Mental Health-FINAL EXAM Rasmussen
questions and verified answers latest updated
2026
What type of environment is a memory care unit? - Locked unit, 24-7 supervision.
What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? -
Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask questions like what
was your first job? where did you grow up? what was your parents names?
What type of patients go to memory care? - Dementia or Alzheimers
If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be
feeling? - Depressed, Isolated, Angry
Can a social worker make a decision about placement for an elderly person if that
person has living family members, a POA? - No, they cannot make the decision. Nurses
must educate family about decisions.
What does agnosia mean? - Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize
things, typically as a result of brain damage.
Example of something that could cause agnosia? - TBI, vascular dementia.
Characteristics of delirium. - Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to infection, NOT
common with aging.
What is an important intervention for patients with delirium? - Reorient them.
, What are the primary characteristics of borderline personality disorder? - splitting people
(Pitting a group against each other). Self-defeating cycle of behavior.
What do you give a patient who has overdosed on PCP? - Benzodiazepine
Example of a benzodiazpine antidote? - Flumazenil
What type of personality disorder might a patient who still lives at home at 30 and
depends on their mother for everything, have? - dependent personality disorder
Give an example of a positive statement made by a recovering alcohol that made signal
that they are getting better? - I will identify things that trigger my cravings
Symptoms of patient with suspected opioid abuse/overdose? - Contracted pupils,
increased HR, shallow Resp., increased temp (but not always).
What do you give a opioid overdose patient? - Narcan (Naloxone)
S/S of acute alcohol withdrawal? - Everything is increased! RR, BP, Temp, HR,
delerium
Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? - Mania, melodramatic, manipulative,
emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and flirtatious.
Interventions for histrionic personality disorder patient - They are very manipulative. Set
fine lines, do not offer relationship advice, avoid situations where they are the center of
attention.
Possible fatal complications of patient withdrawing from CNS stimulant - Respiratory
failure, suicide, and depression.
What is a hypochondriac? - Someone who thinks that everything is wrong with them.
Ex. their acute headache is caused by a brain tumor.
How does cocaine stimulate the body? What do cocaine users use to combat these
effects? - It is an upper. Alcohol-allows them to sleep.
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder - Split people apart and are very
manipulative.
Interventions for nurses dealing with borderline personality disorder patients - Keep all
the staff on the same page. Set limits and rules.
What is a personality disorder in general? What type of issues do these patients have? -
When people rely on others to make decisions. They have difficulties in their social life,
work, relationships, family problems. Place the blame on others. Many go undiagnosed.
questions and verified answers latest updated
2026
What type of environment is a memory care unit? - Locked unit, 24-7 supervision.
What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? -
Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask questions like what
was your first job? where did you grow up? what was your parents names?
What type of patients go to memory care? - Dementia or Alzheimers
If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be
feeling? - Depressed, Isolated, Angry
Can a social worker make a decision about placement for an elderly person if that
person has living family members, a POA? - No, they cannot make the decision. Nurses
must educate family about decisions.
What does agnosia mean? - Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize
things, typically as a result of brain damage.
Example of something that could cause agnosia? - TBI, vascular dementia.
Characteristics of delirium. - Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to infection, NOT
common with aging.
What is an important intervention for patients with delirium? - Reorient them.
, What are the primary characteristics of borderline personality disorder? - splitting people
(Pitting a group against each other). Self-defeating cycle of behavior.
What do you give a patient who has overdosed on PCP? - Benzodiazepine
Example of a benzodiazpine antidote? - Flumazenil
What type of personality disorder might a patient who still lives at home at 30 and
depends on their mother for everything, have? - dependent personality disorder
Give an example of a positive statement made by a recovering alcohol that made signal
that they are getting better? - I will identify things that trigger my cravings
Symptoms of patient with suspected opioid abuse/overdose? - Contracted pupils,
increased HR, shallow Resp., increased temp (but not always).
What do you give a opioid overdose patient? - Narcan (Naloxone)
S/S of acute alcohol withdrawal? - Everything is increased! RR, BP, Temp, HR,
delerium
Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? - Mania, melodramatic, manipulative,
emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and flirtatious.
Interventions for histrionic personality disorder patient - They are very manipulative. Set
fine lines, do not offer relationship advice, avoid situations where they are the center of
attention.
Possible fatal complications of patient withdrawing from CNS stimulant - Respiratory
failure, suicide, and depression.
What is a hypochondriac? - Someone who thinks that everything is wrong with them.
Ex. their acute headache is caused by a brain tumor.
How does cocaine stimulate the body? What do cocaine users use to combat these
effects? - It is an upper. Alcohol-allows them to sleep.
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder - Split people apart and are very
manipulative.
Interventions for nurses dealing with borderline personality disorder patients - Keep all
the staff on the same page. Set limits and rules.
What is a personality disorder in general? What type of issues do these patients have? -
When people rely on others to make decisions. They have difficulties in their social life,
work, relationships, family problems. Place the blame on others. Many go undiagnosed.
