A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder to an acute care unit

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Sample Questions

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disorder. The client is routinely late for or absent from community group

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meetings. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate for thehelping the client to improve this behavior?While observing a group therapy, a nurse recognizes that a client is behavingin a way suggestive of Dependent Personality Disorder. Which of thefollowing behaviors is consistent with this condition?The Client Needs ExcessiveExternal Imput To MakeEveryday Decisions.

A nurse is caring for a client who has Antisocial Personality Disorder and isreceiving behavioral therapy through operant conditioning. Which if thefollowing client behaviors indicates the effectiveness of the therapy?

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A nurse is evaluating a care plan for a client who has an AntisocialPersonality Disorder. Which of the following client actions indicates he ismaking progress in treatments?

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A nurse is admitting a client with Antisocial Personality Disorder to an acutecare unit. The client is admitted due to court order after stealing anddestroying a car. whihc of the following behaviors shoudl the nurse expect the

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client to display?A nurse is planning care for a client who has Borderline Personality Disorderwho self-mutilates which of the following treatment approcahes should the

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nurse plan the take?.A nurse came for a client who hasschizophrenia. The client states myinternal organs have turned to stone. Todocument this finding is which of the

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following types of delusions

A nurse is evaluating a care plan for a client who has anAntisocial Personality Disorder. Which of the followingclient actions indicates he is making progress intreatments? (Select All That Apply)Assisting Another Client WithFilling Out a Menu,Requesting A Weekend, PassTo Go Home.

A nurse is admitting a client with Antisocial PersonalityDisorder to an acute care unit. The client is admitted due tocourt order after stealing and destroying a car. whihc of

the following behaviors shoudl the nurse expect the clientto display?A nurse is planning care for a client who has Borderline

Personality Disorder who self-mutilates which of the

following treatment approcahes should the nurse plan thetake?.A nurse is assessing a client with Borderline Personality

Disorder, what is expected?A nurse is about to administer clozapine to a client who has schizophrenia .

The client asks "Will this medication make me sleepy?" The nurse explains tothe client that the medication can make her sleepy but it also has therapeuticeffects. Which of the following ethical concepts is the nurse promoting?A nurse is assisting with a mental status examination for a client who hasschizophrenia. Which of the following statements provides information about

the clients ability to think abstractly?A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized for antisocial personalitydisorder. The client is routinely late for or absent from community group

meetings. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate for thehelping the client to improve this behavior?A nurse in a community center is caring for a client who has a histrionic

personality disorder. Which of the following clinical findings should thenurse expect?A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting.

When the nurse questions the client regarding his admission, the client states,"I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to bed!" The nurse should document theclient's speech pattern as which of the following?A client who has paranoid schizophrenia is attending a treatment planningconference with a family member. During the discussion of the medicationadherence portion of the plan, the nurse notices that the family member seemsdistracted. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?