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Psychiatric / mental health nursing practice questions

Anxiety disorders, Crisis intervention, Legal and ethical mental health care, Milieu safety, Mood disorders, Psychosis

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  1. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the…Multiple choiceHard
  2. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceHard
  3. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices…Multiple choiceHard
  4. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to involuntary hold status. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceHard
  5. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceHard
  6. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the…Multiple choiceHard
  7. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to major depressive symptoms. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceEasy
  8. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client…Multiple choiceHard
  9. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client…Multiple choiceHard
  10. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceHard
  11. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client has not slept in…Multiple choiceHard
  12. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices telling…Multiple choiceEasy
  13. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want to live…Multiple choiceEasy
  14. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceHard
  15. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the…Multiple choiceHard
  16. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. The nurse reviews this trend: oral intake decreased for 2…Multiple choiceHard
  17. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceHard
  18. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceHard
  19. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client…Multiple choiceHard
  20. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3 days and…Multiple choiceEasy
  21. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to panic symptoms. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceEasy
  22. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceHard
  23. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  24. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  25. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceHard
  26. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client has not slept in…Multiple choiceHard
  27. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to acute emotional crisis. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceHard
  28. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client has not slept…Multiple choiceEasy
  29. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceEasy
  30. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want to…Multiple choiceEasy
  31. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceHard
  32. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client…Multiple choiceHard
  33. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceEasy
  34. After nursing care for involuntary hold status, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceHard
  35. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the…Multiple choiceHard
  36. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3 days…Multiple choiceHard
  37. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceHard
  38. After nursing care for acute emotional crisis, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceHard
  39. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for acute emotional crisis. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices…Multiple choiceHard
  40. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceHard
  41. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceHard
  42. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceHard
  43. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. The nurse reviews this trend: withdrawal score…Multiple choiceHard
  44. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices…Multiple choiceEasy
  45. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. The nurse reviews this trend: suicide risk screening changed from…Multiple choiceEasy
  46. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceEasy
  47. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for involuntary hold status. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn,…Multiple choiceHard
  48. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat affect, and…Multiple choiceEasy
  49. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for panic symptoms. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceEasy
  50. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for agitation on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Assessment data include the…Multiple choiceHard