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Which technique is the most important therapeutic tool a nurse should use to provide quality care to a psychiatric client? A. Context. B. Self-analysis. Correct C. Counter transference. D. Therape... utic self-disclosure. 2. The nurse completes an emergency admission of a male client with schizophrenia who has not been taking his antipsychotic medications. The client is pacing, is extremely irritable, and has a blood pressure of 146/96. What is the priority nursing action? A. Encourage the client to stop pacing and sit down. B. Reevaluate the client's blood pressure in an hour. Correct C. Direct the client to attend recreational therapy. D. Review the client's baseline blood pressure. 3. A young adult female client with panic disorder arrives in the Emergency Center with a 4-day history of chest pain that began when her boyfriend left her. Initial assessment reveals normal cardiopulmonary findings. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain? A. Drugs taken in last 7 days. Correct B. Family history of suicide. C. Usual coping mechanisms. D. Frequency of anxiety attacks. 4. The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who is admitted to the unit after a recent suicide attempt. Which intervention has the highest priority for inclusion in this client's plan of care? A. Search the client's personal belongings. Correct B. Introduce the client to others on the unit. C. Ask the client about recent stressful events. D. Move to a room that allows close observation. 5. A 6-year-old girl with severe birth defects and mental retardation is brought to the emergency room because of a broken arm. The caregiver reports that the girl sustained the injury when she fell from her wheelchair. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? A. Prepare the child for cast placement. B. Evaluate the intellectual functioning of the child. C. Evaluate the child for other injuries. Correct D. Ask the child to explain the accident. 6. An older client is admitted to a psychiatric hospital with the diagnosis, "Major depression, single episode." Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider immediately? A. Increased serum creatinine level. B. Positive rapid plasma reagin (RPR). C. Increased thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). Correct D. Elevated serum calcium level. 7. The daughter of a 79-year-old male client tells the nurse that her father is becoming increasingly forgetful. Which finding indicates that the client needs further evaluation of cognitive function? A. Repeats the same stories to different family members or friends. B. Cannot mentally retrace objects that were recently misplaced. Correct C. Cannot remember instructions to program an electronic device. D. Forgets a planned event, then remembers the event a short while later. 8. A 13-year-old female client is admitted to the Emergency Department because she reports being raped. When the male unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) enters the room to obtain her vital signs, she begins screaming for her mother and curls up in the corner of the room. What action should the nurse implement? A. Reassure client that the male UAP is a staff member who wants to help her. B. Tell the client that her fear is understandable under these circumstances. C. Reassign an all-female healthcare team to the client until her fear subsides. Correct D. Ask her mother to please stay with her throughout the assessment procedures. 9. At the end of a group therapy session, a client who is hospitalized for psychosis falls to the floor when attempting to stand. What intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Ask a group member to seek help. Correct B. Obtain the client's blood pressure. C. Position in a recovery position. D. Assess the client's level of orientation. 10. The nurse is planning care for a female client with depression who cries when asked to make her menu selections. Which therapy group is likely to be most beneficial for this client? A. Coping skills. Correct B. Physical exercise. C. Grief management. D. Social support. 11. The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who is admitted to the unit after a recent suicide attempt. Which intervention has the highest priority for inclusion in this client's plan of care? A. Search the client's personal belongings. Correct B. Introduce the client to others on the unit. C. Ask the client about recent stressful events. D. Move to a room that allows close observation. [Show More]

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