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Mental Health ExaCLEX The Nurse Is Caring For
The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing mania. Which is the most
appropriate nursing intervention?
A. Provide consistency among staff members when working with the patient.
B. Negotiate limits so the patient has a voice in the plan of care.
C. Allow only certain staff members to interact...
Mental
Health
Exam
2
NCLEX
The
nurse
is
caring
for
a
patient
experiencing
mania.
Which
is
the
most
appropriate
nursing
intervention?
A.
Provide
consistency
among
staff
members
when
working
with
the
patient.
B.
Negotiate
limits
so
the
patient
has
a
voice
in
the
plan
of
care.
C.
Allow
only
certain
staff
members
to
interact
with
the
patient.
D.
Attempt
to
control
the
patient's
emotions.
-
ANSWER-Provide
consistency
among
staff
members
when
working
with
the
patient.
The
nurse
is
planning
care
for
a
patient
experiencing
the
acute
phase
of
mania.
Which
is
the
priority
intervention?
A.
Maintain
stable
cardiac
status.
B.
Prevent
injury.
C.
Get
the
patient
to
demonstrate
thought
self
control.
D.
Ensure
that
the
patient
get
sufficient
sleep
and
rest.
-
ANSWER-B.
Prevent
injury.
What
critical
information
should
the
nurse
provide
about
the
use
of
lithium?
A.
"You
will
still
have
hypersexual
tendencies.
So
be
certain
to
use
protection
when
engaging
in
intercourse".
B.
"Lithium
will
help
you
to
only
feel
the
euphoria
of
mania
but
not
the
anxiety"
C.
"It
will
take
one
to
two
weeks
and
may
be
longer
for
this
medication
to
start
working
fully".
D.
"This
medication
is
a
cure
for
bipolar
disorder"
-
ANSWER-C.
"It
will
take
one
to
two
weeks
and
may
be
longer
for
this
medication
to
start
working
fully".
The
nurse
has
provided
education
for
a
patient
in
the
continuation
phase
after
discharge
from
the
hospital.
What
indicates
that
the
plan
of
care
has
been
successful?
Select
all
that
apply: A.
Patient
identifies
three
signs
and
symptoms
of
relapse.
B.
Patient
describes
the
purpose
of
each
medication
he
has
been
prescribed.
C.
Patient
states
"I
no
longer
have
the
disease"
D.
Patient
identifies
two
ways
to
problem-solve
a
specific
situation.
-
ANSWER-A,B,D
A
bipolar
client
tells
the
nurse
"I
have
the
finest
tenor
voice
in
the
world.
The
three
tenors
who
do
all
those
TV
concerts
are
going
to
retire
because
they
can't
compete
with
me."
The
nurse
would
make
the
assessment
that
the
client
is
displaying
a.
A.
flight
of
ideas.
b.
B.Distractibility.
c.
C.
limit
testing.
d.
D.Grandiosity.
-
ANSWER-D.
Grandiosity
A
client
tells
the
nurse
"My
doctor
thinks
my
problems
with
stress
relate
to
the
negative
way
I
think
about
things,
and
he
wants
me
to
learn
a
new
way
of
thinking."
The
nurse
should
be
prepared
to
help
the
client
understand
and
apply
a
cognitive
technique
called:
A.
Priority
restructuring.
B.
Reframing/restructuring.
C.
Guided
imagery.
D.
Assertiveness.
-
ANSWER-Reframing/restructuring
Which
client
will
probably
be
at
greatest
risk
for
experiencing
untoward
effects
of
stress?
A.
Mr.
A,
who
sought
medical
help
for
his
stress-related
symptoms
and
follows
a
regimen
of
medication,
proper
diet,
and
rest.
B.
Mr.
B,
who
finds
much
satisfaction
in
implementing
highly
creative
innovations
in
his
work.
C.
Mr.
C,
who
can
depend
on
the
interested
support
of
family,
friends,
and
co-workers.
D.
Mr.
D,
who
chooses
not
to
deal
with
the
stress-producing
situation.
-
ANSWER-D.
Mr.
D,
who
chooses
not
to
deal
with
the
stress-producing
situation. On
the
basis
of
recent
findings,
which
client
could
the
nurse
expect
to
have
greater
difficulty
adjusting
to
life
changes
that
have
occurred
over
the
past
year?
A.
A
32-year-old
woman
who
is
pregnant,
divorcing
her
husband,
and
changing
residences.
B.
A
40-year-old
man
who
has
received
a
promotion
and
undertaken
a
weight
loss
program.
C.
A
45-year-old
woman
whose
daughter
left
home
to
attend
college
and
whose
ill
mother
is
moving
in.
D.
A
67-year-old
retired
man
who
lost
his
home
in
a
hurricane.
-
ANSWER-A.
A
32-year-old
woman
who
is
pregnant,
divorcing
her
husband,
and
changing
residences.
The
nurse
planning
to
teach
a
client
to
use
Benson's
relaxation
techniques
to
treat
hypertension
is
essentially
teaching
the
client
to
A.
switch
from
the
sympathetic
mode
of
the
autonomic
nervous
system
to
the
parasympathetic
mode.
B.
alter
the
internal
state
by
acting
on
electronic
signals
related
to
physiologic
processes.
C.
replace
stress-producing
activities
with
daily
stress-reducing
pleasant
activities.
D.
reduce
catecholamine
production.
-
ANSWER-A.
switch
from
the
sympathetic
mode
of
the
autonomic
nervous
system
to
the
parasympathetic
mode.
A
client
tells
the
nurse
"I'm
told
that
I
should
reduce
the
stress
in
my
life,
but
I
have
no
idea
where
to
start."
The
best
suggestion
for
the
nurse
to
make
would
be
A.
"Why
not
start
by
learning
to
meditate?
That
technique
will
cover
everything."
B.
"In
cases
like
yours,
physical
exercise
works
to
elevate
mood
and
reduce
anxiety.
C.
"Most
stress
is
related
to
conflicts
in
interpersonal
relationships.
You
can
work
on
becoming
more
assertive."
D.
"Keeping
a
journal
can
help
you
identify
sources
of
stress
by
looking
at
activities
that
put
a
strain
on
energy
or
time
or
trigger
anger
or
anxiety."
-
ANSWER-D.
"Keeping
a
journal
can
help
you
identify
sources
of
stress
by
looking
at
activities
that
put
a
strain
on
energy
or
time
or
trigger
anger
or
anxiety."
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