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Question 1 of 5

A person speaking about a rival for a significant other's affection says in an emotional, syrupy voice, 'What a lovely person. That's someone I simply adore.' The individual is demonstrating

A. reaction formation.
B. repression.
C. projection.
D. denial.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: reaction formation.

Question 2 of 5

You find a patient on the floor at shift change. She is awake and alert. She is confused now and was not confused prior to the being found on the floor. What is your first step in the nursing process in this situation?

A. Leave the patient to get help.
B. Gather more information by making observations about the patient.
C. Call the patients MD from your cell phone.
D. Help the patient get up and then document your findings in the chart.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Gather more information by making observations about the patient.

Question 3 of 5

A patient is expressing anger when the nurse attempts to make him take a medication that he is refusing. If the nurse pushes to give the medication against his will, the nurse is:

A. Violating the patient's rights.
B. Achieving a treatment goal to get the medication in the patient any way possible.
C. Supporting the family's demand that he take the medication.
D. Following orders from the charge nurse.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Violating the patient's rights.

Question 4 of 5

In a team meeting, a nurse says, 'I'm concerned whether we are behaving ethically by using restraint to prevent one patient from self-mutilation while the care plan for another patient who has also self-mutilated calls for one-on-one supervision.' Which ethical principle most clearly applies to this situation?

A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Fidelity
D. Justice

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Justice

Question 5 of 5

As a patient diagnosed with a mental illness is being discharged from a facility, a nurse invites the patient to the annual staff picnic. What is the best analysis of this scenario?

A. The invitation facilitates dependency on the nurse.
B. The nurse's action blurs the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship.
C. The nurse's action promotes the patient's social skills.
D. The nurse's action assists the patient's integration into community living.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The nurse's action blurs the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship.

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