Neuroscience and Mental Health

A nurse is explaining a behavioral contract with the patient. Which statement by the nurse is most ...

A nurse is explaining a behavioral contract with the patient. Which statement by the nurse is most ...

A nurse is explaining a behavioral contract with the patient. Which statement by the nurse is most accurate? A behavioral contract
 
  a. lets me decide what rewards I will give you when you meet certain objectives.
  b

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KarltonOne

The faculty member explains to students that the Omaha Problem Classification system

The faculty member explains to students that the Omaha Problem Classification system

The faculty member explains to students that the Omaha Problem Classification system
 
  a. classifies problems based on their severity.
  b. is designed for community health nursing.
  c. helps nurses allocat

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gabbyxgoes

Before LPNs can delegate a function to the CNA, they must: 1. assess the patient carefully. 2. ...

Before LPNs can delegate a function to the CNA, they must: 1. assess the patient carefully. 2. ...

Before LPNs can delegate a function to the CNA, they must:
 
  1.
  assess the patient carefully.
  2.
  evaluate the patient carefully.
  3.
  plan the care for the patient.

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BhavanPahuja

In order for you to understand conflict, you must be able to: 1. quickly judge the behavior of ...

In order for you to understand conflict, you must be able to: 1. quickly judge the behavior of ...

In order for you to understand conflict, you must be able to:
 
  1.
  quickly judge the behavior of those involved.
  2.
  identify the conflict and its category.
  3.
  manage t

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Carrie C234

When writing a paper, which statement indicates gender neutrality? 1. The nurse takes excellent ...

When writing a paper, which statement indicates gender neutrality? 1. The nurse takes excellent ...

When writing a paper, which statement indicates gender neutrality?
 
  1.
  The nurse takes excellent care of her patients.
  2.
  The patient and his wife were ready for discharge.
  3.

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jiajia030913

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the ...

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the ...

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client's appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed.
 
  How should the nurse in

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Jvilla360

A couple is in counseling related to their dysfunctional relationship. Their daughter has recently ...

A couple is in counseling related to their dysfunctional relationship. Their daughter has recently ...

A couple is in counseling related to their dysfunctional relationship. Their daughter has recently made a suicide gesture. The nurse should recognize that this might be an example of which family system concept?
 
  A. Triangulat

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BhavanPahuja

A nurse administers pure oxygen to a client during and after electroconvulsive therapy. What is the ...

A nurse administers pure oxygen to a client during and after electroconvulsive therapy. What is the ...

A nurse administers pure oxygen to a client during and after electroconvulsive therapy. What is the nurse's rationale for this procedure?
 
  A. To prevent increased intracranial pressure resulting from anoxia
  B. To p

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kbara1

A client who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit and is taking Thorazine presents to the ...

A client who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit and is taking Thorazine presents to the ...

A client who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit and is taking Thorazine presents to the nurse with severe muscle rigidity, tachycardia, and a temperature of 105F (40.5C).
 
  The nurse identifies these symptoms as whic

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hhdgshfd

A client's spouse asks, What evidence supports the possibility of genetic transmission of bipolar ...

A client's spouse asks, What evidence supports the possibility of genetic transmission of bipolar ...

A client's spouse asks, What evidence supports the possibility of genetic transmission of bipolar disorder? Which is the best nursing reply?
 
  A. Clients diagnosed with bipolar disorders have alterations in neurochemicals that

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Skylergore

A morbidly obese client is prescribed an anorexiant medication. The nurse should prepare to teach ...

A morbidly obese client is prescribed an anorexiant medication. The nurse should prepare to teach ...

A morbidly obese client is prescribed an anorexiant medication. The nurse should prepare to teach the client about which medication?
 
  A. Diazepam (Valium)
  B. Dexfenfluramine (Redux)
  C. Lorcaserin (Belvi

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wja731

A Red Cross nurse is working with tornado victims. The nurse is interviewing a woman whose house was ...

A Red Cross nurse is working with tornado victims. The nurse is interviewing a woman whose house was ...

A Red Cross nurse is working with tornado victims. The nurse is interviewing a woman whose house was totally destroyed during the night by the tornado; the woman's pet poodle died as a result of the tornado.
 
  Which of followin

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azad

The nurse is preparing to assess the eyes of a 78-year-old client who has clinical depression. The ...

The nurse is preparing to assess the eyes of a 78-year-old client who has clinical depression. The ...

The nurse is preparing to assess the eyes of a 78-year-old client who has clinical depression. The nurse anticipates that a normal finding for this client would include:
 
  A) Rigidity of irises.
  B) Increased pupil s

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AngieWonders

One evening, a client with schizophrenia leaves his room and begins marching in the hall. When ...

One evening, a client with schizophrenia leaves his room and begins marching in the hall. When ...

One evening, a client with schizophrenia leaves his room and begins marching in the hall. When approached by the nurse, the client says, God says I'm supposed to guard the area. Which of the following responses would be best?
 
 

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wja731

Which of the following communication techniques is most effective to use with an anxious client? ...

Which of the following communication techniques is most effective to use with an anxious client? ...

Which of the following communication techniques is most effective to use with an anxious client?
 
  A) Ask open-ended questions to facilitate self-expression.
  B) Provide an open, populated area to decrease fears of a

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dakSLDKjasld

When is a nurse legally obligated to breach confidentiality?

When is a nurse legally obligated to breach confidentiality?

When is a nurse legally obligated to breach confidentiality?
 
  A) At any time a client is threatening
  B) If threats are made to an outside party
  C) Whenever the client becomes aggressive
  D) W

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cb26

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client with bipolar disorder. The nurse would most ...

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client with bipolar disorder. The nurse would most ...

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client with bipolar disorder. The nurse would most likely expect to find a history of which of the following?
 
  A) Panic disorder
  B) Schizophrenia
  C) Delusi

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hhdgshfd

A nurse is preparing a presentation for an adolescent and young adult community group about ...

A nurse is preparing a presentation for an adolescent and young adult community group about ...

A nurse is preparing a presentation for an adolescent and young adult community group about stalking. Which group would the nurse identify as having the highest risk of being stalked?
 
  A) Boys and young men, ages 12 to 21 year

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AngieWonders

The increase in the current use of SSRIs compared to tricyclic antidepressants occurred because ...

The increase in the current use of SSRIs compared to tricyclic antidepressants occurred because ...

The increase in the current use of SSRIs compared to tricyclic antidepressants occurred because SSRIs:
 
  a. have less troublesome side effects
  b. target rare types of depression
  c. are less expensive

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nyke50@yahoo.co

The link between agoraphobia and panic disorder is:

The link between agoraphobia and panic disorder is:

The link between agoraphobia and panic disorder is:
 
  a. strong
  b. moderate
  c. weak
  d. nonexistent

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Lizamarie

A patient with end-stage renal disease does not want further aggressive treatment but is reluctant ...

A patient with end-stage renal disease does not want further aggressive treatment but is reluctant ...

A patient with end-stage renal disease does not want further aggressive treatment but is reluctant to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The nurse would help the patient to understand that life-sustaining treatment includes maintaining:
 

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Thegameishere

When a terminally ill patient is attempting to make the decision to withhold further treatment, the ...

When a terminally ill patient is attempting to make the decision to withhold further treatment, the ...

When a terminally ill patient is attempting to make the decision to withhold further treatment, the nurse would indicate that which medication would no longer be prescribed if treatment were to be withheld?
 
  a. Antibiotics

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KarltonOne

The community mental health nurse is told about a person who lives under a covered bridge in the ...

The community mental health nurse is told about a person who lives under a covered bridge in the ...

The community mental health nurse is told about a person who lives under a covered bridge in the community. When the nurse finds this client, he tells her that he owns the bridge because he is king of the county.
 
  He obtains h

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hswearingen

Having two leaders working together within the same group results in all EXCEPT which of the ...

Having two leaders working together within the same group results in all EXCEPT which of the ...

Having two leaders working together within the same group results in all EXCEPT which of the following?
 
  a. group participants observing a collaborative and positive adult-to-adult relationship
  b. differing perspec

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BhavanPahuja

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client who has schizoaffective disorder. The nurse should ...

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client who has schizoaffective disorder. The nurse should ...

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client who has schizoaffective disorder. The nurse should assess the client's level of anxiety and reactions to stressful situations because this:
 
  A) Can determine the client's outcomes

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KarltonOne

A patient who was hospitalized after a serious suicide attempt is scheduled to be discharged to ...

A patient who was hospitalized after a serious suicide attempt is scheduled to be discharged to ...

A patient who was hospitalized after a serious suicide attempt is scheduled to be discharged to home. During the hospitalization the patient has been compliant with all aspects of the treatment plan.
 
  It is reasonable to belie

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RNstudent312

The major difference between self-injury and suicide lies in whether the patient has:

The major difference between self-injury and suicide lies in whether the patient has:

The major difference between self-injury and suicide lies in whether the patient has:
 
  a. a need to control or a need to be controlled.
  b. the wish to relieve tension or the wish to die.
  c. been diagnos

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cb26

An older adult reports that I know that I'm not the cheerful person I used to be but that's just a ...

An older adult reports that I know that I'm not the cheerful person I used to be but that's just a ...

An older adult reports that I know that I'm not the cheerful person I used to be but that's just a part of growing old.. Using a psychological theoretical framework, the nurse might respond:
 
  a. When your life focuses on posit

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kevinalex19

A nurse has just completed a suicide risk assessment of a 76-year-old widowed man. In addition to ...

A nurse has just completed a suicide risk assessment of a 76-year-old widowed man. In addition to ...

A nurse has just completed a suicide risk assessment of a 76-year-old widowed man. In addition to documenting the presence or absence of suicidal thoughts, plan, and means, the nurse should also document all which of the following:
 

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rochetboy918

A couple arrives at a mental health clinic because the wife is concerned about some of her ...

A couple arrives at a mental health clinic because the wife is concerned about some of her ...

A couple arrives at a mental health clinic because the wife is concerned about some of her husband's behavior.
 
  She relates to the nurse, I have found him several times looking across the courtyard with binoculars and snooping

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rochetboy918

In screening people for bulimia nervosa, the nurse would question the person about:

In screening people for bulimia nervosa, the nurse would question the person about:

In screening people for bulimia nervosa, the nurse would question the person about:
 
  a. satisfaction with eating patterns and eating in secret
  b. relationships with others and eating with others
  c. chil

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Scotlanddhdnzh

An adolescent relates a mutual masturbatory experience to a nurse and says, I think I'm a ...

An adolescent relates a mutual masturbatory experience to a nurse and says, I think I'm a ...

An adolescent relates a mutual masturbatory experience to a nurse and says, I think I'm a homosexual.. Which statement by the nurse with respect to the patient's development stage is most appropriate?
 
  a. Adolescence is the co

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hadbeen19

A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about healthy behaviors. Which of the following ...

A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about healthy behaviors. Which of the following ...

A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about healthy behaviors.
 
  Which of the following activities do you anticipate she would tell the class would help prevent them from experiencing anxiety and depression when the

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cb26

The nurse is counseling a family with two parents and two children, ages 8 and 10 years. The mother ...

The nurse is counseling a family with two parents and two children, ages 8 and 10 years. The mother ...

The nurse is counseling a family with two parents and two children, ages 8 and 10 years. The mother complains that the children are constantly fighting and have intense sibling rivalry.
 
  When statement would be most appropriat

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kevinalex19

A 27-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia lives at home with both parents. A nurse is helping the ...

A 27-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia lives at home with both parents. A nurse is helping the ...

A 27-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia lives at home with both parents. A nurse is helping the family become better prepared to work with their child. Which nursing intervention would be most beneficial?
 
  a. Having the fam

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zecoolest

Psychoanalysts have theorized that persons with paranoid personality disorder experienced, in ...

Psychoanalysts have theorized that persons with paranoid personality disorder experienced, in ...

Psychoanalysts have theorized that persons with paranoid personality disorder experienced, in childhood, a parent who was:
 
  a. smothering, doing everything for the child so the child lacked independence
  b. controll

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kevinalex19

A patient has just received information regarding the goals of a partial-hospitalization program. ...

A patient has just received information regarding the goals of a partial-hospitalization program. ...

A patient has just received information regarding the goals of a partial-hospitalization program. Which statement best indicates patient understanding?
 
  a. I think that the partial-hospitalization program will provide a good i

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kbara1

To conduct research based on family intervention, the researcher would focus on the family as a unit ...

To conduct research based on family intervention, the researcher would focus on the family as a unit ...

To conduct research based on family intervention, the researcher would focus on the family as a unit or system to better understand family:
 
  a. roles.
  b. economics.
  c. ethnicity.
  d. function

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scottyb115511

Which of the following is designed to capture clinical information behind the scenes for use in ...

Which of the following is designed to capture clinical information behind the scenes for use in ...

Which of the following is designed to capture clinical information behind the scenes for use in computerized health records?
 
  a. DSM-IV-TR c. ICD-9
  b. SNOMED-CT d. NMDS

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EYOUNG115

You are working with a young adult who has been going through treatment for alcohol abuse. You refer ...

You are working with a young adult who has been going through treatment for alcohol abuse. You refer ...

You are working with a young adult who has been going through treatment for alcohol abuse. You refer him to Alcoholics Anonymous, where by working the 12-step program he will come to learn that responsibility for his recovery:
 
 

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callie0714