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When assessing orientation, the nurse completes the assessment by asking which questions? Select all that apply. Correct response:  "What is your name?"  "Can you tell me where you are?"  "What day of the week is it?"

The nurse is performing an assessment of a client with a psychiatric illness. The nurse has 10 cards with different inkblot shapes. Which test is the nurse about to perform? Correct response:  The Rorschach Test

As the nurse is conducting an interview with a client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the client states, “Bunnies are cute as a button, buttons are on my shirt, shirts can be bought in a store.” Which is a term used to describe this thought process? Correct response:  Loose associations

Asking the client to complete serial sevens assesses what? Correct response:  Concentration

A nurse is conducting an interview with a psychiatric–mental health client and notices the client is using made-up words. This is known as what? Correct response:  Neologisms

The psychiatric nurse correctly identifies the client's form of communication as circumstantiality when the client does what? Correct response:  Provides long, irrelevant explanations when asked why the client abuses alcohol.

Which is the most effective way in which the nurse can assess the progress of a client’s mental status based on the expected outcome of the therapeutic plan? Correct response:  Evaluation

During a conversation, the client states, “It's raining outside and raining in my heart. Did you know that St. Valentine used to visit jails? I've never been to jail.” The nurse can correctly identify this thought process as what? Correct response:  Flight of ideas

A nurse is seeing a client for a weekly therapeutic session in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. The client discloses to the nurse that the client often has thoughts about killing a neighbor. What should be the nurse's first response? Correct response:  Warn the client's neighbor and report to the authorities.

A nurse is assessing a hospitalized client who is hearing voices due to psychosis. The client is easily distracted, and this is creating a barrier to completing the assessment. What is the most effective way for the nurse to proceed? Correct response:

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Complete the assessment in several short interactions.

Which would not be included as a purpose of the psychosocial assessment? Correct response:  Previous compliance with treatment regimen

The nurse is caring for a client who has recently developed psychomotor retardation. Based on this information, which behavior would the nurse expect to see in this client? Correct response:  Slowness of body movements

A psychiatric–mental health nurse is feeling highly anxious before conducting an interview with a client. The nurse's experience of anxiety will impact the client assessment in which way? Correct response:  It will be detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the nurse's focus and

attention. The nurse is performing an assessment of a client with psychiatric illness. The nurse documents that the client has a restricted affect. Which behavior of the client is indicative of restricted affect? Choose the best answer. Correct response:  The client displays only one type of facial expression.

During assessment of a client with schizophrenia, the nurse notes the client has ideas of reference. Which statement of the client would have led the nurse to conclude this? Correct response:  “The news of the terrorist attack is directed to me. The terrorists are trying to

warn me.” The nurse finds that the client is constantly rubbing the hands. Under which component of psychosocial assessment should the nurse document this finding? Correct response:  The general assessment and motor behavior component

A client with psychosis who was recently admitted to a psychiatric unit says to the nurse, “The car is red. Are you ready for lunch? My head is hurting. Dogs bark loud.” The client is exhibiting which type of speech? Correct response:  Loose associations

While conducting an interview with a psychiatric–mental health client, the nurse is observing the client's facial expressions and nonverbal cues. What are these physical manifestations known as? Correct response:  Affect

Of the following clinical information, which one would be the most important in determining whether the client would be diagnosed with a mental disorder? Correct response:  The client is unable to continue school work and has been sitting on the client's

bed for 3 days.

During an assessment, which would be the most important question topic? Correct response:  Suicidal ideation

When conducting a psycho-social assessment, the nurse inquires about the client's social supports. In order to effectively do this, which does the nurse need to explore? Correct response:  The length and quality of relationships

When a client talks about the recent loss of a family member while laughing or smiling, this type of affect would be labeled as what? Correct response:  Inappropriate

The nurse has entered a hospital client's room and asked the client if the client plans to attend the morning's scheduled group life-skills session. Which response should signal the presence of thought blocking to the nurse? Correct response:  “I might. I'll give it some…”

The nurse is preparing a psychosocial assessment for use with clients with various mental health conditions. For which group of clients should the nurse include mostly closed-ended questions? Correct response:  Clients with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

A young adult client is brought to the outpatient mental health clinic by the client's father. The client was diagnosed with schizophrenia 6 months ago and has been taking medication since. The father reports the client continues to hear voices despite adhering to the medication. Which term best describes the client’s abnormality of perception? Correct response:  Hallucination

Which client behavior would the nurse document as being an automatism? Correct response:  drumming one's fingers on the table top

When assessing a client who has been referred to the outpatient mental health clinic with symptoms of depression, the psychiatric nurse should closely observe the client's affect and which assessment component? Correct response:  Physical appearance

What is the most significant benefit of using Beck's Depression Inventory in evidencebased nursing practice? Correct response:  It is a standardized, reliable depression tool.

A nurse has been asked to complete a mental status examination of a psychiatric–mental health client. Which is a necessary component of this assessment? Correct response:

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Evaluation of insight and judgment

Which statement by the client best demonstrates a healthy relationship with family? Correct response:  "I feel better after I visit with my Mom."

A nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment of the client. Which questions asked by the nurse can be identified as open ended? Select all that apply. Correct response:  “How can we help you?”  “How did your problems begin?”...