Mental Health Quiz 2

What is the most appropriate way for the nurse to help a withdrawn, emotionally disturbed adolescent client to accept the realities of daily living? 1. Assist the client to care for personal hygiene needs 2. encourage the client to keep up with school studies 3. persuade the client to join the other clients in group activities 4. leave the client alone when there appears to be a disinterest in daily activities

1. Assist the client to care for personal hygiene needs

A client with schizophrenia plans an activity schedule with the help of the treatment team. A written copy is posted in the client's room. What should the nurse say when it's time for the client to go for a walk? 1. It's time for you to go for a walk now 2. do you want to take your scheduled walk now 3. when would you like to go for your walk today 4. you are supposed to be going for your walk now

1. It's time for you to go for a walk now

A client experiencing hallucinations tells a nurse "The voices are telling me I'm no good." the client asks whether the nurse hears the voices. Which is the nurse's most appropriate response? 1. No I don't hear the voices, but I believe you can hear them 2. It is the voice of your conscience, which only you can control 3. Those voices are coming from within you; only you can hear them 4. Hearing the voices are a symptom of your illness; don't pay attention to them

1. No I don't hear the voices, but I believe you can hear them

A nurse is assessing a client with dementia. Which clinical manifestations are expected? (SATA) 1. agitation 2. pessimism 3. short attention span 4. disordered reasoning 5.impaired motor activities

1. agitation 3. short attention span 4. disordered reasoning 5.impaired motor activities

What are the fours A's for which nurse's should assess clients suspected of having Alzheimer disease? 1. amnesia, apraxia, agnosia, aphasia 2. avoidance, aloofness, asocial, asexual 3. autism, loose association, apathy, affect 4. aggressive, amoral, ambivalent, attractive

1. amnesia, apraxia, agnosia, aphasia

A client with a history of schizophrenia attends the mental health clinic for a regularly scheduled group therapy session. The client arrives agitated and exhibits behaviors that indicates the hearing of voices. When a nurse begins to walk toward the client, the client pulls out a large knife. Which is the nurse's best approach? 1. firm 2. passive 3. empathetic 4. confrontational

1. firm

What is the best nursing intervention to encourage a withdrawn, noncommunicative client to talk? 1. focus on nonthreatening subjects 2. try to get the client to discuss feelings 3. ask simple questions that require a yes or no answer 4. Sit quietly while looking through magazines with the client

1. focus on nonthreatening subjects

What should the nurse do to achieve a primary objective of providing a therapeutic daycare environment for a client who is withdrawn and reclusive? 1. foster a trusting relationship 2. administer medications on time 3. involve the client in a group with peers 4. remove the client from the family home

1. foster a trusting relationship

A nurse observes a regressed, emotionally disturbed client using the hands to eat soft foods. What is the best nursing intervention? 1. give the client a spoon and suggest it be used 2. say in a joking manner well I guess fingers were made before forks 3. ignore the behavior and observe several additional meals before intervening 4. remove the food while saying you can't have any more until you use your spoon

1. give the client a spoon and suggest it be used

What is an important aspect of nursing care for a client exhibiting psychotic patterns of thinking and behavior? 1. help keep the client oriented to reality 2. involve the client in activities throughout the day 3. help the client understand that it is harmful to withdraw from situations 4. encourage the client to discuss why interacting with other people is being avoided

1. help keep the client oriented to reality

A delusional client refuses to eat because of a belief that the food is poisoned. What is the most appropriate initial nurse intervention? 1. make sure the food isn't poisoned 2. taste the food in the client's presence 3. show the client that other people are eating without being harmed 4. tell the client that tube feeding will be started if eating doesn't begin

1. make sure the food isn't poisoned

What is the most appropriate nursing intervention for clients who exhibit mild cognitive impairment? 1. reality orientation 2. behavioral confrontation 3. reflective communication 4. reminiscence group therapy

1. reality orientation

A nurse is assessing an older adult with the diagnosis of dementia. Which manifestations are expected in the client? (SATA) 1. resistance to change 2. inability to recognize familiar objects 3. preoccupation with personal appearance 4. inability to concentrate on new activities or interests 5. tendency to dwell on the past and ignore the present

1. resistance to change 2. inability to recognize familiar objects 4. inability to concentrate on new activities or interests 5. tendency to dwell on the past and ignore the present

An acutely ill client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia has just been admitted to the mental health unit. What is the most therapeutic initial nursing intervention? 1. spend time with the client to build trust and demonstrate acceptance 2. involve the client in occupational therapy and use diversional activity 3. delay one to one client interactions until medications reduce the psychotic symptoms 4. involve the client in multiple small group discussions to distract attention from the fantasy world

1. spend time with the client to build trust and demonstrate acceptance

A client with schizophrenia has a history of hearing voices that say "you are a bad person."While having a conversation with a nurse with whom the client has been working the client states "I am starting to hear the same voices again." What is the nurse's best response 1. try to ignore the voices 2. what are they saying to you 3. do you believe what he voices are saying 4. try not to be afraid because they are only voices

1. try to ignore the voices

While watching TV in the day room, a client who has demonstrated withdrawn, regressed behavior suddenly screams, bursts into tears, and runs out of the room to the far end of the hallway. What is the most therapeutic action by the nurse? 1. walk to the end of the hallway where the client is standing 2. accept the action as being impulsive behavior of a sick person 3. ask another client in the day room why the client acted as she did 4. document the incident in the client's record while the memory is fresh

1. walk to the end of the hallway where the client is standing

A client in the early dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease is admitted to a long-term care facility. Which activities must the nurse initiate? (SATA) 1. weigh the client once a week 2. Have specialized rehabilitation equipment available 3. keep the client in pajamas and robe most of the day 4. establish a schedule with periods of rest after activities 5. review the client's weekly budget and use of community resources 6. set up a plan for weekly entertainment through a senior citizens group

1. weigh the client once a week 2. Have specialized rehabilitation equipment available 4. establish a schedule with periods of rest after activities

One evening a nurse finds a client that has been experiencing persecutory delusions trying to get out the door. The client states "Please let me go. I trust you. The Mafia is going to kill me tonight." Which response is most therapeutic? 1. you are frightened come with me to your room and we can talk about it 2. come with me to your room ill lock the door and no one will get in to harm you 3. nobody here wants to harm you and you know that ill come with you to your room 4. thank you for trusting me maybe you can trust me when i tell you no one here will kill you

1. you are frightened come with me to your room and we can talk about it

When answering questions from the family of a client with Alzheimer disease, the nurse explains, " This disease is: 1. one that emerges in the fourth decade of life." 2. a slow and relentless deterioration of the mind." 3. functional in origin that occurs in the later years." 4. diagnosed through laboratory and psychologic tests."

2. a slow and relentless deterioration of the mind."

Why is observation an especially important aspect of nursing care for a withdrawn client? 1. it assists in confirming the client's diagnosis 2. it helps in understanding the client's behavior 3. the staff is informed about the client's illness 4. the degree of the client's depression is indicated

2. it helps in understanding the client's behavior

A client is delusional, talking about people who are plotting to do harm. A nurse identifies that the client is pacing more than usual and is concerned that the client is beginning to lose control. What is the best nursing intervention? 1. advise the client to use a punching bag 2. move the client to a quiet place on the unit 3. encourage the client to sit down for awhile 4. allow the client to continue pacing with supervision

2. move the client to a quiet place on the unit

While a nurse is talking with a client, another client comes up and yells "I hate you, you're talking about me again!" and throws a glass of juice at the nurse. What is the nurse's best response to this behavior? 1. repeat the client's words and ask for clarification 2. remove the client from the room because limits must be placed on the behavior 3. ignore both the behavior and the client, clean up the juice, and talk with the client later 4. verbalize feelings of annoyance as an example o the client that it is more acceptable to verbalize feelings than to act them out

2. remove the client from the room because limits must be placed on the behavior

As a nurse enters a room and approaches a client who has schizophrenia, the client states, "Get out of here before I hit you. Go away!" The nurse concludes that this aggressive behavior is probably related to the fact that the client felt: 1. that voices were directing the behavior 2. trapped when the nurse walked into the room 3. afraid of doing harm to the nurse if the nurse came closer 4. that nurse was similar to someone who was previously frightening

2. trapped when the nurse walked into the room

A regressed, emotionally disturbed client who has been watching a nurse for a few days suddenly walks up and shouts "You think you're so damned perfect and good. I think you stink." What is the nurse's most appropriate response? 1. do you mean I smell 2. you seem angry with me 3. Boy, you're in a bad mood 4. I can't be all that bad, can I

2. you seem angry with me

A client who experiences auditory hallucination agrees to discuss alternative coping strategies with a nurse. For the next 3 days when the nurse attempts to focus on alternative strategies, the client gets up and leaves the interaction. What is the nurse's most therapeutic response? 1. come back. you agreed that you would discuss other ways to cope 2. you seem very uncomfortable every time I bring up a new way to cope 3. did you agree to talk about other ways to cope because you thought that was what I wanted 4. you walk out each time I start to discuss the hallucinations; does that mean you've changed your mind

2. you seem very uncomfortable every time I bring up a new way to cope

A client tells the nurse "I am a terrible, evil person; the voices are telling me that God needs to punish me." What is the nurse's most therapeutic response? 1. God is loving and will not punish you 2. Those voices you are hearing are a fantasy 3. Tell me what you are thinking about yourself 4. You aren't wicked, since both God and I love you

3. Tell me what you are thinking about yourself

what is a nurse's most appropriate action when a client is seen openly masturbating in the recreation room? 1. restraining the client's hands 2. putting the client in seclusion 3. escorting the client out of the room 4. teaching the client acceptable behavior

3. escorting the client out of the room

An older adult on the mental health unit begins acting out while in the day room. What is a nurse's initial intervention? 1. instruct the client to be quiet 2. allow the client to act out until fatigue sets in 3. give the client directions in a firm, low-pitched voice 4. guide the client from the room by gently holding their arm

3. give the client directions in a firm, low-pitched voice

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia is experiencing auditory hallucinations. A nurse makes the following statements when interacting with this client. Place these statements in the order in which the should occur. 1. i do not hear any voices 2. come with me for a walk 3. hearing voices must be frightening 4. the voices you hear are a part of your illness 5. lets play cards with another client

3. hearing voices must be frightening 4. the voices you hear are a part of your illness 1. i do not hear any voices 2. come with me for a walk 5. lets play cards with another client

An older adult is brought to the clinic by a family member because of increasing confusion over the past week. What can the nurse ask clients to assess their orientation to place? 1. explain a proverb 2. state where they were born 3. identify the name of the town 4. recall what they had for breakfast

3. identify the name of the town

During the admission procedure, a client appears to be responding to voices. The client cries out at intervals. " No NO O didn't kill him. you know the truth; tell that police officer. Please help me!" What is the nurse's most appropriate response? 1. sit quietly and not respond to the client's statements 2. listen attentively and assume a facial expression of disbelief 3. respond by saying i want to help you. I realize you must be very frightened 4. say do not become so upset no one is talking to you; those voices are part of your illness

3. respond by saying i want to help you. I realize you must be very frightened

How should a nurse intervene when a regressed, emotionally disturbed client voids on the floor in the sitting room of the mental health unit? 1. make the client mop the floor 2. restrict the client's fluids for the rest of the day 3. toilet the client more frequently with supervision 4. withhold the client's privileges each time the client voids on the floor

3. toilet the client more frequently with supervision

A nurse's best approach when caring for a confused, older client is to provide an environment with: 1. space for privacy 2. group involvement 3. trusting relationships 4. activities that are varied

3. trusting relationships

A nurse enters a client's room and identifies that the client appears preoccupied. Turning to the nurse, the client states "They are saying terrible things about me. Can't you hear them?" What is the nurse's most therapeutic response? 1. it seems you heard them before 2. try to get control of your feelings 3. there is no one here but me and I don't hear anything 4. I don't hear anyone else talking, but I can see you are upset

4. I don't hear anyone else talking, but I can see you are upset

A nurse is assigned to care for a regressed college student who has been talking to unseen people and refusing to get out of bed, go to class, or get involved in daily grooming activities. What is the nurse's initial effort toward helping this client? 1. providing frequent rest periods 2. reducing environmental stimuli 3. facilitating the client's social relationships with a peer group 4. attempting to establish a meaningful relationship with the client

4. attempting to establish a meaningful relationship with the client

What clinical manifestation is the most serious indication of impending assaultive behavior by a client on a mental health unit? 1. uses profane language 2. touches people excessively 3. exhibits a sudden withdrawal 4. experiences command hallucinations

4. experiences command hallucinations

Nurses working with clients who have a diagnosis of dementia should adopt a common approach of care because clients need to: 1. relate in a consistent manner to staff 2. learn that the staff cannot be manipulated 3.accept controls that are concrete and fairly applied 4. have sameness and consistency in their environment

4. have sameness and consistency in their environment

What should a nurse do when caring for a client whose behavior is characterized by pathologic suspicion? 1. protect the client from environmental stress 2. help the client realize the suspicions are unrealisitc 3. ask the client to explain the reason for the feelings 4. help the client to feel accepted by the staff on the unit

4. help the client to feel accepted by the staff on the unit

A client with schizophrenia is admitted to an acute care psychiatric unit. Which clinical findings indicate positive signs and symptoms associated with schizophrenia? 1. withdrawal, poverty of speech, inattentiveness 2. flat affect, decreased spontaneity, asocial behavior 3. hypomania, labile mood swings, episodes of euphoria 4. hyperactivity, auditory hallucinations, loose associations

4. hyperactivity, auditory hallucinations, loose associations

What is the priority nursing objective of the therapeutic psychiatric environment for a confused client? 1. assist the client to relate to others 2. make the hospital atmosphere more home-like 3. help the client become accepted in a controlled setting 4. maintain the highest level of safe. independent functioning

4. maintain the highest level of safe. independent functioning