RN Mental Theories & therapies
A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client. Who asks, " why can't you be my therapist?" Which of the following therapeutic responses should the nurse give?
"I am glad you are comfortable talking with me, but your therapy is most beneficial for my therapist with additional training to best guide, and talk with you."
A nurse is explaining to a client who has a mental illness why mental health promotion is important. The nurse should inform the client that mental health promotion has a wide variety of benefits, including which of the following?
"mental health, promotion, promotes, positive mental health, which intern helps prevent you from missing work due to mental illness"
A nurse is planning to add a client to an established therapy group on the unit. The group currently includes a 13-year-old adolescent, who has depression, a 15 adolescent who has a history of self harm, and a 14 year old adolescent, who recently threaten to kill themselves. Which of the following adolescent should the nurse add to this group?
A 12 year old adolescent who has anxiety and depression
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following clients would benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) ?
A client who has Tourette's syndrome
A nurse is caring for a group of clients at a mental health facility. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients is exhibiting a warning sign of suicide.
A client who is giving away their possessions
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about psychodynamic theory. Which of the following should the nurse include as an example related to this theory?
A client who reports being afraid of storms because they experienced a tornado as a child
A nurse is reviewing the physical environment of a child inpatient unit. Which of the following contraindicates Milieu therapy?
A craft room with scissors, and other art supplies
A newly licensed nurse asked a charge nurse, what is the difference between a suicide attempt and self harm? Which of the following responses should I charge nurse give?
A suicide attempt is when a person harms himself with the intent to die, but does not. Self harm is when a client intentionally inflict harm themselves, but does not have intentions to kill themselves.
A nurse is reviewing humanistic theories. Which of the following Sirus were primarily involved in developing the humanistic theory?
Abraham Maslow
A nurse is planning to teach a client about behavioral therapy which of the following statements are the nurse plan to include?
Behavioral therapy is the type of cyychotherapy that helps you modify your maladapter behavioral patterns
A nurse is caring for an adolescent, who has an adverse childhood experience and was admitted to the inpatient unit with behavioral problems. The nurse should anticipate the provider prescribing which of the following types of treatment.
Cognitive therapy
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has major depressive disorder. The client states, I don't think I am financially prepared for retirement, yet I am eligible to retire this year. The nurse should identify that the client is in which of the following stages of Erikson stages of development?
Ego integrity vs. despair
A nurse is assisting a client and getting ready to have their first telehealth appointment with her therapist. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assist the client with this type of therapy?
Ensure the clients computer is connected to the internet
A nurse in a newly licensed nurse in a mental health facility are discussing the rules related to therapy. Which of the following intervention should the nurse discuss with the newly licensed nurse?
Ensuring a therapeutic nurse-client relationship with those on the unit
A nurse is explaining to a newly hired nurse how mental help promotion can be used for clients. Which of the following examples should the nurse use in the explanation? Select or that apply
Following suicide precautions for a client, assisting the client and using adaptive coping skills, allowing the client to use exercise equipment when becoming anxious in group therapy
A nurse is observing a group of children interacting. The nurse notes anytime a question is asked, all the children want to answer, and will often talk over each other. Then there should recognize that this behavioral is indicative of which of the following stages of coal breaks theory.
Instrumental relatively orientation
A nurse is discussing the different forms of complementary and alternative therapy with another nurse. Which of the following treatment should be considered on this list? Select all that apply.
Pet therapy, meditation, and yoga
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the purpose of psychoanalytic therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Psychoanalytic therapy helps. You see yourself as an individual and learn adaptive coping skills.
A nurse is teaching another nurse about freuds pyschoanalytic theory related to human behavior. Which of the following statements regarding the id should the nurse include in the teaching?
The id is offen an area that is used for instant gratification
A nurse is teaching a client about therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Therapy can be used in conjunction with your medication's to improve your health
