Mental Health Exam 1

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Mental Health Exam 1 1. A fully developed outcome for a client goal would include: (SATA) Attainable for client, measurable terms and time sensitive 2. The nurse understands a client could be at ... risk for serotonin syndrome when taking which of the following medications in addition to over the counter medications or herbal supplements? -Sertraline 3. A 4-year-old child grabstoys from siblings, saying “I want that toy now!”. The siblings cry and the child’s parents become upset with the behavior. Using Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child behavior as a product of impulses originating in the: -Id 4. Which expected client outcome should a nurse identify as being correctly formulated? - Client will initiate interaction with one peer during free time within 2 days. 5. A voluntarily hospitalized patient tellsthe nurse, “Get me the formsfor discharge against medical advice so I can leave now. “Which is the nurse’s best response? -I will get them for you, but lets talk about your decision to leave treatment 6. The client is being admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit. The nurse conducts a mental status examination. Which of the following items are included in this examination? -Appearance, mood and effect, thought and cognition 7. A client with schizophrenia has recently begun a new medication, clozapine (Clozaril). Which signs and symptoms of a potentially fatal side effect will the nurse teach the client about? -blurring vision and muscular weakness 8. Which information suggests that caution is necessary in prescribing a benzodiazepine to an anxious client? -The client has a history of alcohol dependence 9. A brother calls to speak to his sister who has been admitted to the psychiatric unit. The nurse connects home to the community phone and the sister is summoned. Later the nurse realizes that the brother was not on the client’s approved call list. What law has the nurse broken? -The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) [Show More]

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