Question 1

Which factors differentiate the diagnosis of PTSD from the diagnosis of adjustment disorder (AD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  PTSD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas AD results from exposure to "normal" daily events. 
B)  AD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas PTSD results from exposure to "normal" daily events. 
C)  Depressive symptoms occur in PTSD and not in AD. 
D)  Depressive symptoms occur in AD and not in PTSD. 
A)  PTSD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas AD results from exposure to "normal" daily events. 
B)  AD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas PTSD results from exposure to "normal" daily events. 
C)  Depressive symptoms occur in PTSD and not in AD. 
D)  Depressive symptoms occur in AD and not in PTSD.

Question 2

A client has been assigned a nursing diagnosis of complicated grieving related to the death of multiple family members in a motor vehicle accident. Which intervention should the nurse initially employ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage the journaling of feelings. 
B)  Assess for the stage of grief in which the client is fixed. 
C)  Provide community resources to address the client's concerns. 
D)  Encourage attending a grief therapy group. 
A)  Encourage the journaling of feelings. 
B)  Assess for the stage of grief in which the client is fixed. 
C)  Provide community resources to address the client's concerns. 
D)  Encourage attending a grief therapy group.

Question 3

A family asks the nurse why their son was diagnosed with PTSD and others in the accident were not. Which of the following information should the nurse offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual's religious affiliation can affect response to trauma. 
B)  Responses are affected by how an individual handled previous trauma. 
C)  Protectiveness of family and friends can help an individual deal with trauma. 
D)  Control over the possibility of recurrence can affect the response to trauma. 
E)  The time in which the trauma occurred can affect the individual's response. 
A)  An individual's religious affiliation can affect response to trauma. 
B)  Responses are affected by how an individual handled previous trauma. 
C)  Protectiveness of family and friends can help an individual deal with trauma. 
D)  Control over the possibility of recurrence can affect the response to trauma. 
E)  The time in which the trauma occurred can affect the individual's response.

Question 4

A client, who recently delivered a stillborn baby, has a diagnosis of adjustment disorder unspecified. The nurse case manager should expect which client presentation that is characteristic of this diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client worries continually and appears nervous and jittery. 
B)  The client complains of a depressed mood, is tearful, and feels hopeless. 
C)  The client is belligerent, violates others' rights, and defaults on legal responsibilities. 
D)  The client complains of many physical ailments, refuses to socialize, and quits her job. 
A)  The client worries continually and appears nervous and jittery. 
B)  The client complains of a depressed mood, is tearful, and feels hopeless. 
C)  The client is belligerent, violates others' rights, and defaults on legal responsibilities. 
D)  The client complains of many physical ailments, refuses to socialize, and quits her job.

Question 5

Order the eight-phase process of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
________ Instillation
________ Body scan
________ Closure
________ Reevaluation
________ Preparation
________ History and treatment planning
________ Desensitization
________ Assessment

Accepted Answer

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Which factors differentiate the diagnosis of PTSD from the diagnosis of adjustment disorder (AD)?

A client has been assigned a nursing diagnosis of complicated grieving related to the death of multiple family members in a motor vehicle accident. Which intervention should the nurse initially employ?

A family asks the nurse why their son was diagnosed with PTSD and others in the accident were not. Which of the following information should the nurse offer?

A client, who recently delivered a stillborn baby, has a diagnosis of adjustment disorder unspecified. The nurse case manager should expect which client presentation that is characteristic of this diagnosis?

Order the eight-phase process of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Instillation Body scan Closure Reevaluation Preparation History and treatment planning Desensitization Assessment

Mental Health and Mental Illness

Biological Implications

Ethical and Legal Issues

Psychopharmacology

Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatricmental Health Nursing

Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication

The Nursing Process in Psychiatricmental Health Nursing

Milieu Therapythe Therapeutic Community

Interventions in Groups

Intervening in Crises

The Recovery Model

Suicide Prevention

Neurocognitive Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar and Other Related Disorders

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria

Eating Disorders

Personality Disorders

Children and Adolescents

The Aging Individual

Survivors of Abuse or Neglect

Community Mental Health Nursing

The Bereaved Individual

Military Families

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Exam 19: Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders

Which factors differentiate the diagnosis of PTSD from the diagnosis of adjustment disorder (AD)?

A client has been assigned a nursing diagnosis of complicated grieving related to the death of multiple family members in a motor vehicle accident. Which intervention should the nurse initially employ?

A family asks the nurse why their son was diagnosed with PTSD and others in the accident were not. Which of the following information should the nurse offer?

A client, who recently delivered a stillborn baby, has a diagnosis of adjustment disorder unspecified. The nurse case manager should expect which client presentation that is characteristic of this diagnosis?

Order the eight-phase process of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). ________ Instillation ________ Body scan ________ Closure ________ Reevaluation ________ Preparation ________ History and treatment planning ________ Desensitization ________ Assessment

Mental Health and Mental Illness

Biological Implications

Ethical and Legal Issues

Psychopharmacology

Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatricmental Health Nursing

Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication

The Nursing Process in Psychiatricmental Health Nursing

Milieu Therapythe Therapeutic Community

Interventions in Groups

Intervening in Crises

The Recovery Model

Suicide Prevention

Neurocognitive Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar and Other Related Disorders

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria

Eating Disorders

Personality Disorders

Children and Adolescents

The Aging Individual

Survivors of Abuse or Neglect

Community Mental Health Nursing

The Bereaved Individual

Military Families

Filters

Order the eight-phase process of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Instillation Body scan Closure Reevaluation Preparation History and treatment planning Desensitization Assessment