Exam 1 PRN 1562 Mental Health
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A client tells a nurse that he hates his dr and plans to hurt the dr, but she did not report this
prior to leaving. When the nurse returns to work the next day, she finds that the physician has
been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is hospitalized. Which of the following best
represents the nurses failure to act by not reporting?
NEGLIGENCE
A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse " im glad im getting out of here; I
swear the first thing ill do is kill my ex wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers " Which of the
following is the staff nurse legal duty?
Report the threat to the treatment team and document the statement.
A client has been involuntarily admitted to an in patient behavioral health unit. During this this
admission, which of the following rights does the client still retain? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT
The nurse is conversations with a client in a locked in patient psychiatric unit. The client states "
Pls don't tell nobody about my sexual abuse " Which nursing response clearly outlines the nurse
responsibility related to confidentiality?
All the health care team is focusing on helping you, I will bring information to the team that can
assist them in planning your treatment.
, The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a client at high risk for a life
threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is ingested? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Tranylcypromine ( Parante )
Isocarboxazid ( Marplan )
Phenelzine ( Nardil )
A researcher tells the nurse that she would like a patient to participate in a study on the effects
of a new medication. The nurse's responsibility in regard to this study is:
To assess weather the patient has the ability and legal right to give informed consent.
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships. The client states, "I
have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory, which should the nurse
recognize as a true statement about this client?
A. The client has not progressed beyond the trust versus mistrust developmental stage.
B. Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
C. The client cannot move to the next developmental stage until mastering all earlier stages.
D. The client's developmental problems began in the intimacy versus isolation stage.
The client has not progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage. Development
deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the clients adult functioning.
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of neurotransmitters. Which
student statement indicates that learning about the function of noreponephrone has occured?
Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and perception.
questions with verified answers
A client tells a nurse that he hates his dr and plans to hurt the dr, but she did not report this
prior to leaving. When the nurse returns to work the next day, she finds that the physician has
been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is hospitalized. Which of the following best
represents the nurses failure to act by not reporting?
NEGLIGENCE
A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse " im glad im getting out of here; I
swear the first thing ill do is kill my ex wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers " Which of the
following is the staff nurse legal duty?
Report the threat to the treatment team and document the statement.
A client has been involuntarily admitted to an in patient behavioral health unit. During this this
admission, which of the following rights does the client still retain? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT
The nurse is conversations with a client in a locked in patient psychiatric unit. The client states "
Pls don't tell nobody about my sexual abuse " Which nursing response clearly outlines the nurse
responsibility related to confidentiality?
All the health care team is focusing on helping you, I will bring information to the team that can
assist them in planning your treatment.
, The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a client at high risk for a life
threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is ingested? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Tranylcypromine ( Parante )
Isocarboxazid ( Marplan )
Phenelzine ( Nardil )
A researcher tells the nurse that she would like a patient to participate in a study on the effects
of a new medication. The nurse's responsibility in regard to this study is:
To assess weather the patient has the ability and legal right to give informed consent.
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships. The client states, "I
have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory, which should the nurse
recognize as a true statement about this client?
A. The client has not progressed beyond the trust versus mistrust developmental stage.
B. Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
C. The client cannot move to the next developmental stage until mastering all earlier stages.
D. The client's developmental problems began in the intimacy versus isolation stage.
The client has not progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage. Development
deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the clients adult functioning.
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of neurotransmitters. Which
student statement indicates that learning about the function of noreponephrone has occured?
Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and perception.
