A nursing student is learning about the human limbic system. Which student statement demonstrates
that teaching about the function of the limbic system has been effective? - correct answer ✔✔"The
limbic system helps stabilize emotional behavior."
A client is brought into the ED and diagnosed with a panic level of anxiety. What biological system
domination would be responsible for this diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Sympathetic division of the
autonomic nervous system
Which of the following medications would be an appropriate PRN med for an individual with anxiety
symptoms - correct answer ✔✔alprazolam
A child is taking guanfacine (Intuniv) for ADHD. Which of the following would be part of the client
education associated with administration of this medication? - correct answer ✔✔Do not discontinue
abruptly
An operating room nurse asks a psychiatric nurse, "How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day
out?" The psychiatric nurse replies, "It's just the right thing to do." The psychiatric nurse is operating
from which ethical framework - correct answer ✔✔Kantianism
--feels it's a sense of duty
as a last resort, an agitated, physically aggressive client is placed in four-point restraints. The client yells,
"i'll sue you for assault and battery." The unit manager determines that the nurses are protected under
which conditions? - correct answer ✔✔The client is voluntarily committed and poses a danger to others
on the unit.
A nurse gave a client 5 mg of haloperidol (Haldol) for agitation. The client's chart was clearly stamped
"Allergic HALDOL." The client suffered anaphylactic shock and died. How would the nurse's actions be
labeled? - correct answer ✔✔negligence
Psychoneuroimmunology is a branch of science that involves which of the following? (select all that
apply)
, 1. the relationships between the immune system, nervous system, and psychological processes including
mental illness
2. the impact of psychoactive medications at the neural synapse
3. the correlation between psychosocial stress and the onset of illness
4. the potential role of viruses in the onset of schizophrenia
5. the genetic factors that influence prevention of mental illness - correct answer ✔✔-the relationships
between the immune system, nervous system, and psychological process
-the correlation between psychosocial stress and the onset of illness
- the potential role of viruses in the onset of schizophrenia
A child with ADHD is taking a stimulant to help them focus in school. Which of the following statements
would be incorrect when giving the family education on this class of medications - correct answer
✔✔There is no need to limit the amount of caffeine one consumes when on a stimulant
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the use of restraints? (select all that apply)
1. Restraints may bever be intiated without a physicians order
2. orders for restraints must be reissued by a physician every 2 hours for children and adolescents
3. clients in restraints and secluded must be observed and assessed every hour for issues regarding
circulation, nutrition, respiration, hydration, and elimination
4. an in-person evaluation must be conducted within 1 hour initiating restraints - correct answer ✔✔-
orders for restraints must be reissued by a physician every 2 hours for children and adolescents
-an in-person evaluation must be conducted within 1 hour initiating restraints
The nurse must give Frank, a Latino American, a physical examination. She tells him to remove his
clothing and put on an examination gown. Frank refuses. How should the nurse interpret this behavior?
a. Frank does not believe in taking orders from a woman
b. Frank is modest and embarrassed to remove his clothes
c. Frank doesn't understand why he must remove his clothes
d. Frank does not think he needs a physical examination - correct answer ✔✔Frank is modest and
embarrassed to remove his clothes
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