Author Question: A newly admitted patient is dressed in a satin nightgown and jeweled headband. While dancing in the ... (Read 34 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A newly admitted patient is dressed in a satin nightgown and jeweled headband. While dancing in the room and shadow boxing, the patient chants, I'll punch you, munch you, crunch you.. Then the patient says gaily, I am so beautiful.

The entire world worships me.. How should the nurse document the patient's mood? a. Excessively happy and confident
b. Highly suspicious and arrogant
c. Unstable and unpredictable
d. Irritable and belligerent

Question 2

A female college student is seeking help from the counseling center for test anxiety.

She reports that during an exam, she freezes, and says, It feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by, and I can't answer any of the questions when I know the answers. Which level of anxiety is the client experiencing? a. Mild
b. Moderate
c. Severe
d. Panic

gcook · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The patient demonstrated angry behavior and pleasant, happy behavior within seconds of each other. Mood swings are often rapid and seemingly without understandable reason in patients with mania.

Answer to Question 2

C
These are typical symptoms when someone experiences a severe level of anxiety. During mild anxiety, the perceptual field is broad; moderate anxiety is the best state for problem solving and learning because perception is focused; panic results in totally scattered or closed perception, and problem solving is nearly impossible.