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NR 326 FINAL EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NR 326 FINAL EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NR326 Mental Health Final1. A client with bipolar disorder in redirect and remove the client
the manic phase is yelling at an-
other peer in the milieu. Which
nursing intervention takes prior-
ity?
2. What is an effective treatment cognitive therapy and antidepressants
intervention for many types of
anxiety disorders?
3. A nurse in a mental health unit is walk w the client at a gradually slower
caring for a client with a general- pace
ized anxiety disorder. The client
received a telephone call that
was upsetting and now they are
pacing in the hallway. Which of
the following actions should the
nurse take?
4. A nurse in the emergency de- severe
partment is caring for a client
who reports to having chest
pain. The respiratory rate is
26. The client complains of
a headache and shortness of
breath. He states "I feel that
something terrible is going to
happen ''.
An ekg rules out cardiac issues
and the client is diagnosed with
an anxiety disorder.
The nurse recognized the clients
findings upon admission sup-
port which level of anxiety?
5. A nurse wishes to teach alter- lower the client's current level of anxiety
native adaptive coping skills to
a client w/ severe anxiety. What
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needs to occur prior to begin-
ning a session w/ the client?
6. The nurse on the psychiatric decreased ability to concentrate aware-
unit is assessing a client who ness
has moderate anxiety. Which of
the following things should the
nurse expect to assess?
7. A nurse administers a medica- reduced anxiety
tion that potentiates the effect of
GABA. Which finding would be
expected?
8. A client with an anxiety disorder You have only been taking this medica-
reports adherence for a week tion for a week and you need to give it
now in taking his prescribed more time to work.
BuSpar 10 mg twice daily. This
client tells the nurse "This med-
ication does not seem to be
effective for my anxiety". What
would be the nurse's best re-
sponse?
9. A client performs ritualistic Allow the client to set their own schedule
hand washing. What is the for washing their hands
best intervention that the nurse
would use to help the client de-
velop an effective plan for a re-
duction in hand washing com-
pulsion
10. The nurse understands that an acute stress disorder
individual describing symptoms
of emotional numbing and flash-
backs that were resolved in 3
weeks is a diagnosis of which
disorder?
11. depressive disorder
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Which common comorbidity re-
quires the most immediate ac-
tion of the nurse?
12. The nurse recognizes that eye movement desensitization and re-
clients who have PTSD can have processing
therapy to help them process
painful emotions to a different
area of the brain. What is this ev-
idence based treatment strategy
called.
13. A client has been diagnosed the clients anxiety has been relieved
with blindness related to func- through the physical symptom
tional neurological disorder/
conversion disorder. He dis-
plays indifference to the symp-
toms but understanding should
guide nursing care.
14. A client immediately assumed illness anxiety disorder
they had bone cancer after wak-
ing with pain in their shoul-
der. Over the next 6 months the
client became more convinced
that the pain was related to
the cancer despite medical tests
showing no organic cause. What
disorder is this known as?
15. When a client has been diag- complaints related to multiple organ sys-
nosed with somatic symptom tems
disorder, what findings would
the nurse expect to assess?
16. A nurse is caring for a client who the doctor says I only have a few months
has been diagnosed with end to live, I know he's just exaggerating to
stage liver cancer. Which of the get me to take my medications
following responses from the
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client indicates being in the de-
nial phase of the grief process?
17. A nurse is caring for a client items from the deceased partners closet
whose partner died 5 years ago. have not been removed by the client
Which of the following findings
indicates that the client is expe-
riencing maladaptive grief?
18. A nurse is preparing education hypertensive crisis
for a client taking a medica-
tion which inhibits the action
of MAO. The nurse will include
education on certain foods and
drugs to avoid in order to pre-
vent which risk?
19. A client who is being treated for concurrent use of two SSRIs
depression is diagnosed w sero-
tonin syndrome. Which of the
following is a primary cause of
serotonin syndrome?
20. A client who has major depres- are you thinking about harming yourself
sive disorder tells the nurse "My
family would be better off if I
were gone". What response by
the nurse is most important?
21. A client diagnosed with major let me walk with you to the group activity
depressive disorder states "I
have no motivation to do any-
thing". What statement by the
nurse would be most effective
in getting the client to the unit
group activity?
22. In assessing a client diag- Depressants
nosed with polysubstance use
the nurse should recognize the
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