NURS 310.00
1. A nurse is admitting a new client on the mental health unit.During the conversation the nurse should be aware that countertransference can occur if the nurse display what feeling?
2. A client on the
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NURS 310.00
1. A nurse is admitting a new client on the mental health unit.During the conversation the nurse should be aware that countertransference can occur if the nurse display what feeling?
2. A client on the mental health unit is being discharge to a community base program referred to as Assertive Community Treatment. (ACT) What should the nurse explain to the client about this program?
3. A nurse is caring for a client who states that he has abused his son because of the stress caused by his son's mental illness. How should the nurse use the communication tool of 'clarifying' when speaking with this client?
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the unit for self-mutilation. What type of behavioral therapy would the nurse expect to be ordered for this client?
5. The client states that she is going through a divorce and her anxiety is extremely high.The nurse needs to assess the client?s ability to adapt and cope with this situation.What would this includes?
6. A nurse is caring for a client in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Identify five (5) clinical manifestations associated with this phase of the bipolar disorder.
7. What are the main types of consequences for children that are misbehaving?
8. A nurse is facilitating group therapy and the group is currently in the working phase of group development. What is the primary focus during this phase?
9. A nurse is caring for a client with delirium. What is the onset and clinical manifestations of this disorder?
10. A nurse is caring for a client with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Define this disorder and the common pharmacological therapies to assist with management of this disorder.
11. The nurse is talking and reasoning with the client when suddenly the
client throws a pillow at the nurse.What type of defense mechanism is the client displaying?
12. A male client is contemplating suicide. Identify three (3) risk factors that increase a client's risk for suicide?
13. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client that has been admitted for suicidal ideations. Discuss nursing and collaborative care of this client.
14. Short-term memory loss, confusion, and disorientation occurs immediately following the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) procedure. List three (3) actions the nurse will implement to maintain client safety through the procedure.
15. A nurse obtains a health history from a mother who son is taking methylphenidate. She reports that he is having hallucinations.What would be the next action for the nurse to do?
16. A client has been prescribed risperidone for autism spectrum disorder.What should the nurse instruct the care provider about administration of this medication?
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17. List the four (4) major groups for the antidepressant medications and the prototype of each one.What are the major differences between the four (4) classes?
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