1. The nurse recognizes which principle underlies effective patient teaching? A. Moderate to severe anxiety increases patient learning. B. Mild anxiety enhances patient learning. C. Panic-level anxiety improves nurses’ teaching. D. Severe anxiety intensifies concentration and enhances attention. 2. A male high schoolstudent is attracted to a female teacher. The school nurse overhears the studentsay, “I know she wants me.” The nurse recognizes the student is using which defense mechanism? A. Displacement B. Projection C. Rationalization D. Sublimation Chapter 3. Concepts of Psychobiology Which clientstatement indicates the nurse’steaching about the effect of circadian rhythmsis effective? A. “When I dream about my mother’s horrible train accident, I become hysterical.” B. “I get really irritable during my menstrual cycle.” C. “I’m a morning person, so I get my best work done in the a.m.” D. “Every February, I tend to experience periods ofsadness.” A client experiencing sleep apnea underwent a sleep study. During stage 3 of sleep, a delta rhythm was recorded. The nurse recognizes that a delta rhythm is characterized by which sleep activity? A. Dozing B. Deep and restful sleep C. Relaxed waking D. Dreaming Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Issues Group therapy is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory, on an inpatient psychiatric unit. The unit manager’s policy is that clients can make a choice about whether to attend group therapy. Which ethical principle does the unit manager’s policy preserve? A. Justice B. Autonomy C. Veracity D. Beneficence Which client should a nurse identify as a potential candidate for involuntarily commitment? A. A client living under a bridge in a cardboard box