NUR 2488 / NUR2488 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM 1 CORRECTED

NUR 2488 / NUR2488 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM 1 CORRECTED A fully developed outcome for a client goal would include: (SATA) The nurse understands a client could be at risk for serotonin syndrome when taking which of the following medications in addition to over the counter medications or herbal supplements? A 4-year-old child grabs toys from siblings, saying, “I want that toy now!” The siblings cry and the child’s parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child’s behavior as a product of impulses originating in the: Selected Which expected client outcome should a nurse identify as being correctly formulated? A voluntarily hospitalized patient tells the nurse, “Get me the forms for 1 out of 1 points discharge against medical advice so I can leave now.” Which is the nurse’s best response? The client is being admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit. The nurse 0 out of 1 points conducts a mental status examination. Which of the following items are included in this examination? (Select all that apply) A client with schizophrenia has recently begun a new medication, 1 out of 1 points clozapine (Clozaril). Which signs and symptoms of a potentially fatal side effect will the nurse teach the client about? Which information suggests that caution is necessary in prescribing a benzodiazepine to an anxious client? A brother calls to speak to his sister who has been admitted to the 0 out of 1 points psychiatric unit. The nurse connects him to the community phone and the sister is summoned. Later the nurse realizes that the brother was not on the client’s approved call list. What law has the nurse broken? The client attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication. Once the client ingested the medication, she decided that she did not want to die and she sought immediate treatment. Once the client recovered from the physical effects of overdose, the client voluntarily sought inpatient mental health treatment. Which of the following statements is true of voluntary admission? A nurse says to a client, “Things will look better tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.” This is an example of which communication technique? A patient is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric unit after calling a 1 out of 1 points friend and saying, “I’ve got a gun and I’m going to shoot myself.” Which of the following rights has the patient lost temporarily? Selected A depressed client states, “I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I have no control over my behavior. Medications are my only hope to feel normal again.” Which nursing response is appropriate? During an intake interview, which question would assist the nurse in gathering data about the client’s judgment? A nursing instructor asks a student to describe the nursing process when initiating care of a client. The student nurse understands the nursing process order to be correctly identified as: During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, “I’m here for my heart, not my head problems.” Which is the nurse’s best response? A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. In an emergency department, she cries, “I should have gone back in to get 0 out of 1 points them. I should have died, not them.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of reflection? An entry level registered nurse works with patients in a community setting. Which groups should this nurse expect to lead? (Select all that apply.) 1 out of 1 points Selected A client has been involuntarily admitted to an inpatient behavioral health unit. During this admission, which of the following rights does the client still retain? (Select all that apply.) A mother who is notified that her child was killed in a tragic car accident states, “I can’t bear to go on with my life.” Which nursing statement conveys empathy? During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is teaching an adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about 1 out of 1 points medications. Which modification in the teaching plan would be the most appropriate for this client? A 22 year old college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt and states, “No one will ever love a loser like me.” According to Erikson’s theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize a deficit in which developmental stage? A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of 0 out of 1 points neurotransmitters. Which student statement indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine has occurred?