Chapter 39, Clients With Medical Illnesses Video Solutions, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Problem 1

When describing adjustment disorders to the class, the nursing instructor identifies which of the following as crucial to this diagnosis?
a. An identifiable stressor
b. Evidence of a mood change
c. Fear of separation
d. Violation of another's rights

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Problem 2

A client is diagnosed with a psychotic disorder caused by a general medical condition. Which of the following would the nurse most likely expect to assess?
a. Mental status changes
b. Anxiety
c. Depression
d. Paranoid delusions

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Problem 3

A client has temporal lobe epilepsy. Which of the following would be least likely?
a. Hyper-religiosity
b. Dementia
c. Hypergraphia
d. Psychosis

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Numerade Educator

Problem 4

Which of the following would be least appropriate to include when developing the plan of care for a client with an adjustment disorder and his family?
a. Reassuring them that this is often a natural reaction to a new situation
b. Offering suggestions to the client and family about possible support groups
c. Telling them that it may take quite a long time for this condition to resolve
d. Informing them that their coping ability is being challenged by the client's condition

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Problem 5

After reviewing information about emotional reactions and infertility, which of the following would the nurse identify as most accurate?
a. Evidence supports that lower stress levels seem to improve natural fertility.
b. Psychological problems facing infertile clients typically relate to one area.
c. Men and women react similarly to fertility treatment successes and failures.
d. Much research has been done to evaluate the meaning of infertility among cultural groups.

Joanna Quigley

Numerade Educator