Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers A client being discharged from the hospital to home with a diagnosis of tuberculosis is worried about the possibility
of infecting family members and others. Which information should reassure the client that contaminating
family members and others is not likely? 1.
The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 month of medication therapy. 2.
The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 6 consecutive weeks of medication therapy. 3.
The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 continuous week of medication therapy. 4.
The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 2 to 3 consecutive weeks of medication therapy. - correct answer 4 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers The nurse enters a client's room, and the client immediately demands to be released from the hospital. During review of the client's record, the nurse notes that the client was admitted 2 days ago for the treatment of an anxiety disorder and that the admission was a voluntary one. The nurse reports the findings to the registered nurse (RN) and expects that the RN will take which action? 1.
Call the client's family. 2.
Persuade the client to stay a few more days. 3.
Contact the primary health care provider (PHCP). 4.
T ell the client that discharge is not possible at this time. - correct answer 3 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers A client is admitted to the in-patient unit and is being considered for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client
appears calm, but the family is hypervigilant and anxious.
The client's mother begins to cry and states, "My child's brain will be destroyed. How can the doctor do this?" The nurse should make which therapeutic response? 1.
"It sounds as though you need to speak to the psychiatrist." 2.
"Perhaps you'd like to see the ECT room and speak to the staff." 3.
"Your child has decided to have this treatment. You should
be supportive of the decision." 4.
"It sounds as though you have some concerns about the ECT procedure. Why don't we sit down together and discuss any concerns you may have?" - correct answer 4 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers A mother of a teenage client with an anxiety disorder is concerned about her daughter's progress during discharge. She states that her daughter "stashes food, eats all the wrong things that make her hyperactive," and
"hangs out with the wrong crowd." While helping the mother prepare for her daughter's discharge, the nurse should make which suggestion? 1.
The mother should restrict the daughter's socializing time
with her friends. 2.
The mother should restrict the amount of chocolate and caffeine products in the home. 3.
The mother should keep her daughter out of school until she can adjust to the school environment. 4.
The mother should consider taking time off of work to help her daughter readjust to the home environment. - correct answer 2
of infecting family members and others. Which information should reassure the client that contaminating
family members and others is not likely? 1.
The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 month of medication therapy. 2.
The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 6 consecutive weeks of medication therapy. 3.
The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 continuous week of medication therapy. 4.
The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 2 to 3 consecutive weeks of medication therapy. - correct answer 4 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers The nurse enters a client's room, and the client immediately demands to be released from the hospital. During review of the client's record, the nurse notes that the client was admitted 2 days ago for the treatment of an anxiety disorder and that the admission was a voluntary one. The nurse reports the findings to the registered nurse (RN) and expects that the RN will take which action? 1.
Call the client's family. 2.
Persuade the client to stay a few more days. 3.
Contact the primary health care provider (PHCP). 4.
T ell the client that discharge is not possible at this time. - correct answer 3 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers A client is admitted to the in-patient unit and is being considered for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client
appears calm, but the family is hypervigilant and anxious.
The client's mother begins to cry and states, "My child's brain will be destroyed. How can the doctor do this?" The nurse should make which therapeutic response? 1.
"It sounds as though you need to speak to the psychiatrist." 2.
"Perhaps you'd like to see the ECT room and speak to the staff." 3.
"Your child has decided to have this treatment. You should
be supportive of the decision." 4.
"It sounds as though you have some concerns about the ECT procedure. Why don't we sit down together and discuss any concerns you may have?" - correct answer 4 Saunders Anxiety Questions And Answers A mother of a teenage client with an anxiety disorder is concerned about her daughter's progress during discharge. She states that her daughter "stashes food, eats all the wrong things that make her hyperactive," and
"hangs out with the wrong crowd." While helping the mother prepare for her daughter's discharge, the nurse should make which suggestion? 1.
The mother should restrict the daughter's socializing time
with her friends. 2.
The mother should restrict the amount of chocolate and caffeine products in the home. 3.
The mother should keep her daughter out of school until she can adjust to the school environment. 4.
The mother should consider taking time off of work to help her daughter readjust to the home environment. - correct answer 2
