Assessment questions that would be highly appropriate to ask a ...

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Assessment questions that would be highly appropriate to ask a client with possible
  obsessive-compulsive disorder would be (more than one answer may be correct)
 
  A. Have you been a victim of a crime or seen someone badly injured or killed?
  B. Do you feel especially uncomfortable in social situations involving people?
  C. Do you do certain things over and over again?
  D. Do you find it difficult to keep certain thoughts out of awareness?
  E. Do you have to do things in a certain way to feel comfortable?

Question 2

A client with severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms will be admitted to the hospital for a short stay
  for assessment and initiation of therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
 
  The
  assessments of critical importance include (more than one answer may be correct)
  A. anxiety level.
  B. sleep pattern.
  C. elimination.
  D. nutritional status.
  E. hygiene and grooming.
  F. presence of delusions and hallucinations.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS:
C, D, E
Rationale: These questions refer to obsessive thinking and compulsive behaviors. Option A is more
pertinent to a client with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder. Option B is more relevant for a
client with suspected social phobia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
A, B, C, D, E
Rationale: Options B through E are important because each may be adversely affected by the client's
excessive use of ritualistic behaviors. A baseline anxiety level must be established for later
comparison. When the drug therapy is initiated, the anxiety level may rise before the desired effect
of anxiety reduction is accomplished. Option F: The client is not expected to demonstrate either
delusions or hallucinations.

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