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Which of these clients is at greatest risk for falls?
- A. A 77 year old female client in a client room that has low glare floors.
- B. An 87 year old female client in a client room that has low glare floors.
- C. A 27 year old sedated male client.
- D. A 37 year old male client with impaired renal perfusion.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elderly clients, especially those over 85, are at higher risk for falls.
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Social Learning Therapy with families should not be...
- A. Fun
- B. Full of laughter
- C. Enjoyable
- D. Dull
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: SLFT should engage families positively to reinforce learning, not be dull.
The psychological test measure interpersonal relations is
- A. Rorschach
- B. MMPI
- C. WAIS
- D. TAT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The TAT assesses interpersonal relations through the themes and relationships in stories told.
Select the law that is accurately paired with its description in terms of client rights.
- A. The Patient Self Determination Act: The client's right to choose the level of care
- B. The Patient Self Determination Act: The clients' right to healthcare insurance coverage for mental health disorders
- C. The Mental Health Parity Act: The privacy and security of technological psychiatric information
- D. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): The privacy and security of technological medical information
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: HIPAA governs the privacy and security of medical information.
You are preparing to administer a PRN medication for pain. After your assessment of the client for pain you open the narcotics cabinet with the special key. Your calculations indicate that the client will be getting $0.8 \mathrm{mLs}$ of the medication and the unit dose vial is $1 \mathrm{~mL}$. You discard the excess of $0.2 \mathrm{mLs}$ into the sink drain and enter the client's room. After you identify the client using two unique identifiers, the client refuses the medication. You then discard the $0.8 \mathrm{mLs}$ into the sink and document the client's refusal on the narcotics count record. What have you failed to do during this process?
- A. You have failed to have another nurse witness the $0.8 \mathrm{mLs}$ and the $0.2 \mathrm{mLs}$ of waste.
- B. You have failed to have another nurse witness the $0.8 \mathrm{mLs}$ of waste.
- C. You have failed to have another nurse witness the $0.2 \mathrm{mLs}$ of waste.
- D. You have failed ask another nurse to verify the calculation of the dosage.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Narcotic waste (A) requires a witness for both amounts.
The psychological test Thematic Apperception Test measures
- A. Intelligence
- B. Personality
- C. Aptitude
- D. Behavior
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: TAT assesses personality through narrative responses to pictures.