Exam 2: Pyschosocial Care

Mr. Clyde, a divorced 33-year-old former drug addict, is paralyzed from the waist down. During hospitalization, no family ties are evident; however, he reportedly has two teenage sons. How might you assist him in meeting his needs as they related to roles and relationships?

Situation: Judy Montgomery, an 85-year-old client with Alzheimer's disease, developed a serious complication of pneumonia and is now attached to a respirator. Knowing that for a comatose client, hearing is the last sense to be lost. As Judy's nurse assistant all through her stay in the hospice, what should you do?

Which of the following may indicate that a client is experiencing an illusion?

Mr. Li, a 63-year-old Chinese immigrant, is extremely agitated today. Which activity do you expect the licensed nurse will recommend?

When caring for a dying client, the nurse aide should perform which of the following activities?

When a terminally-ill client assumes artificial cheerfulness and refuses to believe that loss is happening, what stage of grieving is he in?

Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for a client who is grieving over the death of her husband?

A terminally ill client's husband tells the nurse assistant, "I wish we had taken that vacation to Europe last year. We just kept puttingoff, and now I'm furious that we didn't go." The nurse assistant interprets the husband's statement as indicating which of the following stages of adaptation to dying?

The nurse aide takes a confused client to the bathroom every night at 9:00 PM prior to helping him to bed for the night. This is an example of:

When the nursing assistant identifies a client who has attempted to commit suicide, the nursing assistant should:

Situation: Judy Montgomery, an 85-year-old client with Alzheimer's disease, developed a serious complication of pneumonia with a very poor prognosis. One night while doing your rounds, Judy asks for you to stay and talk in the middle of the night. What should you do?

The nurse assistant's most importanttool in working with the emotionally ill client is his/her:

Lanie, a nursing assistant student, is studying for an examination on caring for clients with mental health disorders. She should know that defense mechanisms are used to:

Which of the following actions will be most effective in improving transcultural communications with cancer clients and their families?

Silence has various meanings in different cultures. The nurse assistant should be aware that among Asians, silence is:

A client with cancer tells the nurse assistant, "I am taking advantage of every treatment available for my disease, even herbal remedies, so I can be around until a cure is discovered." This statement indicates which stage of Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying?

The nurse assistant is caring for a client with delirium when the client says, "Look at the spiders on the wall."What should the nurse assistant say to the client?

A client who has Alzheimer's disease is told by the nurse assistant to brush his teeth. He shouts angrily, "Tomato soup!" Which of the following actions by the nurse assistant would be correct?

Which of the following actions would help a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease perform activities of daily living?

Which of the following actions would least likely be effective when dealing with a client with aggressive behavior?