NSG 3450, Mental Health Unit 5
Review for Exam 2 2026 Exam
Questions and Answers |
Already Graded A+
A nurse works with a client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) who has frequent flashbacks as well as persistent symptoms of
arousal. Which intervention should be included in the plan of care?
a. Trigger flashbacks intentionally in order to help the client learn to cope
with them.
b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the psychological
state.
,c. Encourage repression of memories associated with the traumatic
event.
d. Support "numbing" as a temporary way to manage intolerable
feelings. - ANSWER ✔✔b. Explain that the physical symptoms are
related to the psychological state.
Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One week later, which
behavior by the parents of these teenagers most clearly demonstrates
resilience?
a. visiting their teenager's grave daily.
b. returning immediately to employment.
c. discussing the accident within the family only.
d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school. - ANSWER
✔✔d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
After the sudden death of his wife, a man says, "I can't live without her ...
she was my whole life." What is the nurse's most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
,c. "It's important to recognize that she is no longer suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this change in your life." -
ANSWER ✔✔b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
A woman just received notification that her husband died. She
approaches the nurse who cared for him during his last hours and says
angrily, "If you had given him your undivided attention, he would still be
alive." How should the nurse analyze this behavior?
a. The comment suggests potential allegations of malpractice.
b. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.
c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
d. The client had ambivalent feelings about her husband. - ANSWER
✔✔c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
A wife received news that her husband died of heart failure and called
her family to come to the hospital. She angrily tells the nurse who cared
for him, "He would still be alive if you had given him your undivided
attention." What is the nurse's best intervention?
a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with
you until your
family comes."
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, b. Say to the wife, "Your husband's heart was so severely damaged that
it could no
longer pump."
c. Say to the wife, "I will call the health care provider to discuss this
matter with you."
d. Hold the wife's hand in silence until the family arrives. - ANSWER
✔✔a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with
you until your
family comes."
A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 2 years ago. Which
behavior indicates the child's parents have adapted to their loss?
a. visiting their child's grave daily.
b. maintaining their child's room as the child left it 2 years ago.
c. keeping a place set for the dead child at the family dinner table.
d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.
- ANSWER ✔✔d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary
date of the accident.
Review for Exam 2 2026 Exam
Questions and Answers |
Already Graded A+
A nurse works with a client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) who has frequent flashbacks as well as persistent symptoms of
arousal. Which intervention should be included in the plan of care?
a. Trigger flashbacks intentionally in order to help the client learn to cope
with them.
b. Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the psychological
state.
,c. Encourage repression of memories associated with the traumatic
event.
d. Support "numbing" as a temporary way to manage intolerable
feelings. - ANSWER ✔✔b. Explain that the physical symptoms are
related to the psychological state.
Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One week later, which
behavior by the parents of these teenagers most clearly demonstrates
resilience?
a. visiting their teenager's grave daily.
b. returning immediately to employment.
c. discussing the accident within the family only.
d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school. - ANSWER
✔✔d. creating a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
After the sudden death of his wife, a man says, "I can't live without her ...
she was my whole life." What is the nurse's most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
,c. "It's important to recognize that she is no longer suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this change in your life." -
ANSWER ✔✔b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
A woman just received notification that her husband died. She
approaches the nurse who cared for him during his last hours and says
angrily, "If you had given him your undivided attention, he would still be
alive." How should the nurse analyze this behavior?
a. The comment suggests potential allegations of malpractice.
b. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.
c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
d. The client had ambivalent feelings about her husband. - ANSWER
✔✔c. Anger is an expected emotion in an adjustment disorder.
A wife received news that her husband died of heart failure and called
her family to come to the hospital. She angrily tells the nurse who cared
for him, "He would still be alive if you had given him your undivided
attention." What is the nurse's best intervention?
a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with
you until your
family comes."
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, b. Say to the wife, "Your husband's heart was so severely damaged that
it could no
longer pump."
c. Say to the wife, "I will call the health care provider to discuss this
matter with you."
d. Hold the wife's hand in silence until the family arrives. - ANSWER
✔✔a. Say to the wife, "I understand you are feeling upset. I will stay with
you until your
family comes."
A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 2 years ago. Which
behavior indicates the child's parents have adapted to their loss?
a. visiting their child's grave daily.
b. maintaining their child's room as the child left it 2 years ago.
c. keeping a place set for the dead child at the family dinner table.
d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.
- ANSWER ✔✔d. throwing flowers on the lake at each anniversary
date of the accident.
