The newly diagnosed schizophrenic client is a Native American. Some members of the family express concern that the client has what their culture calls ghost sickness because the symptoms coincided with the death of a loved one. How does the nurse demonstrate cultural sensitivity to this client’s family?

A client’s husband has asked that his wife be cared for exclusively by female nurses, a request that the client herself agrees with. Knowing that the couple is of Middle Eastern culture, what action should the care team take in response to this request?    

To encourage a child in Piaget’s Preoperational Stage of Development, to express anxious feelings, the nurse engages the child with toys in a play situation. What is the reason for using this approach?    

Maintaining a therapeutic environment and promoting growth through role modeling behaviors are components of which of the following?

Client’s with a dual diagnosis are particularly difficult to treat.  Dual diagnosed clients must address both the psychiatric diagnoses and the substance abuse together in order to have even a limited amount of success.  Which of the following has shown a positive outcome for this population?    

As the student nurse, you are assigned to a patient with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia. Your patient believes that the student nurses are on the unit so that they can spy on him. Based upon your assessment, you have determined that the patient is experiencing which of the following symptoms?    

The nurse uses a variety of therapeutic communication skills when working with clients.  Which is a therapeutic goal that can be accomplished through the use of therapeutic communication?  

The client diagnosed with bipolar disorder is also receiving an anti-convulsant medication that is used primarily for seizure disorders.  How does this medication help a client who has bipolar disorder?

A suicidal client is placed on a 1:1 observation. When the nurse accompanies the client to the bathroom, the client loudly shouts, “I’m sick of being followed around like a child who can’t be trusted”. What would be the BEST response by the nurse?

The young adult male patient has been prescribed Haloperidol (Haldol). It is day 4 and the nurse identifies the patient as having a dystonic reaction based upon which assessment findings?