Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Chapters 1-24 Questions & Answers 100% Correct(GRADED A+)

1. Which behavior best demonstrates aggression? a. Stomping away from the nurses' station, going to the day room, and grabbing a pool cue from a patient standing by the pool table. b. Bursting into tears, leaving the community meeting, and sitting on a bed hugging a pillow and sobbing. c. Telling the primary nurse, "I felt angry when you said I could not have a second helping at lunch." d. Telling the medication nurse, "I am not going to take that or any other medication you try to give me." - ANSWERANS: A Aggression is harsh physical or verbal action that reflects rage, hostility, and the potential for physical or verbal destructiveness. Aggressive behavior violates the rights of others. The incorrect options do not feature violation of another's rights. 2. Which scenario predicts the highest risk for directing violent behavior toward others? a. Major depression with delusions of worthlessness b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; performing many rituals c. Paranoid delusions of being followed by alien monsters d. Completing alcohol withdrawal and beginning a rehabilitation program - ANSWERANS: C The correct answer illustrates the greatest disruption of ability to perceive reality accurately. People who feel persecuted may strike out against those believed to be persecutors. The patients identified in the distracters have better reality-testing ability. 3. A patient is hospitalized after an arrest for breaking windows in the home of a former domestic partner. The history reveals childhood abuse by a punitive parent, torturing family pets, and an arrest for disorderly conduct. Which nursing diagnosis has priority? a. Risk for injury b. Posttrauma response c. Disturbed thought processes d. Risk for other-directed violence - ANSWERANS: D The de