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NSG 526 EXAM 3
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Question 1.
Event interpretation.

CORRECT ANSWER: should be included for problem-solving therapy for a child
with conduct disorder.


Question 2.
Family therapy.

CORRECT ANSWER: can promote the greatest change in an adolescent's
behavior.


Question 3.
The Developmental Theoretical approach.

CORRECT ANSWER: describes a family's progression through the lifecycle.


Question 4.
Establishing a therapeutic alliance.

CORRECT ANSWER: is important because acceptance and trust convey a
feeling of security in an adolescent.


Question 5.
Most children will adopt the same world view.

CORRECT ANSWER: as their parents (ex. If a child was brought up by parents
who thought the world was hostile they would most likely adopt this view as
they grow older.


Question 6.
Bibliotherapy.

CORRECT ANSWER: uses books and a librarian as resources.
• When conducting a counseling session for a group of at risk adolescents on
drug use. CORRECT ANSWER: it is important to have their peers involved in
teaching some problem-solving skills.


Question 7.
Play therapy is important.

,CORRECT ANSWER: because it allows the child to play out their fears and
frustrations.


Question 8.
Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique.

CORRECT ANSWER: is a child feels self-blame regarding their parent's divorce.


Question 9.
Objective observations.

CORRECT ANSWER: help the most in evaluating outcomes of child therapy.


Question 10.
Schizoid personality disorder.

CORRECT ANSWER: Individual psychotherapy is the appropriate modality to
use with this disorder.


Question 11.
The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a client with BPD who has been in
counseling for management of self-harm behaviors who now wants to cut themselves is.

CORRECT ANSWER: to assist the client to identify an appropriate coping
strategy.


Question 12.
Understand that if a client with BPD who was making progress but recently had an
anxiety producing situation arise and now cut herself is that even though this behavior
is dysfunctional,.

CORRECT ANSWER: it is mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
• Self-mutilation is mainly due to. CORRECT ANSWER: fear of abandonment or
the increase of independence


Question 13.
BPD is often characterized by.

CORRECT ANSWER: an inability to tolerate perceived rejection.


Question 14.
Patients will respond better to limit setting if.

CORRECT ANSWER: the PMHNP can reflect back to the client an understanding
and validation of their emotional distress.

,Question 15.
Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved.

CORRECT ANSWER: the developmental stage of separation-individuation.


Question 16.
Paranoid Personality Disorder.

CORRECT ANSWER: do not trust others easily, and it's best to use a respectful
neutral approach.


Question 17.
Paranoid Personality Disorder are.

CORRECT ANSWER: critical of others because they project blame for their own
shortcomings onto others.


Question 18.
Self-mutilation occurs because.

CORRECT ANSWER: a client may feel that pain is better than not feeling
anything, it also results from feelings of abandonment, it can be a
manipulative gesture, and it is also happens when a safety plan has been put
in place.


Question 19.
DBT helps to.

CORRECT ANSWER: replace irrational thoughts.
• Respecting a client's boundaries. CORRECT ANSWER: important in
establishing a therapeutic relationship with a patient with BPD


Question 20.
providing a safe environment.

CORRECT ANSWER: is the priority for any client who is a victim of a serious
crime/assault


Question 21.
MCI Expectant category.

CORRECT ANSWER: Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely
even with definitive care. Persons in this group should be separated from
other casualties, but not abandoned. Comfort measures should be provided
when possible

, Question 22.
Black MCI CATEGORY.

CORRECT ANSWER: Unresponsive patients with penetrating head wounds,
high spinal cord injuries, wounds involving multiple anatomical sites and
organs, 2nd/3rd degree burns in excess of 60% of body surface area, seizures
or vomiting within 24 hr after radiation exposure, profound shock with
multiple injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and
dilated.


Question 23.
Mindfulness.

CORRECT ANSWER: The essential part of all skills taught in skills group are the
core mindfulness skills. Mindfulness is the capacity to pay attention,
non-judgmentally to the present moment. It is derived from teachings of the
Buddha, the Zen tradition being perhaps one of its most well-known
proponents. Mindfulness is all about living in the moment, experiencing your
emotions and all your senses and being aware of them.
• The psych NP needs to. CORRECT ANSWER: foster a child's healthy
characteristics and existing environmental supports no matter how negative
(ex a child lives in a homeless shelter).


Question 24.
children from different cultures.

CORRECT ANSWER: develop at different rates


Question 25.
Most psychiatric disorders in children are.

CORRECT ANSWER: multifactorial.


Question 26.
Paranoid Personality Disorder characteristics.

CORRECT ANSWER: Characteristics: suspicious of others; fear others will
exploit, harm, or deceive them; fear of confiding in others (fear personal
information will be used against them); misread compliments as manipulation;
hypervigilant; prone to counterattack; hostile; and aloof. Psychotic episodes
may occur in times of stress. Nurses should give straightforward explanations
of tests, history taking, and procedures, side effects of drugs, changes in
treatment plan, and possible further procedures, to counteract client fear

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