dinner) somewhere in that marker is the time behaviors shift; they become more confused or agitated and that is called the sundowning process which is in STAGE 6. It is a moderate to severe decline. Confabulation: Fill a memory gap with details on fantasy, or connect between an old topic with a new top (also seen with Alzheimer’s patients) to hide their lack of memory. “Creates a story in order to ...

Mental Health exam 1 Rasmussen Latest Version 2023 A fully developed outcome for a client goal would include: -correct answertime sensitive measurable term attainable for client The nurse understands a client could be at risk for serotonin syndrome when taking which of the following medications in addition to over the counter medications or herbal supplements? -correct answersertraline (SSRI) A 4-year old child grabs toys from siblings, saying, "I want that toy now!" The siblings cr...

Mental Health-Rasmussen Final 2024 A Client is diagnosed with OCD. What action by the nurse would be more likely to increase the clients anxiety? - Answer-changing the schedule throughout the day a 28 yo male client has poor relationships and is suspicious of others. According to Erikson's theory of psychological adjustment, at what stage were tasks unmet? - Answer-trust vs mistrust Why is group therapy considered a powerful agent for change with clients diagnosed with substance abuse di...

Mental Health Exam 2 Rasmussen/77 questions and answers

MENTAL HEALTH-FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN (A+)

What type of patients go to memory care? - ️️Dementia or Alzheimers What type of environment is a memory care unit? - ️️Locked unit, 24-7 supervision. What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? - ️️Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask questions like what was your first job? where did you grow up? what was your parents names? If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be f...

A fully developed outcome for a client goal would include: - ️️time sensitive measurable term attainable for client The nurse understands a client could be at risk for serotonin syndrome when taking which of the following medications in addition to over the counter medications or herbal supplements? - ️️sertraline (SSRI) A 4-year old child grabs toys from siblings, saying, "I want that toy now!" The siblings cry and the child's parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using Fr...