Question 1

Which behavior best supports the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in an 8-year-old child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cries when separated from his mother or father 
B)  Refuses to pick up toys as instructed by his parents 
C)  Is fascinated with spinning and moving toys and objects 
D)  Can concentrate on school work for only very short periods of time 
A)  Cries when separated from his mother or father 
B)  Refuses to pick up toys as instructed by his parents 
C)  Is fascinated with spinning and moving toys and objects 
D)  Can concentrate on school work for only very short periods of time

Question 2

Which intervention will best help a teenager manage aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering prescribed medication as ordered 
B)  Supporting the patient's interest in writing poetry 
C)  Reenacting situations that may trigger aggression 
D)  Providing information on anger management techniques 
A)  Administering prescribed medication as ordered 
B)  Supporting the patient's interest in writing poetry 
C)  Reenacting situations that may trigger aggression 
D)  Providing information on anger management techniques

Question 3

Which intervention would qualify as primary prevention of violent behaviors in children and adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forbidding the child to continue friendships with violent peers 
B)  Limiting exposure to violence on TV, video, and computer games 
C)  Seeking counseling for a child who has been experimenting with drugs 
D)  Showing a unified approach to parenting when dealing with a violent child 
A)  Forbidding the child to continue friendships with violent peers 
B)  Limiting exposure to violence on TV, video, and computer games 
C)  Seeking counseling for a child who has been experimenting with drugs 
D)  Showing a unified approach to parenting when dealing with a violent child

Question 4

Which description is characteristic of an impulsive child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacing and speaking in a very loud, disruptive voice 
B)  Frequently talking about hearing voices telling him what to do 
C)  Running out into the street regardless of frequent instruction to look both ways first 
D)  Having a difficult time concentrating on reading since his attention is easily diverted 
A)  Pacing and speaking in a very loud, disruptive voice 
B)  Frequently talking about hearing voices telling him what to do 
C)  Running out into the street regardless of frequent instruction to look both ways first 
D)  Having a difficult time concentrating on reading since his attention is easily diverted

Question 5

Which intervention will best help minimize parental guilt in the family of a child diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helping them to develop realistic expectations for their child 
B)  Educating them on the need to provide the child with boundaries 
C)  Providing them with information regarding locally available services 
D)  Encouraging them to use respite care periodically to allow for downtime 
A)  Helping them to develop realistic expectations for their child 
B)  Educating them on the need to provide the child with boundaries 
C)  Providing them with information regarding locally available services 
D)  Encouraging them to use respite care periodically to allow for downtime

Question 6

When discussing depression and suicide with parents of teenagers,the nurse is accurate in reporting that the most common method used in late adolescent suicide is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hanging 
B)  Firearms 
C)  Oral poisoning 
D)  Drug overdose 
A)  Hanging 
B)  Firearms 
C)  Oral poisoning 
D)  Drug overdose

Question 7

The nursing diagnosis that would be universally applicable for children with autistic disorder would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk for constipation related to odd eating habits 
B)  Chronic low self-esteem related to negative social feedback 
C)  Impaired social interaction related to inability to relate to others 
D)  Disturbed thought processes related a neurological dysfunction 
A)  Risk for constipation related to odd eating habits 
B)  Chronic low self-esteem related to negative social feedback 
C)  Impaired social interaction related to inability to relate to others 
D)  Disturbed thought processes related a neurological dysfunction

Which behavior best supports the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in an 8-year-old child?

Which intervention will best help a teenager manage aggressive behavior?

Which intervention would qualify as primary prevention of violent behaviors in children and adolescents?

Which description is characteristic of an impulsive child?

Which intervention will best help minimize parental guilt in the family of a child diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder?

When discussing depression and suicide with parents of teenagers,the nurse is accurate in reporting that the most common method used in late adolescent suicide is:

The nursing diagnosis that would be universally applicable for children with autistic disorder would be:

Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and Trends

Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Communication: Interviews and Interventions

Adaptation to Stress

Neurobiology in Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Human Development Across the Life Span

Culture, Ethnicity, and Spirituality

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar, and Adjustment Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Sleep Disorders: Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Sexual Disorders: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias

Crisis: Theory and Intervention

Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Violence: Anger, Abuse, and Aggression

Forensic Nursing

Psychopharmacology

Therapies: Theory and Clinical Practice

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Grief: In Loss and Death

Mental and Emotional Responses to Medical Illness

Community Mental Health Nursing for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

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Exam 17: Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Which behavior best supports the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in an 8-year-old child?

Which intervention will best help a teenager manage aggressive behavior?

Which intervention would qualify as primary prevention of violent behaviors in children and adolescents?

Which description is characteristic of an impulsive child?

Which intervention will best help minimize parental guilt in the family of a child diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder?

When discussing depression and suicide with parents of teenagers,the nurse is accurate in reporting that the most common method used in late adolescent suicide is:

The nursing diagnosis that would be universally applicable for children with autistic disorder would be:

Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and Trends

Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Communication: Interviews and Interventions

Adaptation to Stress

Neurobiology in Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Human Development Across the Life Span

Culture, Ethnicity, and Spirituality

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar, and Adjustment Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Sleep Disorders: Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Sexual Disorders: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias

Crisis: Theory and Intervention

Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Violence: Anger, Abuse, and Aggression

Forensic Nursing

Psychopharmacology

Therapies: Theory and Clinical Practice

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Grief: In Loss and Death

Mental and Emotional Responses to Medical Illness

Community Mental Health Nursing for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

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