NSG-322 EXAM 1 Prep Test Questions With Answers

NSG-322 EXAM 1 Prep Test Questions With Answers Which interventions will help make the environemnt on the unit safer for patients with suicidal ideation? select all - ANSWER -All windows are kept locked -every shower has a breakaway shower rod -eating utensils are counted when trays are collected -patient doors are kept open What are the nursing responsibilities to a patient expressing suicidal thoughts? select all - ANSWER -instituting one-to-one observation -documenting the patients whereabouts and mood every 15-30 minutes -ensuring the patient has no contact with glass or metal utensils -ensuring that patient has swallowed each individual dose of medication When considering community suicide prevention programs, what population should the nurse plan to service with regular suicide screenings? - ANSWER -10-34 years olds -males -native americans Research supports that which intervention implemented on a long-term basis significantly reduces the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts in a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder? - ANSWER Lithium Gladys is seeing a therapist because her husband committed suicide 6 months ago. Gladys tells her therapist, "I know he was in pain, but why didn't he leave me a note?" The therapist's best response would be: a. "He probably acted quickly on his impulse to kill himself." b. "He did not want to think about the pain he would cause you." c. "He was not able to think clearly due to his emotional pain." d. "He thought you may think it was an accident if there was no note." - ANSWER He was not able to think clearly due to his emotional pain Martin is a 23-year-old male with a new diagnosis of schizophrenia, and his family is receiving information from a home health nurse. The topic of education is suicide prevention, and the nurse recognizes effective teaching when the mother says: a. "Persons with schizophrenia rarely commit suicide." b. "Suicide risk is greatest in the first few years after diagnosis." c. "Suicide is not common in schizophrenia due to confusion." d. "Most persons diagnosed with schizophrenia die of suicide." - ANSWER suicide risk is greatest in the first few years after diagnosis Sigmund Freud, Karl Menninger, and Aaron Beck theorized tha