FREE NURSING AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MENTAL

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FREE NURSING AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MENTAL

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-Guarantee passing score -117 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Alcia is 20yo student in college,m who is having problems with class presentations. Alicia is paralyzed by fear when she must stand up in front of others and do any form of public speaking. Alicia is duffering fro a

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Social Phobia Question 2: Anitanziety drugs are thought to produce their effect because of their action on which of the following neurochemicals?

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Gamma_aminobutyric acid (GABA) Question 3: client has a lithium level of 1.o mEq/L. Which of the following interventions by the nurse is indicated

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No intervention is necessary at this time.

Question 4: Peter's primary care physician has prescribed imipramine (Tofranil) and Thoraxine.What information specifically related to the class of medication to which imipramine belongs is important ot include as patient educaiton in the plan of intervetion?

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The medication may cuase photosensitivity.Question 5: Which of the following interventions is the prority for a clent with painc-level anxiety?

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Provide for the clients safety Question 6: In response to a client's manipulative behavior, the nurse should provide

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consistent limits Question 7: Distorted perceptions, loss of rational thinking, and failure to perceive potential harm are characteristic of which level of anxiety

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Panic Question 8: In working with a patient experiencing a crisis, it is important to:

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Assess the clients' level of crisis and support systems Question 9: A client begins to take stock of his life and look into the future. The nurse assesses that this client is in which of Eridson's developmental stages?

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Integrity versus despair Question 10: A client diagnosed w/wchizophrenia is having auditory hallucinations commanding him to kill himslef. The most therapeutic interventions would be

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Spend time with him at regular intervals

Question 11: Andy is a nurse caring for a client with OCD. Andy's client feels compelled to get in an out of chair four times in response to some intrusive thought. Designing POC so that the

clent maintains a sense of control. Taking away the clents control will:

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Increase the clients anxiety Question 12: While completing the PE of a clent being admitted for surgery, the nurse obs that the clent is experiencing a naorowed perceptual field and focuses only on immediated concerns, but can follow directions with assistance. The nurse asses level of anxiety:

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Moderate Question 13: Which of the following statements by the client indicates and understanding of somatization disorder?

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"How I handle stress and emotions can affect my physical health" Question 14: When a client is experiencing severe anxiety, which of the following is the Priority intervention?

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Move the cleint to a quiet environment Question 15: A cleint is admitted to the psychiatric unit after an overdose of antidepresasnts.The client was treates with gastric lavage in the emergency room. The client states, I'm sorry I

didn't succedd this time." The priority for this client is:

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assessing suicidal potential Question 16: Agens, 42wo was admitted to the psych unit for an eval. The nursing hx reveals that Agnes is consistently anxious and worries about everything, especially her family. Agnes

reports that this uncomfortable feeling has been present for years. DX:

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Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 17: The nuse has just completed admission assessment for a client eith depression, obtaining the following data: 20 lbs wgt loss/6 weeks, fatifue, trouble sleeping, overwheming sadness, disheveled, no eye contact, hasn't showered or shaved x2 days. Outcomes:

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Eat at least 50% of meals and snacks in two days Question 18: The manic client refuses to eat, stating, "I have to much to do." The best response is

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HEre is a sandwhich for you to eat Question 19: Which of folliwng is an approprate interventin for the nurse to implement with the clent with obsesseive-compulsive disorder?

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Assist the client to practice relaxation Question 20: A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow "I have to work too

much and don't have time to study" The defense mechanism is:

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Rationalization and Projection Question 21: The client w/mania attempts to hit the nurse. The best responmse is

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"Do no swing at me again. If you cannot control yourself, we will help you.Question 22: Persons receiving any of the MAO inhibitors would be cautioned about avoiding foods containing tyramine because they can precepitate

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hypertensive crisis Question 23: Mary, a nurse on the inpatient psych unit, observes taht a patient named john is sitting with his dead cocked to one side and mumbling. A therapeutic response for Mary would

be to:

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Approach John and ask him if he is hearing voices.