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NUR661 EXAM 1 /NUR 661 MARYVILLE EXAM 1
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 170
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The nurse prepares to assess a patient diagnosed with major depression for disturbances in circadian rhythms. Which question should the nurse ask this patient?
- Have you ever seen or heard things that others do not?
- What are your worst and best times of the day?
- How would you describe your thinking?
- Do you think your memory is failing?
ANSWER: What are your worst and best times of the day?
The nurse is serving on a committee charged with reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the nurses on the psychiatric unit.Which publication should the nurse bring to the first meeting?
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- American Nurses Credentialing Center certification
- American Nurses Association, Code of Ethics
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice
requirements
ANSWER: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of
Practice
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The psychiatric mental health nurse reflecting on professional role activities is referred to the standards of professional performance by a colleague. To which organization should the nurse look for guidance?
- North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
- National League for Nursing
- American Nurses Association
ANSWER: American Nurses Association
The psychiatric mental health nurse is working with the new graduate nurse who is orienting to the psychiatric unit. Which comment by the new graduate indicates further clarification of the generalist-nursing role is needed?
- I would feel better if you would look at my documentation
- I will spend time each day evaluating the effectiveness of the
- I am a little nervous about conducting psychotherapy with
- I am doing some reading on how to incorporate
that addresses progress toward treatment goals.
therapeutic milieu.
clients.
complementary interventions into treatment plans.
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ANSWER: I am a little nervous about conducting
psychotherapy with clients.
The client on the psychiatric unit is asking questions about prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Given the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice, which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take at this time?
- Consult with the mental health care team.
- Teach safer sexual practices.
- Investigate the questions in individual psychotherapy.
- Notify the attending psychiatrist.
ANSWER: Teach safer sexual practices.
The client asks the nurse if certain changes can be made in the unit milieu. Which action by the nurse indicates understanding of the nursing role in the therapeutic milieu?
- The nurse refers the client’s requests to the psychiatric social
- The nurse discusses the desired changes with the client.
- The nurse refers the client’s requests to the psychosocial
- The nurse instructs the client that no changes can be made.
worker.
rehabilitation worker.
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ANSWER: The nurse discusses the desired changes with the
client.
Due to a staff member’s absence, the nurse is reviewing staff assignments for the day. Which task can the nurse delegate to the psychosocial rehabilitation worker?
- Conflict resolution teaching to a small group of clients
- Comparison of physician’s orders with the medication records
- Routine medication administration to a stable client
- Assessment of a long-term client
ANSWER: Conflict resolution teaching to a small group of
clients
If psychiatric nurses used Orem’s theory for structuring much of their nursing practice, a major focus area for assessment would be the client’s ability to do which of the following?
- Adapt and function to meet various role expectations.
- Care about self and participate in self-healing.
- Implement self-care to meet psychosocial needs.
- Enter into a therapeutic one-to-one relationship with the
nurse.
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