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EXAM 1: NR326 / NR 326 (LATEST
UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) -
CHAMBERLAIN
Anger can be identified by a cluster of characteristics.
.....ANSWER.....Frowning, clenched fists, low pitched words forced
through clenched teeth, yelling and shouting, intense or no eye
contact, hypersensitivity or easily offended, defensive, passive
aggressive behavior, intense discomfort, angry facial expression,
flushed face
Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors and Tricyclic Antidepressants
(MAOIs) .....ANSWER.....Concurrent use with substances such as
amphetamines, antidepressants, dopamine, vasoconstrictors,
nasal decongestants, and tyramine-containing foods can cause
hypertensive crisis
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Lithium .....ANSWER.....-Exchanges lithium for catecholamine
Active listening .....ANSWER.....Sit squarely facing the client
Observe an open posture
Lean toward the client
Establish eye contact
What are the four phases of therapeutic nurse- patient
relationship? .....ANSWER.....Prenteraction, Orientation, working
and termination phase
preinteraction phase .....ANSWER.....The phase of the interview in
which you collect data from various sources, including the medical
record.
orientation phase .....ANSWER.....Introduce, Discuss confidentiality,
Set goals, establish trust.
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working phase .....ANSWER.....The phase of the nurse-patient
relationship during which the nurse and patient identify and
explore areas that are causing problems in the patient's life.
termination phase .....ANSWER.....Therapeutic conclusion of
relationship occurs when:
Progress has been made toward attainment of the goals.
A plan of action for more adaptive coping with future stressful
situations has been established.
Feelings about termination of the relationship are recognized
and explored.
Ethics .....ANSWER.....the principles of right and wrong that guide
an individual in making decisions
Bioethics .....ANSWER.....The study of ethics related to issues that
arise in health care.
A "right" is defined as .....ANSWER.....a valid, legally recognized
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claim or entitlement, encompassing both freedom
from government interference or discriminatory
treatment and an entitlement to a benefit or service
Utilitarianism .....ANSWER.....ethical theory that promotes action
based on the end result that produces the most good
(happiness) for the most people.
Kantianism .....ANSWER.....suggests that decisions and actions are
bound
by a sense of duty. (directly opposed to utilitarianism)
Christian ethics .....ANSWER.....Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you
Natural law theories .....ANSWER.....do good and avoid evil.
Human knowledge of the difference between good and evil
directs decision making.
EXAM 1: NR326 / NR 326 (LATEST
UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) -
CHAMBERLAIN
Anger can be identified by a cluster of characteristics.
.....ANSWER.....Frowning, clenched fists, low pitched words forced
through clenched teeth, yelling and shouting, intense or no eye
contact, hypersensitivity or easily offended, defensive, passive
aggressive behavior, intense discomfort, angry facial expression,
flushed face
Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors and Tricyclic Antidepressants
(MAOIs) .....ANSWER.....Concurrent use with substances such as
amphetamines, antidepressants, dopamine, vasoconstrictors,
nasal decongestants, and tyramine-containing foods can cause
hypertensive crisis
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Lithium .....ANSWER.....-Exchanges lithium for catecholamine
Active listening .....ANSWER.....Sit squarely facing the client
Observe an open posture
Lean toward the client
Establish eye contact
What are the four phases of therapeutic nurse- patient
relationship? .....ANSWER.....Prenteraction, Orientation, working
and termination phase
preinteraction phase .....ANSWER.....The phase of the interview in
which you collect data from various sources, including the medical
record.
orientation phase .....ANSWER.....Introduce, Discuss confidentiality,
Set goals, establish trust.
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working phase .....ANSWER.....The phase of the nurse-patient
relationship during which the nurse and patient identify and
explore areas that are causing problems in the patient's life.
termination phase .....ANSWER.....Therapeutic conclusion of
relationship occurs when:
Progress has been made toward attainment of the goals.
A plan of action for more adaptive coping with future stressful
situations has been established.
Feelings about termination of the relationship are recognized
and explored.
Ethics .....ANSWER.....the principles of right and wrong that guide
an individual in making decisions
Bioethics .....ANSWER.....The study of ethics related to issues that
arise in health care.
A "right" is defined as .....ANSWER.....a valid, legally recognized
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claim or entitlement, encompassing both freedom
from government interference or discriminatory
treatment and an entitlement to a benefit or service
Utilitarianism .....ANSWER.....ethical theory that promotes action
based on the end result that produces the most good
(happiness) for the most people.
Kantianism .....ANSWER.....suggests that decisions and actions are
bound
by a sense of duty. (directly opposed to utilitarianism)
Christian ethics .....ANSWER.....Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you
Natural law theories .....ANSWER.....do good and avoid evil.
Human knowledge of the difference between good and evil
directs decision making.
