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A patient who is being seen in the community mental health center for PTSD is being considered for EMDR. The nurse is asked to conduct an assessment to validate the client’s appropriateness for this treatment. Which of the following data, collected by the nurse, would be a contraindication for EMDR?

The nurse tells a client that the nursing staff will start alternating weekend shifts. Which response should the nurse identify as characteristic of clients diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)?

A military veteran is assessed for outpatient therapy after he reports having problems at home and at work. Which of the symptoms that he describes is not commonly associated with PTSD? 

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia functions well and is bright, spontaneous, and interactive during hospitalization but then decompensates after discharge. Which statement is true regarding what the milieu provides that may be missing in the home environment?

Which of the following statements made by the nurse indicate that the nurse understands appropriate use of self-disclosure in a therapeutic nurse-client relationship?

A 75-year-old client with a long history of depression is currently taking doxepin (Sinequan) 100 mg daily. The client also takes a daily diuretic for hypertension and is recovering from the flu. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse assign highest priority?

The following North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) nursing diagnostic stem was developed for a client on an inpatient unit: “Risk for injury.” Which assessment data most likely led to the development of this problem statement?

A charge nurse openly disagrees with a staff nurse’s suggestions during a staff meeting. After the meeting, the staff nurse in turn angrily criticizes a Nursing Assistive Personnel (NAP). What defense mechanism is the staff nurse demonstrating?

The nurse prepares discharge teaching for a patient. The HCP has prescribed Alprazolam (Xanax), prn patient anxiety. Which client assessment finding would cause the nurse to question HCP’s order?

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia receives fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin Decanoate) from a home health nurse. During one regularly scheduled home visit, the client refuses the medication. Which nursing intervention is ethically appropriate?