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Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS Adult Practice Test

Category - AACN Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Test

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A nurse is caring for a female client who was admitted less than a week ago, due to moderate depression. The client tells the nurse that she feels much better now and is more than excited to interact with other clients. The nurse’s immediate action is to:
  1. Notify the physician to reduce the dosage of the client’s medications
  2. Allow the client to have some in-room activities
  3. Increase suicide precautions
  4. Recommend discharge
Explanation
Answer: C - A client who was admitted due to moderate depression cannot achieve such significant improvement in less than a week. Once depression lifts, it is more likely that the client has decided to harm herself; therefore, the nurse must increase suicide precautions. Allowing in-room activities and recommending discharge are inappropriate.
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