Mental Health Nursing Davis Advantage quiz: Psychiatric-Mental Health Client in Nonpsychiatric Settings

A client with a history of schizophrenia presents to the emergency department. Which action is priority for the nurse? - Assesment A client with anxiety and bipolar disorder presents to the family care clinic with symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, and fatigue. The nurse states, "You are just having an anxiety attack; taking deep breaths will help." Which is likely to occur? - The client will be placed low on triage priority and will not be seen by a health care provider for hours. A client with panic disorder presents to the emergency department with chest pain. The health-care provider did not order any diagnostic tests and discharged the client home with instructions to follow up with the client's psychiatrist. The client returned later and was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction. Of which phenomenon is this an example? - Diagnostic Overshadowing A medical-surgical nurse received a report from the psychiatric unit nurse on the admission of a client who has schizophrenia. The medical surgical nurse stated, "I'm going to just go check on the client once or twice. I don't like taking care of these people. They are all dangerous." Which description reflects the nurse's attitude? - Social Distancing Clients with significant mental illness die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general population. To which factor are most of these deaths related? - Preventable Causes Due to its link with many other illnesses, it is recommended that all clients be screened for evidence of which condition at every encounter with a health-care professional? - Depression In which situation would the nurse make a decision on a client's behalf? - A client with depression threatens to kill his family and harm himself. The nurse is conducting a mental health screening and asks the client if he has thoughts of harming himself. The client states "I have occasionally thought of coming home before my kids get home from school and taking a bottle of pills." Which response by the nurse is best? - Okay, tell me more about why you think about harming yourself. I know you would be missed because