SAUNDERS RN MENTAL HEALTH 1 EXAM
NEWEST COMPREHENSIVE ACTUAL EXAM
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A client is admitted to the in-patient unit and is being
considered for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client
appears calm, but the family is hypervigilant and anxious. The
client's mother begins to cry and states, "My child's brain will
be destroyed. How can the doctor do this?" The nurse should
make which therapeutic response? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > "It sounds as though you have some concerns
about the ECT procedure. Why don't we sit down together and
discuss any concerns you may have?"
Which nursing approach is important when administering an
antianxiety agent to a client with acute, severe anxiety? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Stay with the client until the
medication becomes effective.
,The nurse is monitoring a client who is in seclusion. Which
statement would indicate that the client is safe to come out of
seclusion? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "I don't feel like
hurting myself anymore."
A visitor brings a suicidal client a brightly packaged gift. The
nurse accompanies the visitor to the client's room and takes
which action? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Has the client
open the gift with the nurse present
A mother of a teenage client with an anxiety disorder is
concerned about her daughter's progress during discharge. She
states that her daughter "stashes food, eats all the wrong
things that make her hyperactive," and "hangs out with the
wrong crowd." While helping the mother prepare for her
daughter's discharge, the nurse should make which suggestion?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The mother should restrict the
amount of chocolate and caffeine products in the home.
A client has reported that crying spells have been a major
problem over the past several weeks and that the doctor said
depression is probably the reason. The nurse observes that the
client is sitting slumped in the chair, and the clothes that the
client is wearing do not fit well. The nurse interprets that
,further data collection should focus on which assessment? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Weight loss
A client was admitted to a medical unit with acute blindness.
Many tests are performed, and there seems to be no organic
reason why this client cannot see. The nurse later learns that
the client became blind after witnessing a hit-and-run car crash
in which a family of three was killed. The nurse suspects that
the client may be experiencing which diagnosis? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Conversion disorder
A manic client announces to everyone in the dayroom that a
stripper is coming to perform that evening. When the
psychiatric nurse's aide firmly states that the client's behavior is
not appropriate, the manic client becomes verbally abusive and
threatens physical violence to the nurse's aide. Based on the
analysis of this situation, the nurse determines that the
appropriate action should be which intervention? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Escort the manic client to his or her
room.
The nurse notes documentation in a client's record that the
client is experiencing delusions of persecution. The nurse
recognizes that these types of delusions are characteristic of
, which thoughts? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The false
belief that one is being singled out for harm by others
A client who is diagnosed with pedophilia and recently has
been paroled as a sex offender says, "I'm in treatment and I
have served my time. Now this group has posters all over the
neighborhood with my photograph and details of my crime."
Which is an appropriate response by the nurse? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > "You understand that people fear for
their children, but you're feeling unfairly treated?"
The nurse is caring for a female client who was recently
admitted to the hospital for anorexia nervosa. The nurse enters
the client's room and notes that the client is doing vigorous
push-ups. Which nursing action is appropriate? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Interrupt the client and offer to take
her for a walk.
Which are appropriate interventions for caring for the client
undergoing alcohol withdrawal? Select all that apply. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > -Monitor vital signs
-Provide a safe environment
-Address hallucinations
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