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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who has depression. After two days of treatment, the nurse notices that the client is suddenly more active and there are no longer signs of a depressive state. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend for the plan of care?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Monitoring whereabouts (
A) ensures safety due to suicide risk in sudden mood shifts. Outings (
B), questioning (
C), and rewards (
D) are premature.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is making a home visit for a 16-year-old adolescent who attempted suicide. Which of the following behaviors should alert the nurse that the adolescent still has suicidal intent?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Giving away possessions (
D) signals suicidal intent. Peer preference (
A), silence (
B), and TV meals (
C) are less concerning.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates concrete thinking?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Concrete thinking (
A) shows rigid, literal views. Prophet (
B) is delusional, voices (
C) hallucinatory, and poison (
D) paranoid, not concrete.

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar disorder with mania. Which finding is the nurse's priority?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Pacing day and night (
C) risks exhaustion and dehydration, a physical priority. Giving items (
A), hostility (
B), and flight of ideas (
D) are less immediate.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend to include?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Short rest periods (
B) manage energy in mania. Groups (
A) and stimulation (
C) overwhelm, and seclusion (
D) is restrictive.

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