NU 400-Exam3_week9_mental Health Psychiatry Proctored Exam(St Joseph's College Of Maine)

A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at others. The nurse intervenes immediately in a calm manner to prevent the client from moving to which phase of the aggression cy

In the psychiatric setting, what is the most effective intervention in preventing the hostile client's behavior from escalating to physical aggression?

A client with a history of explosive outbursts becomes angry and states, "I am really getting angry.” The nurse sees this behavior as:

Which of the following is the best explanation for why family violence tends to occur over multiple generations of families?

A woman is in treatment for an anxiety disorder. Her history reveals that she was sexually abused repeatedly by her husband. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate in relation to th

A female college student comes to the counseling center and tells the nurse she is afraid of her boyfriend. She states, "He is so jealous and overprotective; he wants to know where I am and who I'm wi

The client asks the nurse, "What does somatization mean?" How should the nurse reply?

The husband of a woman with a somatic symptom illness asks the nurse why the doctors cannot find anything wrong with her. What is the appropriate explanation for the nurse to offer?

The client states, "I can’t go to group today. I have a very upset stomach this morning." Which would be the nurse's most appropriate response?

Which statement would indicate to the nurse that the client understands somatic symptom illness?

A newly graduated nurse is scheduled to take the NCLEX-RN® examination in three days. On awakening today, the graduate cannot see anything at all but tells fellow classmates, "Oh, don't worry; it

The nurse knows that which of the following statements is true about stress and anxiety?

A client who suffers from frequent panic attacks describes the attack as feeling disconnected from himself. The nurse notes in the client's chart that the client reports experiencing:

Lorazepam, an anxiolytic agent, has been prescribed for a client. Which of the following statements by the client would indicate to the nurse that client education about this medication has been effec

A client experiences panic attacks when confronted with riding in elevators. The therapist is teaching the client ways to relax while incrementally exposing the client to getting on an elevator. This

Which of the following interventions would be most effective for friends and family members to implement in order to boost the self-esteem of a person who has just experienced trauma or abuse?

When working with a client with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who experiences frequent flashbacks, what intervention should the nurse include?

What is the major difference between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder?

Three years after the death of her father in an ICU, the infection prevention nurse was visiting an ICU in a different hospital to complete a chart review. At one point, the nurse looked at a bed cont

The traumatized client has suddenly changed demeanor and voice pitch. Which of the following is true about the use of touch with a client with dissociative identity disorder?

Which of the following statements by the nurse would be most appropriate to a colleague who very quietly and numbly tells the nurse that she had arrived at the scene of an automobile-pedestrian accide

The nurse observes a client who is becoming increasingly upset. He is pacing rapidly, hyperventilating, clenching his jaw, and pounding his fist into the palm of his opposite hand. Upon approach he ap

Nursing interventions for a hospitalized client with PTSD include:

When assessing a client with anxiety, the nurse's questions should be:

The best goal for a client learning a relaxation technique is that the client will: