Mental Health Exam 5 Questions &
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Which of the following give cues to the nurse that a client may be grieving for a loss?
A. Sad affect, anger, anxiety, and sudden changes in mood
B. Thoughts, feelings, behavior, and physiologic complaints
C. Hallucinations, pain level of anxiety, and sense of impending doom
D. Complaints of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loss of appetite - correct answer ✔✔ B
Situations that are considered risk factors for complicated grief are
A. inadequate support and old age
B. Childbirth, marriage, and divorce
C. Death of a spouse or child, death by suicide, and sudden and unexpected death
D. Inadequate perception of the grieving crisis - correct answer ✔✔ C
Physiologic responses of complicated grieving include
A. tearfulness when recalling significant memories of the lost one
B. Impaired appetite, weight loss, lack of energy, palpitations
C. depression, panic disorders, chronic grief
D. impaired immune system, increased serum prolactin level, increased mortality rate from
heart disease - correct answer ✔✔ D
Critical factors for successful integration of loss during the grieving process are
A. the client's adequate perception, adequate support, and adequate coping
B. the nurse's trustworthiness and healthy attitudes about grief
,C. accurate assessment and intervention by the nurse or helping person
D. The client's predictable and steady movement from one stage of the process to the next -
correct answer ✔✔ A
Rando's six Rs of grieving tasks include
A. React
B. REad
C. Readjust
D. REcover
E. Reinvest
F. Restitution - correct answer ✔✔ A, C, E
Nursing interventions that are helpful for the grieving client include:
A. allowing denial when it is useful
B. assuring the client that it will get better
c. correcting faulty assumptions
d. discouraging negative, pessimistic conversation
e. providing attentive presence
f. reviewing past coping behaviors - correct answer ✔✔ A, C, E, F
Which of the following is an example of assertive communication
A. I wish you would stop making me angry
B. i feel angry when you walk away when I'm talking
C. You never listen to me when I'm talking
D. You make me angry when you interrupt me - correct answer ✔✔ B
, Which of the following statements about anger is true?
A. Expressing anger openly and directly usually leads to arguments
B. Anger results from being frustrated, hurt, or afraid
C. Suppressing anger is a sign of maturity
D. angry feelings are a negative response to a situation - correct answer ✔✔ B
Which of the following types of drugs requires cautious use with potentially aggressive clients?
A. antipsychotic medications
B. Benzodiazepines
C. Mood Stabilizers
D. Lithium - correct answer ✔✔ B
A client is pacing in the hallway with clenched fists and a flushed face. He is yelling and
swearing. Which phase of aggression cycle is he in?
A. Anger
B. triggering
C. Escalation
D. Crisis - correct answer ✔✔ C
the nurse observes a client muttering to himself and pounding his fist in his other hand while
pacing in the hallway. Which of the following principles should guide the nurse's action?
A. only one nurse should approach an upset client to avoid threatening the client
B. Clients who can verbalize angry feelings are less likely to become physically aggressive
C. Talking to a client with delusions is not helpful, because the client has no ability to reason
D. Verbally aggressive clients often calm down on their own if staff members don't bother them
- correct answer ✔✔ B
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Which of the following give cues to the nurse that a client may be grieving for a loss?
A. Sad affect, anger, anxiety, and sudden changes in mood
B. Thoughts, feelings, behavior, and physiologic complaints
C. Hallucinations, pain level of anxiety, and sense of impending doom
D. Complaints of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loss of appetite - correct answer ✔✔ B
Situations that are considered risk factors for complicated grief are
A. inadequate support and old age
B. Childbirth, marriage, and divorce
C. Death of a spouse or child, death by suicide, and sudden and unexpected death
D. Inadequate perception of the grieving crisis - correct answer ✔✔ C
Physiologic responses of complicated grieving include
A. tearfulness when recalling significant memories of the lost one
B. Impaired appetite, weight loss, lack of energy, palpitations
C. depression, panic disorders, chronic grief
D. impaired immune system, increased serum prolactin level, increased mortality rate from
heart disease - correct answer ✔✔ D
Critical factors for successful integration of loss during the grieving process are
A. the client's adequate perception, adequate support, and adequate coping
B. the nurse's trustworthiness and healthy attitudes about grief
,C. accurate assessment and intervention by the nurse or helping person
D. The client's predictable and steady movement from one stage of the process to the next -
correct answer ✔✔ A
Rando's six Rs of grieving tasks include
A. React
B. REad
C. Readjust
D. REcover
E. Reinvest
F. Restitution - correct answer ✔✔ A, C, E
Nursing interventions that are helpful for the grieving client include:
A. allowing denial when it is useful
B. assuring the client that it will get better
c. correcting faulty assumptions
d. discouraging negative, pessimistic conversation
e. providing attentive presence
f. reviewing past coping behaviors - correct answer ✔✔ A, C, E, F
Which of the following is an example of assertive communication
A. I wish you would stop making me angry
B. i feel angry when you walk away when I'm talking
C. You never listen to me when I'm talking
D. You make me angry when you interrupt me - correct answer ✔✔ B
, Which of the following statements about anger is true?
A. Expressing anger openly and directly usually leads to arguments
B. Anger results from being frustrated, hurt, or afraid
C. Suppressing anger is a sign of maturity
D. angry feelings are a negative response to a situation - correct answer ✔✔ B
Which of the following types of drugs requires cautious use with potentially aggressive clients?
A. antipsychotic medications
B. Benzodiazepines
C. Mood Stabilizers
D. Lithium - correct answer ✔✔ B
A client is pacing in the hallway with clenched fists and a flushed face. He is yelling and
swearing. Which phase of aggression cycle is he in?
A. Anger
B. triggering
C. Escalation
D. Crisis - correct answer ✔✔ C
the nurse observes a client muttering to himself and pounding his fist in his other hand while
pacing in the hallway. Which of the following principles should guide the nurse's action?
A. only one nurse should approach an upset client to avoid threatening the client
B. Clients who can verbalize angry feelings are less likely to become physically aggressive
C. Talking to a client with delusions is not helpful, because the client has no ability to reason
D. Verbally aggressive clients often calm down on their own if staff members don't bother them
- correct answer ✔✔ B
