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E SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (A75A5)
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QUESTION 1 zm
Term
ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has dementia. Which of th
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e following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
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ANSWER
Provide a consistent daily routine A consistent daily routine is appropriate for the care of a client w
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ho has dementia.
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QUESTION 3 zm
A nurse in a mental health clinic is attempting to develop trust in the nurse-
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client relationship. Which of the following techniques is appropriate?
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ANSWER
The nurse uses consistency in approaching the client Using a consistent approach to client care pro
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motes trust in the nurse-client relationship.
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QUESTION 4 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking fluphenazine for schizophrenia. Which of t
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he following findings is the nurse's priority?
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ANSWER
, Tachycardia Tachycardia indicates that this client is at greatest risk for anticholinergic toxicity: there
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fore, this is the nurse's priority finding. The nurse should withhold the client's next dose of fluphena
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zine and contact the provider.
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QUESTION 5 zm
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypomania. Which of the following fin
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dings should the nurse expect?
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ANSWER
euphoria A client experiencing hypomania often experiences a sense of euphoria
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QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is caring for a client on a psychiatric unit. After nine electroconvulsive therap
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y (ECT) treatments, the client reports less depression but short-
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term memory loss. Which of the following is the appropriate nursing action?
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ANSWER
Explain that this memory loss is temporary, and the client's memory will return to normal after sev
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eral weeks. Short-
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term memory problems are temporary side effects of ECT treatment. While the duration of these me
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mory problems may differ among individuals, it often resolves within several weeks.
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QUESTION 7 zm
A provider tells a client who has an anterior cruciate ligament that he may not play f
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ootball for the remainder of the season. The client yells that the provider doesn't kno
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w what he is talking about and kicks a chair. Which of the following defense mechanis
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ms is the client demonstrating?
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ANSWER
Displacement The client is demonstrating displacement when he shifts feelings about an object, pers
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on, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation. The client transferred his em
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otional reaction about the injury and inability to play to the provider and to the chair.
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QUESTION 8 zm
A nurse is caring for a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. When
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working with this client, which of the following approaches is appropriate?
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ANSWER
Maintain a nonjudgmental attitude. When working with clients who have an addictive disorder it is i
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mportant that the nurse remain nonjudgmental.
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Exam Solution zm
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E SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (A75A5)
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QUESTION 1 zm
Term
ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has dementia. Which of th
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e following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
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ANSWER
Provide a consistent daily routine A consistent daily routine is appropriate for the care of a client w
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ho has dementia.
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QUESTION 3 zm
A nurse in a mental health clinic is attempting to develop trust in the nurse-
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client relationship. Which of the following techniques is appropriate?
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ANSWER
The nurse uses consistency in approaching the client Using a consistent approach to client care pro
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motes trust in the nurse-client relationship.
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QUESTION 4 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking fluphenazine for schizophrenia. Which of t
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he following findings is the nurse's priority?
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ANSWER
, Tachycardia Tachycardia indicates that this client is at greatest risk for anticholinergic toxicity: there
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fore, this is the nurse's priority finding. The nurse should withhold the client's next dose of fluphena
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zine and contact the provider.
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QUESTION 5 zm
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypomania. Which of the following fin
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dings should the nurse expect?
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ANSWER
euphoria A client experiencing hypomania often experiences a sense of euphoria
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QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is caring for a client on a psychiatric unit. After nine electroconvulsive therap
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y (ECT) treatments, the client reports less depression but short-
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term memory loss. Which of the following is the appropriate nursing action?
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ANSWER
Explain that this memory loss is temporary, and the client's memory will return to normal after sev
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eral weeks. Short-
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term memory problems are temporary side effects of ECT treatment. While the duration of these me
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mory problems may differ among individuals, it often resolves within several weeks.
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QUESTION 7 zm
A provider tells a client who has an anterior cruciate ligament that he may not play f
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ootball for the remainder of the season. The client yells that the provider doesn't kno
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w what he is talking about and kicks a chair. Which of the following defense mechanis
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ms is the client demonstrating?
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ANSWER
Displacement The client is demonstrating displacement when he shifts feelings about an object, pers
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on, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation. The client transferred his em
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otional reaction about the injury and inability to play to the provider and to the chair.
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QUESTION 8 zm
A nurse is caring for a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. When
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working with this client, which of the following approaches is appropriate?
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ANSWER
Maintain a nonjudgmental attitude. When working with clients who have an addictive disorder it is i
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mportant that the nurse remain nonjudgmental.
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