PSYCHIATRIC- MENTAL HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024

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PSYCHIATRIC- MENTAL HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024 1. A client in the mental health clinic has a phobia about closed spaces. Which desensitization method should the nurse expect to be... used successfully with this client? 2. What treatment should a nurse anticipate will be pre- scribed for a client with severe, persistent, intractable depression and suicidal ideation? 3. An older adult, accompanied by family members, is admitted to a long-term care facility with symptoms of dementia. During the admission procedure the initial statement by the nurse most helpful to this client is: 4. An older depressed person at an independent living facility constantly complains about her health prob- lems to anyone who will listen. One day the client says, "I'm not going to any more activities. All these old crabby people do is talk about their problems." What defense mechanism does the nurse conclude that the client is using? 5. A client with alcohol dependence problem asks whether the nurse can see the bugs that are crawling on the bed. What is the nurse's initial reply? 6. A client is responding within an hour of receiving naloxone to combat respiratory depression from an overdose of heroin. Why should a nurse continue to closely monitor this client's status? 7. A client tells the nurse, "The voices say I'll be safe only if I stay in this room, wear these clothes, and avoid stepping on the cracks between the floor tiles." What is the best initial response by the nurse? Imagery Electroconvulsive therapy "Don't be afraid. I'm your nurse, and everyone here in the hospi- tal is here to help you." Projection "No, I don't see any bugs." Symptoms of the heroin overdose may return after the naloxone is metabolized. "I understand that these voices are real to you, but I want you to know 8. A parent of a 17-year-old girl who has been hos- pitalized for extremely disturbed acting-out behav- ior leaves a gift for the daughter but says, "I'm too busy to visit today." The daughter becomes upset and tearful after being given the message and opening the package. What does the nurse conclude that the parent's actions represent? 9. A client with schizophrenia is admitted to a psychi- that I don't hear them." Double-bind mes- sage "I'll help you take atric unit. The client is talking while walking in the hall, your shower now." is unkempt, and obviously has not washed in several days. What should the nurse say when trying to help this client shower? 10. When a client is expressing severe anxiety by sob- bing in the fetal position on her bed, the nurse's priority is: 11. A nurse is caring for several clients who are going through withdrawal from alcohol. The primary reason for the ingestion of alcohol by clients with a history of alcohol abuse is that they: 12. A nurse is caring for a client with the diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal delirium. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to implement? 13. A 30-year-old woman reports to the mental health clinic on the recommendation of her primary health care provider. She has been unable to carry out every- day activities because of increased pain in her lower back and legs. Numerous neurological and orthope- dic workups indicate that her symptoms seem ex- cessive when compared with the physical problems shown on physical examination and repeated MRIs Ensuring a safe therapeutic milieu Are dependent on it Assuring the client that the symp- toms are part of the withdrawal syndrome Conversion [Show More]

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