Question 1

Which intervention would the nurse implement when a patient's frontal lobe is affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educating the patient on the affects of dopamine 
B)  Helping the patient identify reasons for crying 
C)  Assessing the patient for any suicidal ideations 
D)  Evaluating the affects of medication on motivation 
A)  Educating the patient on the affects of dopamine 
B)  Helping the patient identify reasons for crying 
C)  Assessing the patient for any suicidal ideations 
D)  Evaluating the affects of medication on motivation

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with cancer of the prostate was admitted after his wife reported he was trying to mix a lethal dose of medications and alcohol to drink.Which patient outcome is a priority to this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patient will participate in all unit activities. 
B)  Patient will recognize that depression is treatable. 
C)  Patient will learn ways to handle his unresolved anger. 
D)  Patient will admit to suicidal thoughts when asked by staff. 
A)  Patient will participate in all unit activities. 
B)  Patient will recognize that depression is treatable. 
C)  Patient will learn ways to handle his unresolved anger. 
D)  Patient will admit to suicidal thoughts when asked by staff.

Question 3

Which statement by a young adult would alert the nurse to increased suicide risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I have a necktie in my room that I can use to hang myself." 
B)  "If I fail one more class, I'm going to have to think about ending it." 
C)  "When I leave home to live on my own, I'm going to buy myself a gun." 
D)  "When I took two bottles of Mom's pills, I had to have my stomach pumped." 
A)  "I have a necktie in my room that I can use to hang myself." 
B)  "If I fail one more class, I'm going to have to think about ending it." 
C)  "When I leave home to live on my own, I'm going to buy myself a gun." 
D)  "When I took two bottles of Mom's pills, I had to have my stomach pumped."

Question 4

Which statement made by a patient who attempted suicide 5 days ago would cause the nurse to observe his behavior more closely?

Accepted Answer

A)  "When I'm discharged, maybe my son will let me stay with him." 
B)  "I'm not sure I will ever really enjoy the things we did before I lost her." 
C)  "It puzzles me that anyone would want to kill themselves but I certainly did." 
D)  "My wife and I would have celebrated our thirty-sixth wedding anniversary today." 
A)  "When I'm discharged, maybe my son will let me stay with him." 
B)  "I'm not sure I will ever really enjoy the things we did before I lost her." 
C)  "It puzzles me that anyone would want to kill themselves but I certainly did." 
D)  "My wife and I would have celebrated our thirty-sixth wedding anniversary today."

Question 5

The health care team is planning care for a patient hospitalized following a suicide attempt.Which statement by a team member should serve as a basis for planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt is at low risk for another attempt." 
B)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt is at very high risk for another attempt." 
C)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt requires ongoing assessment to determine the level of risk." 
D)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt may be at risk for 24 hours until medication takes effect." 
A)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt is at low risk for another attempt." 
B)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt is at very high risk for another attempt." 
C)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt requires ongoing assessment to determine the level of risk." 
D)  "A patient who has made a recent suicide attempt may be at risk for 24 hours until medication takes effect."

Question 6

The nurse asks a patient admitted with a diagnosis of major depression,"Do you feel like hurting yourself at this time?" What is the primary rationale for obtaining this information when nothing in the referral note implied that the patient was suicidal?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is likely that he is hiding the desire to harm himself. 
B)  This information must be reported to the patient's physician. 
C)  Specific safety measures must be implemented when self-harm is a danger. 
D)  Patient safety is always the primary responsibility of the unit's nursing staff. 
A)  It is likely that he is hiding the desire to harm himself. 
B)  This information must be reported to the patient's physician. 
C)  Specific safety measures must be implemented when self-harm is a danger. 
D)  Patient safety is always the primary responsibility of the unit's nursing staff.

Question 7

An older adult is admitted to the hospital for severe depression.The nurse,gathering data for a medical and psychiatric history,learns of a suicide attempt 4 years ago after the death of a spouse.Based on this information,it is likely that the patient:

Accepted Answer

A)  Will avoid attempting suicide again after the past experience 
B)  Will try to minimize the seriousness of the suicide attempt 
C)  May express suicidal ideation or make a suicide attempt 
D)  Will report that he has recently written a will 
A)  Will avoid attempting suicide again after the past experience 
B)  Will try to minimize the seriousness of the suicide attempt 
C)  May express suicidal ideation or make a suicide attempt 
D)  Will report that he has recently written a will

Which intervention would the nurse implement when a patient's frontal lobe is affected?

A patient diagnosed with cancer of the prostate was admitted after his wife reported he was trying to mix a lethal dose of medications and alcohol to drink.Which patient outcome is a priority to this situation?

Which statement by a young adult would alert the nurse to increased suicide risk?

Which statement made by a patient who attempted suicide 5 days ago would cause the nurse to observe his behavior more closely?

The health care team is planning care for a patient hospitalized following a suicide attempt.Which statement by a team member should serve as a basis for planning?

The nurse asks a patient admitted with a diagnosis of major depression,"Do you feel like hurting yourself at this time?" What is the primary rationale for obtaining this information when nothing in the referral note implied that the patient was suicidal?

An older adult is admitted to the hospital for severe depression.The nurse,gathering data for a medical and psychiatric history,learns of a suicide attempt 4 years ago after the death of a spouse.Based on this information,it is likely that the patient:

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Exam 22: Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Which intervention would the nurse implement when a patient's frontal lobe is affected?

A patient diagnosed with cancer of the prostate was admitted after his wife reported he was trying to mix a lethal dose of medications and alcohol to drink.Which patient outcome is a priority to this situation?

Which statement by a young adult would alert the nurse to increased suicide risk?

Which statement made by a patient who attempted suicide 5 days ago would cause the nurse to observe his behavior more closely?

The health care team is planning care for a patient hospitalized following a suicide attempt.Which statement by a team member should serve as a basis for planning?

The nurse asks a patient admitted with a diagnosis of major depression,"Do you feel like hurting yourself at this time?" What is the primary rationale for obtaining this information when nothing in the referral note implied that the patient was suicidal?

An older adult is admitted to the hospital for severe depression.The nurse,gathering data for a medical and psychiatric history,learns of a suicide attempt 4 years ago after the death of a spouse.Based on this information,it is likely that the patient:

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

Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Sleep Disorders: Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Sexual Disorders: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias

Crisis: Theory 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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