Psychiatric Nursing Test - 16

1. Correcting how one thinks about the world and one self is the focus of-
2. A group that was designed to meet weekly for 10 sessions to deal with feelings of depression would be a-
3. When a nurse develops feelings toward a client that are based on the nurse’s past experience, it is called-
4. Psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on-
5. The nursing role that involves being a substitute for another, such as a parent, is called-
6. The personality structures of id, ego, and superego were described by-
7. A client with anxiety is beginning treatment with lorazepam (Ativan). It is most important for the nurse to assess the client’s-
8. A client with generalized anxiety disorder states, I have learned that the best thing I can do is to forget my worries. How would the nurse evaluate this statement-
9. Which of the following would be the best intervention for a client having a panic attack-
10. Which of the four classes of medications used for panic disorder is considered the safest because of low incidence of side effects and lack of physiologic dependence-
11. The best goal for a client learning a relaxation technique is that the client will-
12. During the assessment, the client tells the nurse that she cannot stop worrying about her appearance and that she often removes “old” makeup and applies fresh makeup every hour or two throughout the day. The nurse identifies this behavior as indicative of a-
13. When assessing a client with anxiety, the nurse’s questions should be-
14. The nurse observes a client who is becoming increasingly upset. He is rapidly pacing, hyperventilating, clenching his jaw, wringing his hands, and trembling. His speech is high pitched and random; he seems preoccupied with his thoughts. He is pounding his fist into his other hand. The nurse identifies his anxiety level as-
15. The overall goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is for the client to gain-
16. The client who hesitates 30 seconds before responding to any question is described as having-
17. The nurse is caring for a client who has been taking fluphenazine (Prolixin) for 2 days. The client suddenly cries out, his neck twists to one side and his eyes appear to roll back in the sockets. The nurse finds the following PRN medications ordered for the client. Which one should the nurse administer-
18. The nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client taking clozapine (Clozaril). Which of the following is essential to include-
19. The family of a client with schizophrenia asks the nurse about the difference between conventional and atypical antipsychotic medications. The nurse’s answer is based on which of the following-
20. Which of the following typifies the speech of a person in the acute phase of mania-