Mental health (moderate) 15 questions
A nurse is caring for a client who presents with a fracture wrist. The nurse suspects intimate partner violence. Which of the following interventions is the nurses priority?
A. Help the client develop a safety plan.
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for valproic acid. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Monitor the clients liver function.
A nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervousa who has light skin. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Presence of langugo
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has binge-eating disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
B. Abdominal pain
A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is assisting with the evaluation of the plan of care for a client who has major depressive disorder and was admitted 1 week ago following a suicide attempt. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the treatment plan has been effective?
B. I was feeling completely hopeless when I tried to kill myself.
A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the medical health unit for substance use disorder. The client states, " I am a nurse on the medical-surgical floor, and I don't want my coworkers to know I have been diverting to drugs." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
B. Inform the client that the information will be shared with the treatment team.
A nurse is in the emergency department is assessing a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
B. Move the client to a quiet area.
A nurse is caring for a client with borderline personality disorder who has been engaging in self-mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following groups?
C. Dialectical diagnosis treatment group
A nurse is discussing exercise activities with an acute care for a client who has schizophrenia and is overweight due to psychotropic medications. The client refuses to participate in an aerobic exercise class and instead requests to walk in the facility's gym. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
D. "It sounds like you have come up with an alternative exercise that works for you."
A nurse was caring for a client who has delirium. Which for the following items should the nurse use to promote optimal cognitive function for this client?
D. A wall calendar
A nurse is monitoring a client who and schizophrenia and is receiving treatment with fluphenazine hydrochloride. Which of the following findings is an indication of neuroleptic malignant syndrome that the nurse should report to the provider?
D. Elevated temperature.
A nurse was collecting data from a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder and is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse Identify as a manifestation of severe alcohol withdrawal?
D. Hallucinations
A nurse in a health clinic is treating a child who has bruises. The nurse suspects child abuse, but the provider disagrees and send the client home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
D. Report the suspected abuse to law enforcement.
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client who begins throwing objects at other clients. Which actions is the priority nursing intervention?
D. Tell the client to stop the behavior
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about decreasing codependent behaviors with the family of a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the following statements by a family member indicates an understanding of the teaching?
D. We will not let our moods be changed by her behavior.
