NUR 162 final textbook questions with correct answer
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Joan's./husband,./who./was./deployed./to./Afghanistan./a./year./ago,./is./returning./home./this./week../Whi
ch./of./the./following./postdeployment./situations./may./be./likely./to./occur./during./the./fist./few./months./of./
his./return?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../A./honeymoon./period./of./physical./reconnection
b../Resistance./from./the./spouse./regarding./possible./loss./of./autonomy
c../Rejection./by./the./children./for./perceived./abandonment
d../A./period./of./adjustment./to./reconnect./emotionally./-./correct./answer./✔✔A,./B,./D
Which./of./the./following./is./the./leading./cause./of./traumatic./brain./injury./(TBI)./in./active-
duty./military./personnel./in./combat?
a../Military./vehicle./accidents
b../Blasts./from./explosive./devices
c../Falls
D../Blows./to./the./head./from./falling./debris./-./correct./answer./✔✔B
Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./is./a./client./of./the./VA./outpat
ient./clinic../He./tells./the./nurse./that./he./experiences./panic./attacks../Which./of./the./following./medicatio
ns./may./be./prescribed./for./Leon./to./treat./his./panic./attack?./
a../Alprazolam
b../Lithium
c../Carbamazepine
d../Haldol./-./correct./answer./✔✔A
,Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./has./been./hospitalized./afte
r./swallowing./a./handful./of./his./anti-
panic./medication../His./physical./condition./has./been./stabilized./in./the./emergency./department,./and./h
as./been./admitted./to./the./psychiatric./unit../In./developing./the./initial./plan./of./care,./which./is./the./priority./
nursing./diagnosis./that./the./nurse./selects./for./Leon?
a../Post-trauma./syndrome
b../Risk./for./suicide
c../Complicated./grieving
d../Disturbed./thought./processes./-./correct./answer./✔✔B
Mike./was./injured./during./combat./in./Afghanistan../He./has./a./diagnosis./of./TBI../Which./of./the./followin
g./medications./might./the./physician./prescribe./to./improve./Mike's./memory./and./thinking./capability?
a../Carbamazepine
b../Duloxetine
c../Donepezil
d../Bupropion./-./correct./answer./✔✔C
Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./has./been./hospitalized./on./t
he./psychiatric./unit./following./an./attempted./suicide../In./the./middle./of./the./night,./he./wakes./up./yelling./
and./tells./the./nurse./he./was./having./a./flashback./to./when./his./unit./transport./drove./over./an./improvise
d./explosive./device./(IED)./and./most./of./his./fellow./soldiers./were./killed../He./is./breathing./heavily,./pers
piring,./and./his./heart./is./pounding../The./nurse's./most./appropriate./initial./intervention./is./which./of./the./f
ollowing?
a../Contact./the./doctor./on./call./to./report./the./incident.
b../Administer./the./prn../order./for./chlorpromazine.
c../Stay./with./Leon./and./reassure./him./of./his./safety.
d../Have./Leon./sit./outside./the./nurses'./station./until./he./is./calm../-./correct./answer./✔✔C
,Mike,./a./veteran./of./combat./in./Afghanistan,./has./a./diagnosis./of./mild./TBI../The./psychiatric./home./heal
th./nurse./form./the./VA./medical./center./is./assigned./to./make./home./visits./to./Mike./and./his./wife,./Nancy
,./who./is./his./caregiver../Which./of./the./following./be./an./appropriate./nursing./intervention./by./the./home./
health./nurse?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../Assess./for./use./of./substances./by./Mike./or./Nancy
b../Encourage./Nancy./to./do./everything./for./Mike./to./prevent./further./deterioration./in./his./condition./
c../Assess./Nancy's./level./of./stress./and./potential./for./burnout
d../Encourage./Nancy./to./allow./Mike./to./be./as./independent./as./possible
e../Suggest./that./Nancy./ask./the./physician./for./a./nursing./home./replacement./for./Mike./-
./correct./answer./✔✔A,./C,./D
Which./of./the./following./psychosocial./therapies./has./been./shown./to./be./helpful./for./clients./with./traum
atic./brain./injury./(TBI)?
a../Eye./movement./desensitization
b../Psychoanalysis
c../Reality./therapy
d../Cognitive./behavioral./therapy./-./correct./answer./✔✔D
Pam's./husband./of./1./year./left./2./weeks./ago./for./a./year-
long./deployment./in./Afghanistan../Pam./makes./an./appointment./with./the./psychiatric./nurse./practition
er./at./the./Community./Mental./Health./Clinic../She./tells./the./nurse./that./she./can't./sleep,./has./no./appetit
e,./is./chronically./fatigued,./thinks./about./her./husband./constantly./and./fears./for./his./life../Which./of./the./f
ollowing./might./the./nurse./suggest/prescribe./for./Pam?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../A./prescription./for./sertraline,./50./mg/day
b../Participation./in./a./support./group
c../Resume./involvement./in./usual./activities
d../Perform./regular./relaxation./exercises./-./correct./answer./✔✔A,./B,./C,./D
, Sheila,./a./nurse,./served./as./a./captain./in./the./military./and./returned./from./active./duty./three./months./ag
o../She./reports./experiencing./nightmares./and./headaches./since./her./return./but./denies./being./engag
ed./in./active./combat./during./her./tour./of./duty../Which./of./the./following./should./the./nurse./include./the./p
sychosocial./assessment?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../Folstein's./mini-mental./status./exam
b../History./of./sexual./trauma
c../History./of./military./promotions
d../Risks./for./substance./use./disorders./-./correct./answer./✔✔B,./D
Which./of./the./following./is./most./likely./to./initiate./a./grief./response./in./an./individual?
a../Death./of./a./pet./dog
b../Being./told./by./her./doctor./that./she./has./begun./menopause
c../Failing./an./exam
d../A./only
e../All./of./the./above./-./correct./answer./✔✔E
Nancy,./who./is./dying./of./cancer,./says./to./the./nurse,./"I./just./want./to./see./my./new./grandbaby../If./only./G
od./will./let./me./live./until./she./is./born../Then./I'll./be./ready./to./go."./This./is./an./example./of./which./of./Kübler
-Ross's./stages./of./grief?
a../Denial
b../Anger
c../Bargaining./
d../Acceptance./-./correct./answer./✔✔C
Gloria,./a./recent./widow,./states,./"I'm./going./to./have./to./learn./to./pay./all./the./bills../Hank./always./did./that
../I./don't./know./if./I./can./handle./all./of./that."./This./is./an./example./of./which./of./the./tasks./described./by./Wo
rden?
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Joan's./husband,./who./was./deployed./to./Afghanistan./a./year./ago,./is./returning./home./this./week../Whi
ch./of./the./following./postdeployment./situations./may./be./likely./to./occur./during./the./fist./few./months./of./
his./return?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../A./honeymoon./period./of./physical./reconnection
b../Resistance./from./the./spouse./regarding./possible./loss./of./autonomy
c../Rejection./by./the./children./for./perceived./abandonment
d../A./period./of./adjustment./to./reconnect./emotionally./-./correct./answer./✔✔A,./B,./D
Which./of./the./following./is./the./leading./cause./of./traumatic./brain./injury./(TBI)./in./active-
duty./military./personnel./in./combat?
a../Military./vehicle./accidents
b../Blasts./from./explosive./devices
c../Falls
D../Blows./to./the./head./from./falling./debris./-./correct./answer./✔✔B
Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./is./a./client./of./the./VA./outpat
ient./clinic../He./tells./the./nurse./that./he./experiences./panic./attacks../Which./of./the./following./medicatio
ns./may./be./prescribed./for./Leon./to./treat./his./panic./attack?./
a../Alprazolam
b../Lithium
c../Carbamazepine
d../Haldol./-./correct./answer./✔✔A
,Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./has./been./hospitalized./afte
r./swallowing./a./handful./of./his./anti-
panic./medication../His./physical./condition./has./been./stabilized./in./the./emergency./department,./and./h
as./been./admitted./to./the./psychiatric./unit../In./developing./the./initial./plan./of./care,./which./is./the./priority./
nursing./diagnosis./that./the./nurse./selects./for./Leon?
a../Post-trauma./syndrome
b../Risk./for./suicide
c../Complicated./grieving
d../Disturbed./thought./processes./-./correct./answer./✔✔B
Mike./was./injured./during./combat./in./Afghanistan../He./has./a./diagnosis./of./TBI../Which./of./the./followin
g./medications./might./the./physician./prescribe./to./improve./Mike's./memory./and./thinking./capability?
a../Carbamazepine
b../Duloxetine
c../Donepezil
d../Bupropion./-./correct./answer./✔✔C
Leon,./a./veteran./of./the./war./in./Iraq,./has./been./diagnosed./with./PTSD../He./has./been./hospitalized./on./t
he./psychiatric./unit./following./an./attempted./suicide../In./the./middle./of./the./night,./he./wakes./up./yelling./
and./tells./the./nurse./he./was./having./a./flashback./to./when./his./unit./transport./drove./over./an./improvise
d./explosive./device./(IED)./and./most./of./his./fellow./soldiers./were./killed../He./is./breathing./heavily,./pers
piring,./and./his./heart./is./pounding../The./nurse's./most./appropriate./initial./intervention./is./which./of./the./f
ollowing?
a../Contact./the./doctor./on./call./to./report./the./incident.
b../Administer./the./prn../order./for./chlorpromazine.
c../Stay./with./Leon./and./reassure./him./of./his./safety.
d../Have./Leon./sit./outside./the./nurses'./station./until./he./is./calm../-./correct./answer./✔✔C
,Mike,./a./veteran./of./combat./in./Afghanistan,./has./a./diagnosis./of./mild./TBI../The./psychiatric./home./heal
th./nurse./form./the./VA./medical./center./is./assigned./to./make./home./visits./to./Mike./and./his./wife,./Nancy
,./who./is./his./caregiver../Which./of./the./following./be./an./appropriate./nursing./intervention./by./the./home./
health./nurse?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../Assess./for./use./of./substances./by./Mike./or./Nancy
b../Encourage./Nancy./to./do./everything./for./Mike./to./prevent./further./deterioration./in./his./condition./
c../Assess./Nancy's./level./of./stress./and./potential./for./burnout
d../Encourage./Nancy./to./allow./Mike./to./be./as./independent./as./possible
e../Suggest./that./Nancy./ask./the./physician./for./a./nursing./home./replacement./for./Mike./-
./correct./answer./✔✔A,./C,./D
Which./of./the./following./psychosocial./therapies./has./been./shown./to./be./helpful./for./clients./with./traum
atic./brain./injury./(TBI)?
a../Eye./movement./desensitization
b../Psychoanalysis
c../Reality./therapy
d../Cognitive./behavioral./therapy./-./correct./answer./✔✔D
Pam's./husband./of./1./year./left./2./weeks./ago./for./a./year-
long./deployment./in./Afghanistan../Pam./makes./an./appointment./with./the./psychiatric./nurse./practition
er./at./the./Community./Mental./Health./Clinic../She./tells./the./nurse./that./she./can't./sleep,./has./no./appetit
e,./is./chronically./fatigued,./thinks./about./her./husband./constantly./and./fears./for./his./life../Which./of./the./f
ollowing./might./the./nurse./suggest/prescribe./for./Pam?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../A./prescription./for./sertraline,./50./mg/day
b../Participation./in./a./support./group
c../Resume./involvement./in./usual./activities
d../Perform./regular./relaxation./exercises./-./correct./answer./✔✔A,./B,./C,./D
, Sheila,./a./nurse,./served./as./a./captain./in./the./military./and./returned./from./active./duty./three./months./ag
o../She./reports./experiencing./nightmares./and./headaches./since./her./return./but./denies./being./engag
ed./in./active./combat./during./her./tour./of./duty../Which./of./the./following./should./the./nurse./include./the./p
sychosocial./assessment?./Select./all./that./apply.
a../Folstein's./mini-mental./status./exam
b../History./of./sexual./trauma
c../History./of./military./promotions
d../Risks./for./substance./use./disorders./-./correct./answer./✔✔B,./D
Which./of./the./following./is./most./likely./to./initiate./a./grief./response./in./an./individual?
a../Death./of./a./pet./dog
b../Being./told./by./her./doctor./that./she./has./begun./menopause
c../Failing./an./exam
d../A./only
e../All./of./the./above./-./correct./answer./✔✔E
Nancy,./who./is./dying./of./cancer,./says./to./the./nurse,./"I./just./want./to./see./my./new./grandbaby../If./only./G
od./will./let./me./live./until./she./is./born../Then./I'll./be./ready./to./go."./This./is./an./example./of./which./of./Kübler
-Ross's./stages./of./grief?
a../Denial
b../Anger
c../Bargaining./
d../Acceptance./-./correct./answer./✔✔C
Gloria,./a./recent./widow,./states,./"I'm./going./to./have./to./learn./to./pay./all./the./bills../Hank./always./did./that
../I./don't./know./if./I./can./handle./all./of./that."./This./is./an./example./of./which./of./the./tasks./described./by./Wo
rden?
