NUR 2459 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS
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Which senario describes an individual in Erikson's developmental stage of
"old age" exhibiting a negative outcome of despair? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------A 70 year old woman angry about where her life has
ended up.
A client on a psychiatric unit says "It's a waste of time to be here. I cant talk
to you or anyone." Which would be an appropriate therapeutic nursing
response? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Are you feeling that no
one understands?
Which of the following are examples of nontherapeutic communication
blocks? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Why did you refuse your
medication this afternoon?
I'm so sorry you feel that way. It is a feeling typical of hospitalized clients.
You just think that you are not getting better, you'll see. Everything will work
out.
The client states "I'm not sure that the doctor has prescribed the correct
medication for my sadness." Which would be a therapeutic nursing
response? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------So you think this
medication is not right for you.
,Who founded psychoanalytic theory? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Sigmund Freud
A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. In an
emergency department, she cries, "I should have gone back in to get them.
I should have died, not them." Which of the following responses by the
nurse is an example of reflection? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
"You're feeling guilty because you weren't able to save your children."
An entry level registered nurse works with patients in a community setting.
Which groups should this nurse expect to lead? ------CORRECT ANSWER-
--------------Symptom management
Medication education
Self-care
A client has been involuntarily admitted to an inpatient behavioral health
unit. During this admission, which of the following rights does the client still
retain? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------The right to refuse
medications
The right to informed consent
A mother who is notified that her child was killed in a tragic car accident
states, "I can't bear to go on with my life." Which nursing statement
conveys empathy? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------"It must be
horrible to lose a child, and I'll stay with you until your husband arrives."
During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is
teaching an adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about
medications. Which modification in the teaching plan would be the most
,appropriate for this client? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Speaking
directly face-to-face
A 22 year old college student is admitted to hospital following a suicide
attempt and states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to
Erikson's theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize a
deficit in which developmental stage? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
-Intimacy vs Isolation
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of
neurotransmitters. Which student statement indicates that learning about
the function of norepinephrine has occurred? ------CORRECT ANSWER-----
----------Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and
perception.
A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental health
and mental illness. Which statement by the patient reflects an accurate
understanding of mental health? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Mental health is successful adaptation to stressors in the internal external
environment.
The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a client
at high risk for life-threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is ingested? --
----CORRECT ANSWER---------------A client taking tranylcypromine
(Parnate)
A client taking isocarboxazid (Marplan)
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil)
A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide attempt
and has not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants. The client
, asks the nurse, "I heard about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors). Why
can't they be added to what I am on now? Wouldn't adding one help?"
Which is the appropriate nursing response? ------CORRECT ANSWER------
---------"Combined use can lead to a life-threatening condition called
hypertensive crisis."
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships.
The client states, "I have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's
developmental theory, which should the nurse recognize as true
statements about the client? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------The
client has not progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage.
Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult
functioning.
A patient discloses several concerns and associated feelings. If the nurse
wishes to seek clarification, which comment would be most appropriate? ---
---CORRECT ANSWER---------------"Am I correct in understanding that..."
The health care provider prescribes an antidepressant for an elderly client,
but nurse notices that the dosage is greater than the usual adult dosage.
Which of the following best describes what action the nurse should take? --
----CORRECT ANSWER---------------Hold the medication until clarification
with the health care provider.
Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best utilizes the ethical principle
of autonomy? The nurse: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Explores
alternative solutions with a patient, who then makes a choice.
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