Defense mechanism - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR3290 Week 1 - Anxiety/Defense Mechanisms/Anxiety Disorders/Nursing Assessment Study Guide Questions With Complete Solutions

ATI RN Comprehensive Test B A nurse is caring for a client who had abdominal surgery 24 hours ago. Which of the following actions is the priority? A. Assess fluid intake every 24 hours B. Ambulate three times a day C. Assist with deep breathing and coughing D. Monitor the incision site for findings of infection C The priority action the nurse should take when using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care is to assist the client with deep breathing and coughin...

Mental Health Practice A A nurse is admitting a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that the client is using denial as a defense mechanism? - ANSWER "I am able to go to work every day, so I don't have a problem." A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has alcohol toxicity and is unresponsive. Which of the following interventions should the nu...

NUR 239 Ego Defense Mechanisms Questions with Complete Solutions

Exam 3: NR548/ NR 548 (Latest Update 2024/ 2025) Psychiatric Assessment for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain A male patient reports to the nurse, "I'm told I have memories of childhood abuse stored in my unconscious mind. I want to work on this." Based on this statement, what information should the nurse provide the patient? a. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the tr...

LOC - ALERT (Correct Answer) - patient is responsive opens eyes spontaneously answers questions appropriately LOC - LETHARGIC (Correct Answer) - patient can open eyes and respond to questions falls asleep easily LOC - OBTUNDED (Correct Answer) - patient responds to light shaking is confused slow to respond LOC - STUPOROUS (Correct Answer) - patient barely responds to painful stimuli *example* rubbing sternum abnormal posturing may be prese...

A nurse is interviewing a patient who just received news that he has pancreatic cancer. The patient tells the nurse that getting cancer could never happen to him. Which defense mechanism is this patient demonstrating? A. Projection B. Denial C. Displacement D. Repression (Ans- B A patient's health history of breast cancer that runs in the family is what type of risk factor? (Ans- Non-modifiable risk factor Laws affecting nursing practice (Think PHMPG) (Ans- -Right of Privacy...

ATI RN CAPSTONE PROCTORED COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST B.2022/2023 LATEST EDITION WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS. An A+ SCORE GUIDE SOLUTION (TOP PRIORITY PAPER) A nurse is caring for a patient who had abdominal surgery 24 hr ago. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? {{ANS}}Assist with deep breathing and coughing A nurse is talking with a patient who has stage IV breast cancer. The nurse should recognize which of the following statements by the patient as a constructive...

ATI PN CAPSTONEPROCTORED COMPREHENSIVE TEST B 2023 FINAL EXAM A nurse is caring for a client who had abdominal surgery 24 hours ago. Which of the following actions is the priority? A. Assess fluid intake every 24 hours B. Ambulate three times a day C. Assist with deep breathing and coughing D. Monitor the incision site for findings of infection C The priority action the nurse should take when using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care is to assist the cl...

HESI Diagnostic Exam- Integration (Answered)-During a one-to-one session with the nurse, a female admitted for chronic depression and attempted suicide discloses experiences of sexual promiscuity and prostitution. When the nurse asks the client if she was ever sexually abused as a child, the client says, "I don't remember, but my mother ran my father off when I was five." The nurse should recognize that the client may be using which defense mechanism? A. Denial B. Repression C. Regressio...