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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who becomes verbally abusive when the nurse enters her room. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Maintain eye contact until the behavior stops. Maintaining eye contact can be perceived as confrontational and may escalate the situation. Tell the client her behavior is disappointing. Telling the client her behavior is disappointing is judgmental and not therapeutic. Punish the client for the behavior. Punishing the client is not appropriate or therapeutic. Leave the client's room. Leaving the room can help de-escalate the situation by removing the immediate trigger for the client's anger.

Question 2 of 5

A person yells, curses, and strikes a bank teller for making her wait in line too long. This behavior is consistent with which of the following?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Adjustment disorder: Adjustment disorder involves emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a stressor, but not typically to the extent of physical aggression. Intermittent explosive disorder: Intermittent explosive disorder is characterized by sudden episodes of unwarranted anger and impulsive, aggressive behavior that are grossly out of proportion to the provocation or stressor present is consistent with the described actions. Conduct disorder: Conduct disorder typically involves a pattern of behavior that violates societal norms and the rights of others, more commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents. Oppositional defiant disorder: Oppositional defiant disorder involves a pattern of angry, defiant behavior towards authority, but does not typically include physical aggression towards non-family members.

Question 3 of 5

A person has drunk a large amount of alcohol over a short time. Which of the following can result from ingesting a large amount of alcohol?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Increased body temperature: Alcohol consumption typically causes vasodilation, which can lead to a decrease in body temperature, not an increase. Cardiac dysrhythmias: Large amounts of alcohol can affect the heart's electrical system, leading to cardiac dysrhythmias. Hypotension: Alcohol is a vasodilator, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure (hypotension). Bradycardia: Alcohol typically causes tachycardia (increased heart rate), not bradycardia (decreased heart rate).

Question 4 of 5

A husband is yelling and swearing at his wife during an argument. He also is pacing and pounding his fist. This pattern of behavior is consistent with which stage in the assault cycle?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Recovery stage: The recovery stage occurs after the crisis has passed and the individual begins to calm down and return to baseline behavior. Crisis stage: The crisis stage involves the peak of aggression, often resulting in physical violence. Escalation stage: The escalation stage involves increasing agitation and aggressive behaviors, such as yelling, swearing, pacing, and fist-pounding, before reaching a crisis. Trigger stage: The trigger stage involves the initial event or situation that provokes the individual's anger or aggression.

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following is an impulse control disorder?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Pyromania: Pyromania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the recurrent urge to set fires. Deceitfulness: Deceitfulness is more associated with antisocial personality disorder rather than impulse control disorders. Aggressive conduct: Aggressive conduct is associated with conduct disorder, not specifically with impulse control disorders. Serious rule violations: Serious rule violations are characteristic of conduct disorder.

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