NCLEX RN· Psychosocial Integrity · NCLEX Psychosocial Questions
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While receiving a preoperative enema, a client starts to cry and says, 'I'm sorry you have to do this messy thing for me.' Which is the nurse's best response?
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Correct Answer: You seem upset.'
Which type of toy would be most suitable for enhancing the development of a toddler-age client?
Expert Explanatory Rationale
Correct Answer: Clay
A staff nurse expresses frustration that a Native American patient always has several family members at the bedside. Which action by the charge nurse is most appropriate?
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Correct Answer: Ask about the nurse's personal beliefs about family support during hospitalization.
A 16-month-old child has just been admitted to the hospital. As the nurse assigned to this child enters the hospital room for the first time, the toddler runs to the mother, clings to her, and begins to cry. What would be the initial action by the nurse?
Expert Explanatory Rationale
Correct Answer: Explain that this behavior is expected.
A client says, 'The doctors lied about me. They said I murdered my mother. You killed her. She died before I was born.' Which psychotic feature is the client experiencing?
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Correct Answer: Persecutory delusions