NSG 357 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
1. A client expresses a desire to begin attending
the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Which
nursing response gives the client pertinent information about this
type of group?
a) "In this type of group, membership is always within a fixed
time frame."
b) "Group members receive comfort and advice from others
undergoing similar experiences."
c) "The purpose of this type of group is to convey information to
a number of individuals."
d) "The function of this type of group is to accomplish a specific
outcome." Correct Answers b) "Group members receive
comfort and advice from others undergoing similar
experiences."
1963 Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act
Correct Answers Development of community health centers
with cost shared by federal and local governments.
A Nursing Model
Peplau Correct Answers Nursing Roles
1. stranger--a nurse is a stranger to the client at first
2. resource--one who provides specific, needed info that helps
client understand his or her problem and the new situation
,3. counselor--one who listens as the client reviews feelings
related to difficulties he or she is exp. in any aspect of life.
Helping client solve problems and make decisions concerning
these difficulties
4. teacher--one who identifies learning needs and provides info
to the client or family that may aid in improvement of the life
situation
5. leader--one who directs the nurse-client interaction and
ensures that appropriate actions are undertaken to facilitate
achievement of the designated goals
6. technical expert--one who understands various professional
devices and possesses the clinical skills necessary to perform
interventions that are in the best interest of client
7. surrogate--one who serves as a substitute figure for another
Anna Freud's Ego Defense Mechanisms Correct Answers
Compensation
Denial
Displacement
Rationalization
Reaction Formation
Regression
Identification
Repression
Intellectualization
Isolation
Projection
,Sublimation
Suppression
Undoing
Anticipatory Grief Correct Answers When a loss is anticipated,
individuals begin grieving before the actual loss occurs.
Anxiety Correct Answers a diffuse apprehension that is vague
in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and
helplessness
Anxiety disorders Correct Answers The characteristic features
are symptoms of anxiety and avoidance behavior
ex. phobias, panic disorder, etc
Assertiveness Training
Patterns of Responding Correct Answers Assertiveness:
standing up for one's own rights while protecting the rights of
others Increases self-esteem and the ability to develop satisfying
interpersonal relationships
Non-assertiveness: pleasing others at the expense of denying
one's own basic human rights
Aggressiveness: defending one's rights by violating the basic
rights of others
Passive-aggressiveness: defending one's own rights by
expressing resistance to social and occupational demands
, Associative Looseness Correct Answers Verbalizations shift
from one unrelated topic to another
Ataque de nervios ("attack of nerves") Correct Answers
Cultural prevalence: Latino, especially women from the
Caribbean
Symptoms: Screaming uncontrollably, attacks of crying,
trembling, and verbal or physical aggression; fainting or seizure-
like episodes and occasionally suicidal gestures
Related DSM disorder: Panic attack, panic disorder
Autocratic Correct Answers Focus is on the leader, on whom
the members are dependent for problem-solving, decision-
making, and permission to perform.
Production is high, but morale is low.
Autonomy Correct Answers respect and defend the informed
choices of individual clients
Beneficence Correct Answers an obligation to benefit clients
and further their interests
Bereavement Overload Correct Answers An accumulation of
grief that occurs when an individual exp. many losses over a
short period of time and is unable to resolve on before another is
exp.
Common among the elderly
1. A client expresses a desire to begin attending
the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Which
nursing response gives the client pertinent information about this
type of group?
a) "In this type of group, membership is always within a fixed
time frame."
b) "Group members receive comfort and advice from others
undergoing similar experiences."
c) "The purpose of this type of group is to convey information to
a number of individuals."
d) "The function of this type of group is to accomplish a specific
outcome." Correct Answers b) "Group members receive
comfort and advice from others undergoing similar
experiences."
1963 Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act
Correct Answers Development of community health centers
with cost shared by federal and local governments.
A Nursing Model
Peplau Correct Answers Nursing Roles
1. stranger--a nurse is a stranger to the client at first
2. resource--one who provides specific, needed info that helps
client understand his or her problem and the new situation
,3. counselor--one who listens as the client reviews feelings
related to difficulties he or she is exp. in any aspect of life.
Helping client solve problems and make decisions concerning
these difficulties
4. teacher--one who identifies learning needs and provides info
to the client or family that may aid in improvement of the life
situation
5. leader--one who directs the nurse-client interaction and
ensures that appropriate actions are undertaken to facilitate
achievement of the designated goals
6. technical expert--one who understands various professional
devices and possesses the clinical skills necessary to perform
interventions that are in the best interest of client
7. surrogate--one who serves as a substitute figure for another
Anna Freud's Ego Defense Mechanisms Correct Answers
Compensation
Denial
Displacement
Rationalization
Reaction Formation
Regression
Identification
Repression
Intellectualization
Isolation
Projection
,Sublimation
Suppression
Undoing
Anticipatory Grief Correct Answers When a loss is anticipated,
individuals begin grieving before the actual loss occurs.
Anxiety Correct Answers a diffuse apprehension that is vague
in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and
helplessness
Anxiety disorders Correct Answers The characteristic features
are symptoms of anxiety and avoidance behavior
ex. phobias, panic disorder, etc
Assertiveness Training
Patterns of Responding Correct Answers Assertiveness:
standing up for one's own rights while protecting the rights of
others Increases self-esteem and the ability to develop satisfying
interpersonal relationships
Non-assertiveness: pleasing others at the expense of denying
one's own basic human rights
Aggressiveness: defending one's rights by violating the basic
rights of others
Passive-aggressiveness: defending one's own rights by
expressing resistance to social and occupational demands
, Associative Looseness Correct Answers Verbalizations shift
from one unrelated topic to another
Ataque de nervios ("attack of nerves") Correct Answers
Cultural prevalence: Latino, especially women from the
Caribbean
Symptoms: Screaming uncontrollably, attacks of crying,
trembling, and verbal or physical aggression; fainting or seizure-
like episodes and occasionally suicidal gestures
Related DSM disorder: Panic attack, panic disorder
Autocratic Correct Answers Focus is on the leader, on whom
the members are dependent for problem-solving, decision-
making, and permission to perform.
Production is high, but morale is low.
Autonomy Correct Answers respect and defend the informed
choices of individual clients
Beneficence Correct Answers an obligation to benefit clients
and further their interests
Bereavement Overload Correct Answers An accumulation of
grief that occurs when an individual exp. many losses over a
short period of time and is unable to resolve on before another is
exp.
Common among the elderly
