NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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Refusing to communicate
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Attempting to manipulate others
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Arguing with family members when they visit
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Giving a cherished book of poems to another client
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rationale: The nurse should determine that the client is at risk for mental illness when responses to stress are maladaptive and interfere with daily functioning. The DSM-5 indicates that in order to be diagnosed with a mental illness, daily functioning must be significantly impaired.
Detailed explanation-2: -Feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness or hopelessness. Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters. Loss of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities, such as sex, hobbies or sports. Sleep disturbances, including insomnia or sleeping too much.
Detailed explanation-3: -noun, plural de·lir·i·ums, de·lir·i·a [dih-leer-ee-uh]. Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.