NR 326 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING TEST PART 2
All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below.
Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green background while the
incorrect ones have a red background.
,1. Nurse Renalyn discovers that a male client with obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) is attempting to resist the compulsion. Based on this finding, the nurse
should assess the client for:
a. Feelings of failure
b. Depression
c. Excessive fear
d. Increased anxiety
An obsessive-compulsive client who attempts to resist the compulsion must be
evaluated for increased anxiety. A compulsion is a repetitive, intentional behavior that
the client performs in response to a certain obsession; it's aimed at neutralizing or
decreasing anxiety. Resisting the compulsion may increase the client's anxiety. Although
a client with OCD may have feelings of failure, depression, and excessive fear, these
aren't responses to resisting the compulsion.
2. A female client comes to the emergency department while experiencing a
panic attack. Nurse Jonathan can best respond to a client having a panic attack by:
a. Staying with the client until the attack subsides
b. Telling the client everything is under control
c. Telling the client to lie down and rest
d. Talking continually to the client by explaining what is happening
The nurse should remain with the client until the attack subsides. If the client is left
alone he may become more anxious. Giving false reassurance is inappropriate in this
situation. The client should be allowed to move around and pace to help expend energy.
The client may be so overwhelmed that he can't follow lengthy explanations or
, instructions, so the nurse should use short phrases and slowly give one direction at a
time.
3. Nurse Krishna notices that a female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder
dresses and undresses numerous times each day. Which comment by the nurse
would be most therapeutic?
a. "I saw you change clothes several times today. That must be very tiring."
b. "Try to dress only once per day so you won't be so tired."
All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below.
Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green background while the
incorrect ones have a red background.
,1. Nurse Renalyn discovers that a male client with obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) is attempting to resist the compulsion. Based on this finding, the nurse
should assess the client for:
a. Feelings of failure
b. Depression
c. Excessive fear
d. Increased anxiety
An obsessive-compulsive client who attempts to resist the compulsion must be
evaluated for increased anxiety. A compulsion is a repetitive, intentional behavior that
the client performs in response to a certain obsession; it's aimed at neutralizing or
decreasing anxiety. Resisting the compulsion may increase the client's anxiety. Although
a client with OCD may have feelings of failure, depression, and excessive fear, these
aren't responses to resisting the compulsion.
2. A female client comes to the emergency department while experiencing a
panic attack. Nurse Jonathan can best respond to a client having a panic attack by:
a. Staying with the client until the attack subsides
b. Telling the client everything is under control
c. Telling the client to lie down and rest
d. Talking continually to the client by explaining what is happening
The nurse should remain with the client until the attack subsides. If the client is left
alone he may become more anxious. Giving false reassurance is inappropriate in this
situation. The client should be allowed to move around and pace to help expend energy.
The client may be so overwhelmed that he can't follow lengthy explanations or
, instructions, so the nurse should use short phrases and slowly give one direction at a
time.
3. Nurse Krishna notices that a female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder
dresses and undresses numerous times each day. Which comment by the nurse
would be most therapeutic?
a. "I saw you change clothes several times today. That must be very tiring."
b. "Try to dress only once per day so you won't be so tired."
