new q's
A 2006 survey indicates a ____% increase in elder abuse.
19
A nurse is overheard by a family member of a client discussing the condition of the client. This nurse is in violation of..
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
When educating a client being treated with lithium, which item(s) in his or her diet should be monitored or avoided?
Hot dogs and ham
What is the main issue for adolescents with anorexia?
Control
Which of the following are included in the continuum of self-protective responses?
Goal setting, self-injury, growth-promoting risk taking, supportive communications, self-enhancement, suicide, depression
Self-injury, growth-promoting risk taking, suicide, self-enhancement.
A male client is transsexual and decides to become a female through major surgery and hormonal therapy. The nurse informs the client that this process may be delayed for as long as _____ years.
2
Routine health screenings, regular educational discussions, and support groups are nursing responsibilities that are:
Preventative
The CMA is administering an antianxiety medication to a client. Monitoring side effects is the responsibility of which member of the healthcare team?
Nurse
Which disorder is associated with persons with a body weight that is normal or even slightly above average?
Bulimia
In order to be actively involved in a plan of care, the client must demonstrate which of the following responsibilities?
Education, responsibility, truthfulness, acceptance, cooperation
Responsibility, cooperation, truthfulness.
A client seen in the emergency department is noted to be stuporous. Which of the following assessment findings would be of most concern:
Elevated blood pressure, new exercise routine, elevated cholesterol levels, painting furniture in a windowless room.
Painting furniture in a windowless room
Families without a home now make up _______% of the homeless population in the United States.
38
A class of drugs that are commonly prescribed for cardiac arrhythmias but also have been found to be effective treatment for social phobias
Beta-blockers
The persistent eating of nonfood items such as clay, laundry starch, insects, leaves, or pebbles that lasts for longer than 1 month is called:
Pica
Which treatments are used in biologically based practice?
Herbal supplements, aromatherapy, dietary supplements, EDTA
Herbal supplements, aromatherapy, dietary supplements.
What percentage of the population has reached 65 years of age?
13%
A treatment team member works with a client who is living in a residential treatment facility with a diagnosis of severe paranoid schizophrenia. The team member who collaborates with the physician to coordinate the client’s therapy and medications and necessary referrals is the:
Nurse case manager
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are most health care providers’ drug of choice for the treatment of depression because..
The side effects are more manageable
The average age for onset of anorexia nervosa is..
17yrs old
Psychobiology theory considers the causes of mental illness to be which of the following:
Social setting, unmet needs, genetics, neurotransmitter activity, immune system dysfunction
Immune system dysfunction, neurotransmitter activity, and genetics
The nurse must be alert to signs of suicidal thoughts with clients in whom major depressive disorders have been diagnosed because approximately _____ die from suicide.
15%
Each complaint of people with HIV/AIDS must be investigated carefully because CNS problems can be mistaken for..
Delusions, compulsions, psychiatric problems, anxiety
Psychiatric problems
The name of a side effect that can occur while a client is taking an antipsychotic medication, causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion, and agitation.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Which are key features of anorexia nervosa?
Purging, excessive lax use, introverted personality, severe weight loss, hunger is denied
Hunger is denied, introverted personality, severe weight loss.
Cultural assessments allow the health care provider to understand the unique beliefs a client may have regarding mental illness and how they cope. Key areas to assess include which of the following:
Social orientation, defense mechanisms, biological orientation, communication, space & territory
Social orientation, space & territory, communication, and biological orientation