1. A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

"you should continue the medication if you develop muscle rigidity."

2. A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

Provide the client with a quiet environment

3. A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?

Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.

4. A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the clients

plan of care?

Thought stopping

5. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Dim the lights in the clients room or/and encourage client to participate in physical activity

6. A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide of a classmate.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Identify prior coping skills

7. A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the following speech alterations?

Clang association

8. An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter reports that her Tell me the reasons you think mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following

responses should the nurse make?

your mother is depressed.

9. A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?

Initiates social interactions with caregivers.