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Question 1 of 5

On an inpatient psychiatric unit, a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder is challenging other clients and splitting staff. Which response by the nurse reflects the nurse's role of milieu manager?

A. Setting strict limits and communicating these limits to all staff members.
B. Using role-play to demonstrate ways of dealing with frustration.
C. Seeking orders from the physician to force medications.
D. Holding a group session on relationship skills.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Setting strict limits and communicating these limits to all staff members.

Question 2 of 5

A group of students are reviewing the events associated with the fight-or-flight response. They demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following results from sympathetic nervous stimulation?

A. Hypoglycemia
B. Tachycardia
C. Hypotension
D. Hypercoagulability

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Tachycardia

Question 3 of 5

Pedophilic disorder is the most common paraphilic disorder where adults who have a primary or exclusive sexual preference for prepubescent children. A subset of this disorder is termed hebephilia and is defined as attraction to:

A. Infants
B. Pubescent individuals
C. Teens between the ages of 15 and 19
D. Males only

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pubescent individuals

Question 4 of 5

What is the desirable outcome for the orientation stage of a nurseâ€"patient relationship? The patient will demonstrate behaviors that indicate

A. self-responsibility and autonomy.
B. a greater sense of independence.
C. rapport and trust with the nurse.
D. resolved transference.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: rapport and trust with the nurse.

Question 5 of 5

Which clinical scenario predicts the highest risk for directing violent behavior toward others?

A. Major depressive disorder with delusions of worthlessness
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; performs many rituals
C. Paranoid delusions of being followed by alien monsters
D. Completed alcohol withdrawal; beginning a rehabilitation program

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Paranoid delusions of being followed by alien monsters

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