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ATI mental health 2 questions and answers already passed A nurse is reviewing the health hx of a young adult client who has a depressive disorder. What factors should the nurse identify as increasi... ng the client's risk for depression? a. client is an only child b. client lives in an urban setting c. client is married d. client is female ✔✔d. client is female A nurse is caring for a client who has OCD. The client engages in repeated hand washing daily. What should the nurse recognize as the purpose of the client's behavior? a. relieving anxiety b. gaining attention c. avoiding daily responsibilities d. responding to auditory hallucinations ✔✔a. relieving anxiety A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. What finding should the nurse expect? a. bradycardia b. increased somnolence c. slurred speech d. headache ✔✔d. headache A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client spends a great deal of time repeating rhyming syllables such as me, see, bee, tree. The nurse recognizes that the client is demonstratting what positive manifestations of schizophrenia? a. clang association b. echolalia c. magical thinking d. word salad ✔✔a. clang association A nurse is assessing a client who has been taking thioridazine for several days. The client reports hand tremors, drooling, rigid extremities. What actions should the nurse take? a. reassure the client that these effects are expected b. administer diazepam c. encourage deep breathing and relaxation d. administer benztropine ✔✔d. administer benztropine A nurse is caring for a client who has OCD. What actions should the nurse take when dealing with the client's ritualistic behaviors? a. plan the client's schedule to allow time to perform rituals b. verbalize disapproval of ritualistic behavior c. place the client in protective isolation d. increase stimuli in client's immediate surroundings ✔✔a. plan the client's schedule to allow time to perform rituals A nurse is assessing a client who has an anxiety disorder and is taking benzodiazepine. For what adverse effect should the nurse monitor the client? a. seizures b. dizziness c. polyuria d. insomnia ✔✔b. dizziness A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a hx of mania. What finding indicates that the client is experiencing a relapse? a. weight gain b. ritualistic behavior c. anhedonia d. pressured speech ✔✔d. pressured speech A nurse is caring for a client who has panic disorder and is experiencing anxiety at the panic level. What action should the nurse take first? a. identify the cause of anxiety b. instruct the client to take slow, deep breaths c. teach the client how to use positive self-talk d. explain the physical manifestations of anxiety to the client ✔✔b. instruct the client to take slow, deep breaths A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new script for phelezine. The nurse should teach the client that which of the following OTC meds can cause hypertensive crisis when taken with phenelzine? a. acetaminophen b. ranitidine c. naproxen d. pseudoephedrine ✔✔d. pseudoephedrine [Show More]

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