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Question 1 of 5

A nursing instructor is describing the concept of evidence-based practice in psychiatricmental health nursing. Which of the following would the instructor include as being important? Select all that apply.

A. Research findings

B. Expert opinion

C. Clinical experiences

D. established routines

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: established routines

Question 2 of 5

When screening families for post-traumatic stress disorder following a major natural disaster, psychiatricmental health nurses are practicing which type of disease prevention?

A. Primary.

B. Secondary.

C. Tertiary.

D. Universal.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Secondary.

Question 3 of 5

According to family systems theory, removing the 'identified patient' from the environment most likely causes the:

A. patient to decompensate, due to the loss of his or her support system.

B. patient to significantly improve, often with minimal or no additional therapy.

C. remaining family members to decompensate, as evidenced by new dysfunctional behavior.

D. remaining family members to lose motivation and withdraw from therapy.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: remaining family members to decompensate, as evidenced by new dysfunctional behavior.

Question 4 of 5

On which generally accepted concept of personality development should a nurse base care?

A. By 2 years of age the personality is firmly set.

B. The personality is capable of modification throughout life.

C. The capacity for personality change decreases rapidly after adolescence.

D. By the end of the first 6 years of life the personality has reached its adult parameters.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The personality is capable of modification throughout life.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who abruptly withdrew from barbiturate use. What should the nurse anticipate that the client may experience?

A. Ataxia

B. Seizures

C. Diarrhea

D. Urticaria

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Seizures

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