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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is pulled from a medical/surgical floor to the psychiatric unit. Which of the following clients would the nurse manager assign to this nurse? Select all that apply.

A. A chronically depressed client.

B. An actively psychotic client.

C. A client experiencing paranoid thinking.

D. A client diagnosed with cluster B personality disorder traits.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A chronically depressed client.

Question 2 of 5

A group of nursing students is reviewing information about the types of abuse. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify stalking as a crime of which of the following?

A. Violence

B. Intimidation

C. Jealousy

D. Fear

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Intimidation

Question 3 of 5

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia had an exacerbation related to medication non-adherence and was hospitalized for 5 days. The patient's thoughts are now more organized and discharge is planne The patient's family says, "It's too soon for discharge. We will just go through all this again." The nurse should

A. ask the case manager to arrange a transfer to a long-term care facility.

B. notify hospital security to handle the disturbance and escort the family off the unit.

C. explain that the patient will continue to improve if the medication is taken regularly.

D. contact the health care provider to meet with the family and explain the discharge rationale.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: explain that the patient will continue to improve if the medication is taken regularly.

Question 4 of 5

A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder has been taking fluoxetine for 1 month. The client tells the nurse, These pills are making me sick. I think I'm getting a brain tumor because of the headaches. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A. Let's talk about how often you have been performing the rituals lately.

B. Tell me how many times you have washed your hands today.

C. Have you been practicing your deep breathing and relaxation exercises?

D. These medications have side effects that can cause increased headaches.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: These medications have side effects that can cause increased headaches.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is using a genogram as an intervention strategy based on the understanding of which of the following?

A. It provides information about appropriate methods for problem solving.

B. It allows the family to view its evolution over several generations.

C. It permits a subjective yet factual perspective of family relationships.

D. It provides a means for identifying the family's beliefs about mental illness.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: It allows the family to view its evolution over several generations.

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