Saunders Mental Health Questions and Correct
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1081. A client in the mental health unit believes that the food is being poisoned.
Which intervention(s) would be helpful when attempting to encourage the client
to eat? Select all that apply.
1. Use open-ended questions to encourage client dialogue.
2. Offer opinions about the necessity for adequate nutrition.
3. Focus on the client's self-disclosure about food preferences.
4. Identify the reasons that the client had for not wanting to eat.
5. Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened. - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Use open-ended questions to encourage client
dialogue.
,1082. The spouse of a client who abuses alcohol states, " I wish I could just get out
of this situation and far away from my spouse." Which response by the nurse is
therapeutic?
1. " What aspects of this situation are most difficult for you?"
2. " In order to ensure your safety, it's probably best that you leave."
3. "Maybe you should make this decision when your spouse is stable."
4. "I don't think that's what is best for you or your spouse now. Besides, where
would you go?" - CORRECT ANSWER-1. " What aspects of this situation are
most difficult for you?"
1083. A crisis center nurse receives a telephone call from
a client who states that he wants to kill himself and that he had a bottle of
sleeping pills in from of him. What is the appropriate nursing action?
1. Keep the client talking, and allow him to ventilate his feelings.
2. Use therapeutic communication techniques, especially the reflection of
feelings.
3. Insist that the client give you his name and address so that you can get the
police there immediately.
,4. Keep the client talking, and signal another staff member to trace the call so that
appropriate help can be sent. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Keep the client talking,
and signal another staff
member to trace the call so that appropriate help can be sent.
1084. Which description(s) are characteristic(s) of a crisis state for a client. Select
all that apply.
1. A client's response to a crisis is individualized.
2. A crisis state will always last from 3 to 5 days.
3. A crisis state does not mean that the individual has a mental illness.
4. Presenting symptoms in a crisis situation are similar for all individuals.
5. A crisis state indicates that the individual is suffering from an emotional illness.
- CORRECT ANSWER-1. A client's response to a crisis is individualized.
3. A crisis state does not mean that the individual has a mental illness.
1085. A client with a leg amputation is upset about his appearance. The nurse
intends to address which most closely associated psychosocial problem?
1. inability to be mobile.
2. Isolating self from others.
3. Inability to tolerate activity.
, 4. Concern about body persona. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Concern about body
persona.
1073. A client in a long-term care facility who had multiple sclerosis is
embarrassed about the need to use a wheelchair and the muscle spasms that are
readily visible in her legs. Which approach is therapeutic in assisting the client to
cope?
1. Keep the client in her room as much as possible .
2. Assist the client with all activities of daily living (ADLs).
3. Tell the client that many of the people in the facility have these same sorts of
problems.
4. Encourage and praise perseverance in performing ADLs, and assist the client to
dress and groom daily. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Encourage and praise
perseverance in performing ADLs, and assist the client to dress and groom daily
1074. The nurse uses which approach when caring for a client with a diagnosis of
acute undifferentiated schizophrenia?
1. Repeatedly points out inconsistencies in the client's communication .
2. Allows the client to set his or her own treatment goals for the plan of care.
3. Lets the client act out initially and uses the quiet room and restraints as
needed.
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1081. A client in the mental health unit believes that the food is being poisoned.
Which intervention(s) would be helpful when attempting to encourage the client
to eat? Select all that apply.
1. Use open-ended questions to encourage client dialogue.
2. Offer opinions about the necessity for adequate nutrition.
3. Focus on the client's self-disclosure about food preferences.
4. Identify the reasons that the client had for not wanting to eat.
5. Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened. - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Use open-ended questions to encourage client
dialogue.
,1082. The spouse of a client who abuses alcohol states, " I wish I could just get out
of this situation and far away from my spouse." Which response by the nurse is
therapeutic?
1. " What aspects of this situation are most difficult for you?"
2. " In order to ensure your safety, it's probably best that you leave."
3. "Maybe you should make this decision when your spouse is stable."
4. "I don't think that's what is best for you or your spouse now. Besides, where
would you go?" - CORRECT ANSWER-1. " What aspects of this situation are
most difficult for you?"
1083. A crisis center nurse receives a telephone call from
a client who states that he wants to kill himself and that he had a bottle of
sleeping pills in from of him. What is the appropriate nursing action?
1. Keep the client talking, and allow him to ventilate his feelings.
2. Use therapeutic communication techniques, especially the reflection of
feelings.
3. Insist that the client give you his name and address so that you can get the
police there immediately.
,4. Keep the client talking, and signal another staff member to trace the call so that
appropriate help can be sent. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Keep the client talking,
and signal another staff
member to trace the call so that appropriate help can be sent.
1084. Which description(s) are characteristic(s) of a crisis state for a client. Select
all that apply.
1. A client's response to a crisis is individualized.
2. A crisis state will always last from 3 to 5 days.
3. A crisis state does not mean that the individual has a mental illness.
4. Presenting symptoms in a crisis situation are similar for all individuals.
5. A crisis state indicates that the individual is suffering from an emotional illness.
- CORRECT ANSWER-1. A client's response to a crisis is individualized.
3. A crisis state does not mean that the individual has a mental illness.
1085. A client with a leg amputation is upset about his appearance. The nurse
intends to address which most closely associated psychosocial problem?
1. inability to be mobile.
2. Isolating self from others.
3. Inability to tolerate activity.
, 4. Concern about body persona. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Concern about body
persona.
1073. A client in a long-term care facility who had multiple sclerosis is
embarrassed about the need to use a wheelchair and the muscle spasms that are
readily visible in her legs. Which approach is therapeutic in assisting the client to
cope?
1. Keep the client in her room as much as possible .
2. Assist the client with all activities of daily living (ADLs).
3. Tell the client that many of the people in the facility have these same sorts of
problems.
4. Encourage and praise perseverance in performing ADLs, and assist the client to
dress and groom daily. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Encourage and praise
perseverance in performing ADLs, and assist the client to dress and groom daily
1074. The nurse uses which approach when caring for a client with a diagnosis of
acute undifferentiated schizophrenia?
1. Repeatedly points out inconsistencies in the client's communication .
2. Allows the client to set his or her own treatment goals for the plan of care.
3. Lets the client act out initially and uses the quiet room and restraints as
needed.
