Practice Question
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client who is experiencing panic level anxiety. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Depersonalization.
Rationale:
🔵 In panic-level anxiety, clients may experience dissociative symptoms such as depersonalization—a feeling of detachment from one’s body or self.
🔵 This represents a severe reaction to overwhelming fear and physiological arousal.
🔵 It impairs reality testing and is considered a hallmark of panic-level or severe anxiety.
🔵 The nurse should offer calm presence and grounding techniques.
🔵 Immediate safety and psychological support are essential in de-escalation.
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Answer Choices:
A. Ask the client about the lethality of their plan.
B. Encourage the client to focus on the positive aspects of life.
C. Reassure the client that everything is going to work out.
D. Allow the client time alone to self-reflect.
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Answer Choices:
A. "The stress from my new job could be the cause of my depressed mood"
B. "My high blood pressure could be the cause of my depressed mood."
C. "My elevated heart rate could be the cause of my depressed mood."
D. "My renal dysfunction could be the cause of my depressed mood."
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Answer Choices:
A. Opiate withdrawal.
B. Tardive dyskinesia.
C. Alcohol withdrawal.
D. Lithium toxicity.
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Answer Choices:
A. Ask the client about the lethality of their plan.
B. Encourage the client to focus on the positive aspects of life.
C. Reassure the client that everything is going to work out.
D. Allow the client time alone to self-reflect.
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Answer Choices:
A. Necklace.
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RN ATI Custom Nur316-Fall 2023(Module 4 Units 1-5)
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 4