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The nurse should plan which goals of the termination stage of group development?
Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- the group evaluates the experience.
- The group explores members' feelings about the group and the impending
separation.
A client diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I
wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on
like this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." Which response by the nurse is
therapeutic? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"You're feeling angry that your family continues to
hope for you to be cured?"
When reviewing the admission assessment, the nurse notes that a client was
admitted to the mental health unit involuntarily. Based on this type of admission,
the nurse should provide which intervention for this client? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Monitor closely for harm to self or others.
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The nurse in the mental health unit plans to use which therapeutic communication
techniques when communicating with a client? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔-Restating
- Listening
- Maintaining neutral responses
- Providing acknowledgment and feedback
A client is participating in a therapy group and focuses on viewing all team
members as equally important in helping the clients to meet their goals. The nurse
is implementing which therapeutic approach? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Milieu therapy
The nurse is working with a client who despite making a heroic effort was unable
to rescue a neighbor trapped in a house fire. Which client-focused action should
the nurse engage in during the working phase of the nurse-client relationship? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inquiring about and examining the client's feelings for any that
may block adaptive coping
A client diagnosed with delirium becomes disoriented and confused at night.
Which intervention should the nurse implement initially? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Use an
indirect light source and turn off the television.
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The nurse is conducting a group therapy session. During the session, a client
diagnosed with mania consistently disrupts the group's interactions. Which
intervention should the nurse initially implement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Setting limits
on the client's behavior
A client is admitted to a medical nursing unit with a diagnosis of acute blindness
after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. When diagnostic testing cannot
identify any organic reason why this client cannot see, a mental health consult is
prescribed. The nurse plans care based on which condition that should be the focus
of this consult? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Conversion disorder
Which nursing interventions are appropriate for a hospitalized client with mania
who is exhibiting manipulative behavior? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-
Communicate expected behaviors to the client.
- Assist the client in identifying ways of setting limits on personal behaviors.
- Follow through about the consequences of behavior in a nonpunitive manner.
- Have the client state the consequences for behaving in ways that are viewed as
unacceptable.
The nurse is preparing a client with a history of command hallucinations for
discharge by providing instructions on interventions for managing hallucinations
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and anxiety. Which statement in response to these instructions suggests to the
nurse that the client has a need for additional information? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔"When I have command hallucinations, I'll call a friend and ask him what I
should do."
The nurse is caring for a client just admitted to the mental health unit and
diagnosed with catatonic stupor. The client is lying on the bed in a fetal position.
Which is the most appropriatenursing intervention? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sit beside the
client in silence with occasional open-ended questions.
The nurse is planning activities for a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder with
aggressive social behavior. Which activity would be most appropriate for this
client? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Writing
Which interventions are most appropriate for caring for a client in alcohol
withdrawal? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- Monitor vital signs.
- Provide a safe environment.
-Address hallucinations therapeutically.
- Provide reality orientation as appropriate.
A hospitalized client with a history of alcohol abuse tells the nurse, "I am leaving
now. I have to go. I don't want any more treatment. I have things that I have to do
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Saunders Mental Health 2025 Complete
Questions (Frequently Tested) and
Answers| Already Graded A+
The nurse should plan which goals of the termination stage of group development?
Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- the group evaluates the experience.
- The group explores members' feelings about the group and the impending
separation.
A client diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I
wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on
like this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." Which response by the nurse is
therapeutic? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"You're feeling angry that your family continues to
hope for you to be cured?"
When reviewing the admission assessment, the nurse notes that a client was
admitted to the mental health unit involuntarily. Based on this type of admission,
the nurse should provide which intervention for this client? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Monitor closely for harm to self or others.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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The nurse in the mental health unit plans to use which therapeutic communication
techniques when communicating with a client? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔-Restating
- Listening
- Maintaining neutral responses
- Providing acknowledgment and feedback
A client is participating in a therapy group and focuses on viewing all team
members as equally important in helping the clients to meet their goals. The nurse
is implementing which therapeutic approach? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Milieu therapy
The nurse is working with a client who despite making a heroic effort was unable
to rescue a neighbor trapped in a house fire. Which client-focused action should
the nurse engage in during the working phase of the nurse-client relationship? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inquiring about and examining the client's feelings for any that
may block adaptive coping
A client diagnosed with delirium becomes disoriented and confused at night.
Which intervention should the nurse implement initially? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Use an
indirect light source and turn off the television.
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The nurse is conducting a group therapy session. During the session, a client
diagnosed with mania consistently disrupts the group's interactions. Which
intervention should the nurse initially implement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Setting limits
on the client's behavior
A client is admitted to a medical nursing unit with a diagnosis of acute blindness
after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. When diagnostic testing cannot
identify any organic reason why this client cannot see, a mental health consult is
prescribed. The nurse plans care based on which condition that should be the focus
of this consult? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Conversion disorder
Which nursing interventions are appropriate for a hospitalized client with mania
who is exhibiting manipulative behavior? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-
Communicate expected behaviors to the client.
- Assist the client in identifying ways of setting limits on personal behaviors.
- Follow through about the consequences of behavior in a nonpunitive manner.
- Have the client state the consequences for behaving in ways that are viewed as
unacceptable.
The nurse is preparing a client with a history of command hallucinations for
discharge by providing instructions on interventions for managing hallucinations
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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and anxiety. Which statement in response to these instructions suggests to the
nurse that the client has a need for additional information? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔"When I have command hallucinations, I'll call a friend and ask him what I
should do."
The nurse is caring for a client just admitted to the mental health unit and
diagnosed with catatonic stupor. The client is lying on the bed in a fetal position.
Which is the most appropriatenursing intervention? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sit beside the
client in silence with occasional open-ended questions.
The nurse is planning activities for a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder with
aggressive social behavior. Which activity would be most appropriate for this
client? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Writing
Which interventions are most appropriate for caring for a client in alcohol
withdrawal? Select all that apply. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- Monitor vital signs.
- Provide a safe environment.
-Address hallucinations therapeutically.
- Provide reality orientation as appropriate.
A hospitalized client with a history of alcohol abuse tells the nurse, "I am leaving
now. I have to go. I don't want any more treatment. I have things that I have to do
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