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A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a female client who has an anxiety
disorder and a new prescription for lorazepam which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching
- this medication must be discontinued by gradual tapering overtime***
lorazepam (Ativan): central nervous system agent; anxiolytic; sedative-hypnotic;
potent benzodiazepine
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has been taking lithium
carbonate for several months which of the following level should the nurse
recognizes the therapeutic lithium level
- 1.2 ***
(Chapt 26 Bipolar and Related Disorders)
Normal Lithium Range
0.6 to 1.5 mEq/L
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia which of the following findings
should the nurse expect
- impaired judgment***
A nurse is reviewing the health history of a young adult client who has depressive
disorder which of the following factors should the nurse identify as increasing the
clients risk for depression
- the client is female***
I nurse is caring for a client who has a possessive compulsive disorder the client
engages in repeated handwashing daily which of the following should the nurse
recognize as the purpose of the clients behavior
- Relieving anxiety ***
, A nurse is caring for a client who has been unable to leave the house for the past
10 years without accompaniment when attempting to go out aloneThe client
becomes very anxious and must quickly return inside the nurse should identify that
the client is exhibiting which of the following disorders
- agoraphobia***
(Chapt. 27 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
The fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or
embarrassing) or in which help might not be available in the event of a panic
attack.
And I just caring for a client who has poster medic stress disorder in which of the
following actions by the client indicates the current treatment plan is effective
- The client reports techniques she uses to promote sleep ***
I nurse is caring for a client who has panic disorder and is experiencing anxiety at
the panic level which of the following actions should the nurse take first
- instruct the client to take slow deep breath's***
Nurse is providing teaching to a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and
performs hand hygiene to decrease anxiety which of the following actions by the
nurse implement MODELING as a behavioral intervention strategy
- demonstrating performance of hand hygiene at schedule times ***
(Chapt 18 Behavior Therapy)
Modeling refers to the learning of new behaviors by imitating the behavior in
others
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a history of mania
which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing a relapse
- pressured speech***
(Chapt 22 Neurocognitive Disorders)
Pressured speech. Rapid speech that is loud, intrusive, and difficult to interrupt