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Question 1 of 5

A 16-year-old diagnosed with a conduct disorder (CD) has been in a residential program for 3 months. Which outcome should occur before discharge?

A. The adolescent and parents create and agree to a behavioral contract with rules, rewards, and consequences.

B. The adolescent identifies friends in the home community who are a positive influence.

C. Temporary placement is arranged with a foster family until the parents complete a parenting skills class.

D. The adolescent experiences no anger and frustration for 1 week.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The adolescent and parents create and agree to a behavioral contract with rules, rewards, and consequences.

Question 2 of 5

A therapy group adds new members as others leave. What type of group is evident?

A. Open

B. Closed

C. Homogeneous

D. Heterogeneous

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Open

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following client situations most urgently requires the nurse to break confidentiality and warn a third party?

A. An abused woman states, 'I have dreams that he is dead.'

B. A mother states, 'Sometimes I feel like killing my kids!'

C. A paranoid woman states, 'I'll get them before they get me.'

D. A jealous man states, 'I am getting my gun and going to shoot my wife's lover!'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A jealous man states, 'I am getting my gun and going to shoot my wife's lover!'

Question 4 of 5

Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One week later, which behavior by the parents of these teenagers most clearly demonstrates resilience? The parents who

A. visit their teenager's grave daily.

B. return immediately to employment.

C. discuss the accident within the family only.

D. create a scholarship fund at their child's high school.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: create a scholarship fund at their child's high school.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse may find that patients from other countries use different terminology than the nurse born in the United States. The difference in terminology may seem harmless to us but offensive to the foreign patient. Differences noted between different cultures are (select all that apply):

A. Eye contact.

B. Slang terms.

C. Hand gestures.

D. Gender references.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Eye contact.

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