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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 auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client has not slept in…Multiple choiceMedium
  2. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceMedium
  3. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceMedium
  4. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceEasy
  5. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceMedium
  6. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client has not slept…Multiple choiceEasy
  7. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  8. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. The nurse reviews this trend: suicide…Multiple choiceMedium
  9. 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
  10. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client has not slept…Multiple choiceEasy
  11. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceMedium
  12. 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 pacing…Multiple choiceMedium
  13. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceEasy
  14. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client reports hearing…Multiple choiceEasy
  15. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. The nurse reviews this trend: sleep decreased to 2 hours…Multiple choiceMedium
  16. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceMedium
  17. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. The nurse reviews this trend: withdrawal score…Multiple choiceEasy
  18. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceEasy
  19. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceMedium
  20. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn, flat…Multiple choiceMedium
  21. After nursing care for anxiety about hospitalization, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceEasy
  22. 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 choiceMedium
  23. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is withdrawn,…Multiple choiceMedium
  24. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client has…Multiple choiceMedium
  25. 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
  26. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  27. A client says, "No one understands what I'm going through." Which nurse response is most therapeutic?Multiple choiceEasy
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client reports…Multiple choiceMedium
  32. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceMedium
  33. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceEasy
  34. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client has not slept in 3…Multiple choiceMedium
  35. A 42-year-old client in a crisis stabilization unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't want…Multiple choiceMedium
  36. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client reports…Multiple choiceEasy
  37. 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
  38. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to expressions of hopelessness. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceEasy
  39. 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
  40. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceMedium
  41. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for expressions of hopelessness. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceEasy
  42. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for history of intimate partner violence. Assessment data include the client…Multiple choiceMedium
  43. 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
  44. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for alcohol withdrawal risk. Assessment data include the client states, "I don't…Multiple choiceMedium
  45. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for anxiety about hospitalization. Assessment data include the client reports…Multiple choiceEasy
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. A 31-year-old client on an inpatient psychiatric unit is being evaluated for auditory hallucinations. Assessment data include the client is pacing…Multiple choiceMedium
  49. A 16-year-old adolescent on an adolescent psychiatric unit is being evaluated for major depressive symptoms. The nurse reviews this trend: oral intake…Multiple choiceMedium
  50. The RN is caring for a stable client who needs routine assistance related to anxiety about hospitalization. Which task may be delegated to UAP?Multiple choiceEasy