NCLEX-PN
Physiological Adaptation NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Using clichés in therapeutic communication leads the client toward:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clichés in communication can make clients feel dismissed or misunderstood, reducing trust and engagement in therapeutic interactions.
Question 2 of 5
A man reports his wife is constantly cleaning. The activity has interfered with the family life. Friends have stopped visiting because she makes them uncomfortable. He states he has awakened in the middle of the night and found her cleaning. The nurse should consult with the couple and recommend the husband help with therapy by:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reducing environmental stimuli can decrease anxiety driving obsessive-compulsive cleaning, supporting therapy without confronting or enabling the behavior.
Question 3 of 5
A client is admitted with a diagnosis of Multiple Drug Use. The nurse should plan care based on knowledge that:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Multiple drug use is common to enhance effects or relieve withdrawal symptoms, complicating assessment and intervention due to varied drug interactions.
Question 4 of 5
A female having her first child is experiencing which type of crisis event?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Having a first child is a maturational crisis, requiring new coping strategies for the developmental transition to parenthood.
Question 5 of 5
A client is having psychological counseling for problems communicating with his mother. Which model of stress is the most useful in reference to this stressor?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Transaction-Based Model is, according to R.S. Lazarus, a state that Stimulus theory and Response theory do not consider individual differences. He takes into account cognitive processes that intervene between the encounter and the reaction and the factors that affect the nature of this process. He includes mental and psychological components or responses as part of his concept of stress (Person-Environment Transactions).