The client on Haldol has pill rolling tremors and muscle rigidity. He is likely manifesting: A. Tardive dyskinesia B. Pseudoparkinsonism C. Akinesia D. Dystonia Correct Answer: B. Pseudoparkinsonism Pseudoparkinsonism is a side effect of antipsychotic drugs characterized by mask-like faces, pill-rolling tremors, muscle rigidity. Patients with this… Read More »
The client is very hostile toward one of the staff for no apparent reason. The client is manifesting: A. Splitting B. Transference C. Countertransference D. Resistance Correct Answer: B. Transference Transference is a positive or negative feeling associated with a significant person in the client’s past that… Read More »
Situation: An 18-year-old female is sexually attacked while on her way home from work. She was brought to the hospital by her mother. Rape is an example of which type of crisis: A. Situational B. Adventitious C. Developmental D. Internal Correct Answer: B. Adventitious Adventitious crisis is… Read More »
During the initial care of rape victims, the following are to be considered except: A. Assure privacy. B. Touch the client to show acceptance and empathy. C. Accompany the client to the examination room. D. Maintain a non-judgmental approach. Correct Answer: B. Touch the client to show acceptance… Read More »
The nurse acts as a patient advocate when she does one of the following: A. She encourages the client to express her feelings regarding her experience. B. She assesses the client for injuries. C. She postpones the physical assessment until the client is calm. D. Explains to the client that her… Read More »
Crisis intervention carried out to the client has this primary goal: A. Assist the client to express her feelings. B. Help her identify her resources. C. Support her adaptive coping skills. D. Help her return to her pre-rape level of function. Correct Answer: D. Help her return… Read More »
Five months after the incident the client complains of difficulty to concentrate, poor appetite, inability to sleep and guilt. She is likely suffering from: A. Adjustment disorder B. Somatoform Disorder C. Generalized Anxiety Disorder D. Post-traumatic disorder Correct Answer: D. Post-traumatic disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder is characterized… Read More »
Situation: A 29-year-old client newly diagnosed with breast cancer is pacing, with rapid speech headache and inability to focus on what the doctor was saying. The nurse assesses the level of anxiety as: A. Mild B. Moderate C. Severe D. Panic Correct Answer: C. Severe The client’s… Read More »
A person with antisocial personality disorder has difficulty relating to others because of never having learned to: A. Count on others. B. Empathize with others. C. Be dependent on others. D. Communicate with others socially. Correct Answer: B. Empathize with others. The lack of superego control allows… Read More »
Anxiety is caused by: A. An objective threat. B. A subjectively perceived threat. C. Hostility turned to the self. D. Masked depression. Correct Answer: B. A subjectively perceived threat. Anxiety is caused by a subjectively perceived threat. Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders, with… Read More »