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The nurse is caring for a male client. The client has exhibited some signs of anxiety and hostility. The nurse is aware the client is a recently returned combat veteran.The nurse should assess the client for which of the following conditions?

• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• bipolar disorder
• schizophrenia
• borderline personality disorder (BPD) - Correct Answer - A) post-traumatic

stress disorder (PTSD)

• Correct PTSD is a known disorder from which veterans of war can suffer. Any

thorough evaluation of symptoms would include one for PTSD.

• Although veterans can potentially suffer from bipolar disorder, PTSD is the best

answer choice because of the common link. Anxiety and hostility don’t fit bipolar disorder.

• although veterans can potentially suffer from schizophrenia, PTSD is the best

answer choice because of the link. Eliminate schizophrenia because it doesn’t say he's having any hallucinations

• although veterans can potentially suffer from borderline personality disorder,

PTSD is the best answer.

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pg. 2 The nurse monitors client’s medications in a day program for a client with disabilities. The nurse notices a teenage client who is frequently alone and often quiet. It would be most appropriate for the nurse to take which of the following actions?

• Allow the client alone time since the client seems to prefer this. The client has

the right to make this choice.

• Try to interact with the client periodically
• Encourage the client to join a youth group
• Encourage other clients in the program to interact more frequently with the

client - Correct Answer - C) Encourage the client to join a youth group

• It appears that the client has enough time alone, which could stunt the client's

social growth. It could also defeat the purpose of a day program, which is to promote interaction among clients. A goal of coming to a day program is social interaction

• Trying to interact with the client periodically does not lead the client's personal

growth. Therefore, is not the best option

• Correct. Participating in a youth group can help teenage client with a disability

develop social skills, use support systems, and feel more like a typical teenager

• It would not be appropriate to talk about one client with another clients for

reasons of confidentiality and privacy

A client is experiencing a manic episode. It would be most appropriate for the nurse to perform which of the following interventions?

• Give the client materials to make a collage
• Encourage the client to use an exercise bike
• Encourage the client to attend a group about managing feelings
• Ask the client to play a board game with other clients - Correct Answer - B)

Encourage the client to use an exercise bike

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• Mania cannot sit and make a collage
• Correct answer. Riding the exercise bike is appropriate
• Group therapy is also out of the question
• Cannot sit to do a board game

The nurse is taking a history from a client in an outpatient clinic. The client has been taking lorazepam (Ativan) for 6 months. Which of the following is the most likely side effect that the nurse would expect to see as a result of the client using Ativan for this time period?

• Excessive appetite
• physical dependence
• suicidal ideation
• seizure activity - Correct Answer - B) physical dependence

• Excessive appetite is a possibility, but not the most likely
• Correct: clients can experience all types of side effects from benzodiazepines,

but the most likely side effect from prolonged us is physical dependence

• Suicidal ideation is a possibility but not the most likely
• Seizure activity is a withdrawal effect the nurse would monitor for is the client

discontinued Ativan abruptly

The nurse is admitting a client diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD).Based on the underlying cause of this illness, which treatment does the nurse anticipate will be initiated for this client?

• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Phototherapy
• Relaxation therapy
• Group therapy - Correct Answer - B) Phototherapy 3 / 4

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• Depression that antidepressants are not effective

B) Correct answer: SAD increases exposure to light and increases mood of client

• Anxiety disorders
• Increase coping and understanding of many disorders

While the nurse is performing an admission assessment, the client stops talking in the middle of a sentence, tips his head to the side and listens carefully. Which of the following is the client most likely experiencing?

• somatic delusions
• pseudo-parkinsonism
• delusions of reference
• auditory hallucinations - Correct Answer - D) auditory hallucinations

• somatic delusions are false beliefs about the functioning of the client's own

body

• another name for extrapyramidal symptoms of the medications
• delusions of reference involve events within the environment
• correct answer: when the client is listening to voices it is most likely auditory

hallucinations.

a client has a medical history of alcohol abuse and had a drink yesterday. The nurse notes tremors, diaphoresis, and an elevated heart rate. The nurse should perform which of the following actions first?

• call the physician to report the symptoms and administer hydromorphone

(Deluded) per the alcohol withdrawal protocol

• Assess the client every hour to monitor symptoms
• Call the family and administer meperidine (Demerol) per the alcohol

withdrawal protocol

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