A patient is to have a dexamethasone suppression test in the morning. Which statement should be included in patient teaching?
a. This test will determine whether or not you are clinically depressed.
b. This test is like a computed tomography scan. It will take about 20 minutes and will be painless.
c. You will be given an injection; then, blood and urine samples will be collected.
d. You will not be allowed to eat or drink after midnight, and a fasting blood sample will be collected in the morning.
Question 2A nurse caring for a person diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder expects which assessment findings?
a. Impulsive, restless, socially aggressive behavior
b. Few interactions with others; little verbalization
c. Magical thinking; suspicious, odd behavior
d. Distrustful, cold, often angry behaviors
Question 3A patient who started taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) 3 days ago says, This medicine isn't working. The nurse's best intervention would be to
a. explain the time lag before antidepressants relieve symptoms.
b. reassure the patient that the medication will be effective soon.
c. critically assess the patient for lessening symptoms.
d. explore the patient's self-concept.
Question 4The nurse working with a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder expects
a. grief and social isolation.
b. withdrawal and social avoidance.
c. mood shifts, impulsivity, and manipulation.
d. seductiveness, grandiosity, and overreaction.
Question 5The medical record notes that a newly admitted depressed patient has delusional thoughts. Which statement by this patient is most likely?
a. I am a presidential advisor.
b. Cancer is rotting my body.
c. There are aliens chasing me.
d. I discovered a cure for cancer.
Question 6Which nursing diagnosis is almost universally applicable to persons with depression?
a. Ineffective denial
b. Disturbed body image
c. Chronic low self-esteem
d. Risk for other-directed violence
Question 7A patient has had long-term conflicts with two siblings over their parents' wills
The patient reacts quickly with anger, suspicious that the siblings are plotting to take all the inheritance. These characteristics are most consistent with which personality disorder?
a. Schizoid
b. Paranoid
c. Borderline
d. Narcissistic
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