A major side effect of concern for a patient taking St. John's Wort with an MAOI is
What is hypterension
100
When caring for a client diagnosed with PTSD. Name a realistic goal should be included in this client's plan of care?
What is adequate sleep without medication use.
100
A client who creates elaborate excuses for not leaving home for 6 months and is fearful of leaving home has this diagnosis.
What is agoraphobia?
100
Thought process disorders characterized by bizarre, nonreality thinking is indicative of the most profound, disabling mental illness, which is:
What is schizophrenia?
100
The nurse recognizes that a severe form of self-starvation that can lead to death is called:
What is anorexia nervosa?
200
A home health nurse cautions the patient taking lithium that she should be sure to:
What is have her blood drug level checked monthly?
200
The nurse clarifies that dementia is a slow, progressive loss of brain function, which is an organic mental disease secondary to:
What is cerebral disease
200
The client with schizophrenic positive behaviors may include, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. The prognosis for these patients is:
What is good.
200
Which risk factor for eating disorders comes up most often in the history of an adolescent with an eating disorder?
What is dieting?
200
When reviewing the assessment data of a 15 year old suffering with bulemia, what characteristic physical finding will the nurse likely find?
What is erosion of dental enamel?
300
A patient who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) asks the nurse about the addition of St. John’s wort to help with his depression. The nurse’s best response is:
What is hypertension?
300
A patient with a neurosis differs from one with a psychosis in that the patient experiencing neurosis:
What is senses there is an emotional problem.
300
An extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects is called
What is trauma?
300
The nurse explains that an alternative therapy that uses essential oils to help a patient relax and focuses on the atmosphere of the moment is ______________.
What is aromatherapy?
300
During the initial physical examination, the nurse is most likely to detect which finding related to anorexia?
What is growth of fine body hair?
400
If a client suffering from domestic violence is typical of other victims who remain in abusive relationships, what is the client most likely to believe?
What is the client can prevent the battering behavior?
400
Describe the possible causes of delirium in the elderly.
What is taking multiple medications which could cause toxicity or adverse reactions?
400
Name a good snack combination for a patient with Alzheimers disease who wanders.
What is protein and complex carbs.
400
The activity of taking an inpatient out to look at wildflowers is most appropriate for a patient with which of the psychiatric disorders?
What is a patient with depression?
400
When a patient who introduces herself as a famous movie star and treats everyone and everything in the environment as if it were a movie set, the nurse documents this behavior as:
What is delusional thinking?
500
Name 4 classifications of medications that have been known to precipitate delirium?
What are Hb-receptor antagonists, antineoplastic agents, antihypertensives and corticosteroids
500
The nursing implication for a patient taking an antidepressant is to observe for
What is suicidal ideation?
500
When the adolescent begins to demonstrate lack of energy and motivation and withdraws, complaining of multiple physical problems, it may be that this is the beginning of a stage of schizophrenia called:
What is prodromal?
500
When discussing obesity, the client states, "I can't help being overweight, it's in my genes." This is an example of using the defense mechanism of
What is rationalization?
500
A young lady with meningitis spikes a temperature of 105 F and begins to hallucinate. The nurse recognizes this as