psychosocial — NCLEX-RN Practice Questions

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1. Which action should the nurse take first?
2. Which nursing intervention is the safest immediate response to prevent escalation to violence?
3. Which nursing action is the highest priority?
4. I won't ever try that again.” Which action by the nurse demonstrates the best understanding of suicide risk?
5. What is the most appropriate nursing response?
6. Which medication in the client's history likely contributed to this condition when combined with an SSRI?
7. Which laboratory result would require the nurse to hold the medication and notify the provider?
8. Which medication should the nurse be prepared to administer?
9. The nurse in the outpatient clinic assesses a client who recently lost a child in a motor vehicle accident. Wh
10. A client was started on sertraline 50 mg daily one week ago for a major depressive episode. The nurse notes th
11. Which statements by a nurse indicate an understanding of the legal and ethical requirements for suicide risk a
12. A client, Case ID: PSY-99-01, was admitted 48 hours ago for a fractured femur and has a history of chronic alc
13. For each nursing concern, click to specify if the concern is an Immediate Priority, Secondary Priority, or Low
14. The client is nearing discharge. Which finding is the most critical indicator that the discharge safety plan i
15. The client's behavior of 'picking at the hospital gown' combined with trending vital signs and laboratory valu
16. Which action should the nurse take first?
17. The nurse is preparing to administer the morning dose of lithium citrate. How many mL should the nurse adminis
18. The nurse implements de-escalation strategies. In what order should the actions be taken?
19. Complete the bowtie by selecting the potential condition, two nursing actions, and two monitoring requirements
20. The RN is delegating tasks on a psychiatric unit. Which responsibility must be retained by the RN when caring
21. Which intervention should the nurse execute first?
22. Which finding should the nurse prioritize as an early signal of impending delirium tremens?
23. Which pathophysiologic mechanism is most likely responsible for these findings?
24. Which complication is the nurse primarily monitoring for based on this lab value?
25. The nurse is caring for a client in alcohol withdrawal. Which finding requires the most urgent administration
26. A client is diagnosed with serotonin syndrome. Which follow-up laboratory result should the nurse monitor most
27. What is the nurse's priority concern?
28. The nurse is monitoring a client for tardive dyskinesia (TD)… — Which assessment tool is most appropriate for
29. The nurse notes that a client receiving risperidone is unabl… — Which interpretation of this behavior is most
30. The RN is assessing a client in a behavioral health unit who was admitted with major depressive disorder and s