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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 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceEasy
  2. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceMedium
  3. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client reports…Multiple choiceMedium
  4. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to alcohol withdrawal risk. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceMedium
  5. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceMedium
  6. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceMedium
  7. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceEasy
  8. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client states, "I…Multiple choiceEasy
  9. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceMedium
  10. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceMedium
  11. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn,…Multiple choiceEasy
  12. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceEasy
  13. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client states, "I…Multiple choiceMedium
  14. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client has not slept in…Multiple choiceEasy
  15. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceMedium
  16. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices…Multiple choiceMedium
  17. After nursing care for alcohol withdrawal risk, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceMedium
  18. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client has not…Multiple choiceMedium
  19. 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 choiceMedium
  20. After nursing care for history of intimate partner violence, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceMedium
  21. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceMedium
  22. After nursing care for expressions of hopelessness, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceEasy
  23. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceMedium
  24. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceMedium
  25. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceMedium
  26. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client has not slept in…Multiple choiceMedium
  27. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to auditory hallucinations. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceMedium
  28. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3 days…Multiple choiceMedium
  29. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceEasy
  30. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceMedium
  31. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn,…Multiple choiceEasy
  32. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceEasy
  33. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client has not…Multiple choiceEasy
  34. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceMedium
  35. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client reports hearing voices…Multiple choiceMedium
  36. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  37. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceMedium
  38. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceEasy
  39. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is pacing aggressively,…Multiple choiceMedium
  40. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceMedium
  41. 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 choiceMedium
  42. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceMedium
  43. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client has not…Multiple choiceMedium
  44. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client states, "I…Multiple choiceMedium
  45. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceEasy
  46. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client states,…Multiple choiceMedium
  47. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  48. A client states, "I don't want to live anymore." What is the nurse's priority response?Multiple choiceEasy
  49. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. The nurse reviews this trend: withdrawal score increased…Multiple choiceMedium
  50. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client is…Multiple choiceMedium