1) A woman has just presented at the emergency department after being raped

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1) A woman has just presented at the emergency department after being raped. The initial nursing action would be which of the following?

1) Perform a nursing history and physical as quickly as possible

2) Refer her to a rape crisis hotline

3) Provide emotional support and reassure safety

4) Encourage her to file changes immediately

2) A client was brought to the emergency department by police after neighbors complained that the client was loud and disruptive. The client is paranoid and quit and states, No one can be trusted. Which of the criteria for involuntary admission does this client meet?

1) Gravely disabled

2) Dangerous to self

3) He does not meet any of the necessary criteria

4) Dangerous to others

3) A teaching about the differences of conversational and atypical antipsychotics was effective when the client says which of the following?

1) Side effects are more likely with conventional antipsychotics than atypical antipsychotics

2) Conventional antipsychotics block serotonin only

3) Conventional antipsychotics treat both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia

4) Conventional antipsychotics block both dopamine and serotonin

4) All are included in the plan of care for a client with schizophrenia. Which nursing intervention should the nurse perform first when caring for this client?

1) Maintain reality through frequent contact

2) Observe for signs of fear and agitation

3) Encourage the client to participate in the treatment milieu

4) Assess community support systems

5) A new nurse witnesses the charge nurse on the psychiatric unit carrying an empty syringe and using it to threaten the children with shots if they do not behave. The new nurse recognizes this behavior as an example of..

1) Malpractice

2) Assault

3) False imprisonment

4) Battery