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A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a
client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following strategies is the priority for the nurse to incorporate in
the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the
client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group
meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
and feelings d. implement measures to prevent intentional
self-inflicted injury
A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy
program to help him overcome his anxiety. Using systematic
desensitization, he is able to drive down a familiar street without
experience a panic attack. The nurse should recognize that to
continue positive results, the client should participate in which
of the following?
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a. Therapist modeling
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Frequent practice
d. Biofeedback
A nurse in the emergency department is counseling a client
who reports experiencing intimate partner violence. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Request permission from the client to take
photographs of the injuries
b. Offer to help the client escape form the partner the
next time violence occurs
c. Determine what the client did to trigger the violent incident
d. Tell the client that staying with the partner shows a lack of
judgment
A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for
phenelzine. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which
of the following over-the- counter medications?
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a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active
auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Convey sympathy for the client's experience
c. Tell her client her experience is not
real d. Focus the client on reality-
based activities
A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
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d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client
who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the
nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who
is developmentally disabled. The client has been stealing
belongings from other clients. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.
b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior.
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