Exam 1: NUR 2459 / NUR2459
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing | Exam Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
A patient discloses several concerns and associated feelings. If the nurse wishes to seek clarification, which comment would be most appropriate?
Answer:
-Am I correct in understanding that...
Question:
The health care provider prescribes an antidepressant for an elderly client, but the nurse notices that the dosage is greater than the usual adult dosage.Which of the following best describes what action the nurse should take?
Answer:
-Hold the medication until clarified with the health care provider
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Question:
Which interventions by a psychiatric nurse best utilizes the ethical principle
of autonomy? The nurse:
Answer:
Explores alternative solutions with a patient, who then makes a choice
Question:
Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the assessment of an older adult client?
Answer:
-Identify physical needs and necessary accommodations for this client
Question:
A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse "I'm glad I'm getting out of here; I swear the first things I'll do is kill my ex wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers. "Which of the following is the staff nurse's legal duty?
Answer:
-Report the threat to the treatment team and document the statement
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Question:
A client tells a nurse that he hates his doctor and plans to hurt the doctor, but she did not report this prior to leaving. When the nurse returns to work the next day, she finds that the physician has been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is hospitalized. Which of the following best represents the nurses failure to act by not reporting the client's intent?
Answer:
-Negligence
Question:
A newly admitted patient is hyperactive, restless and disorganized. The patient goes to the dining room and begins to throw food. Verbal intervention
is ineffective. Seclusion is instituted for the primary purpose of:
Answer:
-Reducing environmental stimuli that negatively affect the patient
Question:
A Mexican American patient puts a picture of the Virgin Mary on the bedside table. Under which section of the assessment should the nurse document this behavior?
Answer:
Culture
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