NURS 3381 EXAM 2 GUIDE questions with accurate
answers
A patient has committed suicide while under team care in your facility.
A coworker says, "Why are we being called to a 'postmortem' meeting?
We didn't do anything wrong. "Which is your best explanation?
A. There is almost always litigation after an in-house suicide, and it only
makes sense that someone must beheld responsible.
B. Staff are at high-risk for hurting themselves after a suicide.
C. It's important that the entire team collaborate to make documentation
say the right things.
D. A postmortem assessment can help the team determine any changes
that might be made in agency protocol to improve safety. Ans✓✓✓ A
postmortem assessment can help the team determine any changes that
might be made in agency protocol to improve safety.
An adult with paranoia becomes agitated and threatens to assault a staff
person. Select the best initial nursing intervention.
A. Tell the patient, "If you do not calm down, seclusion will be needed."
B. Address the patient with simple directions and a calming voice.
C. Help the patient focus by rubbing the patient's shoulders.
D. Offer the patient a dose of antipsychotic medication.
E. Reorient the patient to the time and place. Ans✓✓✓ Address the
patient with simple directions and a calming voice
, Andrew, a hospice nurse for 5 years and a member of your nursing team,
is demonstrating a blunted affect and is not completing patient care
documentation in the required timeframe. As a peer, what is your best
action?
A. Avoid mentioning these observations because you are only a peer.
B. Ask Andrew what he feels is causing him to fall behind in his work.
C. Immediately report your concerns to the nurse manager in charge of
your team.
D. Take Andrew to lunch and keep the conversation lightand humorous.
Ans✓✓✓ Ask Andrew what he feels is causing him to fall behind in his
work.
For a nurse working in crisis intervention, which belief would be least
helpful?
A. A person in crisis is incapable of making his or her own decisions.
B. The crisis counseling relationship is one between partners.
C. Crisis counseling helps the patient refocus to gain new perspectives
on the situation.
D. Anxiety reduction techniques are used to enable the patient's inner
resources to be accessed. Ans✓✓✓ A person in crisis is incapable of
making his or her own decisions.
Grief is best described as a:
A. Normal response to a significant loss.
B. Mild to moderately severe mood disorder.
C. Display of feelings associated with death.
answers
A patient has committed suicide while under team care in your facility.
A coworker says, "Why are we being called to a 'postmortem' meeting?
We didn't do anything wrong. "Which is your best explanation?
A. There is almost always litigation after an in-house suicide, and it only
makes sense that someone must beheld responsible.
B. Staff are at high-risk for hurting themselves after a suicide.
C. It's important that the entire team collaborate to make documentation
say the right things.
D. A postmortem assessment can help the team determine any changes
that might be made in agency protocol to improve safety. Ans✓✓✓ A
postmortem assessment can help the team determine any changes that
might be made in agency protocol to improve safety.
An adult with paranoia becomes agitated and threatens to assault a staff
person. Select the best initial nursing intervention.
A. Tell the patient, "If you do not calm down, seclusion will be needed."
B. Address the patient with simple directions and a calming voice.
C. Help the patient focus by rubbing the patient's shoulders.
D. Offer the patient a dose of antipsychotic medication.
E. Reorient the patient to the time and place. Ans✓✓✓ Address the
patient with simple directions and a calming voice
, Andrew, a hospice nurse for 5 years and a member of your nursing team,
is demonstrating a blunted affect and is not completing patient care
documentation in the required timeframe. As a peer, what is your best
action?
A. Avoid mentioning these observations because you are only a peer.
B. Ask Andrew what he feels is causing him to fall behind in his work.
C. Immediately report your concerns to the nurse manager in charge of
your team.
D. Take Andrew to lunch and keep the conversation lightand humorous.
Ans✓✓✓ Ask Andrew what he feels is causing him to fall behind in his
work.
For a nurse working in crisis intervention, which belief would be least
helpful?
A. A person in crisis is incapable of making his or her own decisions.
B. The crisis counseling relationship is one between partners.
C. Crisis counseling helps the patient refocus to gain new perspectives
on the situation.
D. Anxiety reduction techniques are used to enable the patient's inner
resources to be accessed. Ans✓✓✓ A person in crisis is incapable of
making his or her own decisions.
Grief is best described as a:
A. Normal response to a significant loss.
B. Mild to moderately severe mood disorder.
C. Display of feelings associated with death.
