A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has

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A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has somatic symptom disorder and is being evaluated for chest pain. The client's laboratory results are all within the expected reference ranges the ECG is unremarkable and the client has no identified cardiac risk factors. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Inform the client that the pain is not real. B. Provide reassurance to the client. C. Encourage the client to request invasive cardiac testing. D. Refer the client for flooding therapy.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Reassurance reduces anxiety without dismissing symptoms. Denying pain, pushing tests, or flooding therapy risks mistrust or inappropriate care.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who has been newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following findings is true regarding this disorder?

A. People diagnosed with schizophrenia are more violent than others. B. Biologically male clients are typically diagnosed earlier than biologically female clients. C. Biologically female clients are likely to be diagnosed earlier than biologically born males. D. Diagnosis commonly occurs in individuals under the age of 12.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Males are diagnosed earlier (teens to early 20s) than females (late 20s to 30s). Schizophrenia doesn’t inherently increase violence, and diagnosis is rare under 12.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is assisting a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) with the care of a client who has experienced sexual assault. The nurse should identify which of the following as the role of the SANE?

A. Request the police to gather evidence of the incident. B. Provide legal testimony on behalf of the client. C. Protect the client from further harm. D. Require the client to call the police.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The SANE ensures safety and provides care, not police evidence collection, legal advocacy, or mandatory reporting.

Question 4 of 5

A nurse in an outpatient behavioral facility is caring for a client who has a substance use disorder and a history of violence. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as being consistent with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? (Select All that Apply.)

A. My parents divorced when I was 13 years old. B. We always had plenty of food in the house to eat. C. I was teased at school for wearing dirty clothes every day for weeks. D. My parents would get in physical altercations. E. My parent went to prison when I was 12 years old. F. My parent would swear often at my sibling and I.

Correct Answer: A,C,D,E,F

Rationale: Divorce, neglect, domestic violence, incarceration, and verbal abuse are ACEs. Adequate food is not.

Question 5 of 5

A newly licensed nurse asks the charge nurse about functional neurological symptom disorder. Which of the following responses should the charge nurse make?

A. Clients who have this disorder consciously control the manifestations. B. Clients who have this disorder exhibit more than one personality. C. Feeling outside of one's body is a primary manifestation of this disorder. D. The manifestations of this disorder are worse during times of increased stress.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Symptoms worsen with stress and are involuntary, unlike conscious control, multiple personalities, or depersonalization.

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