AAH Test 1 Mental Health Exam Questions
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A |client |refuses |to |acknowledge |unacceptable |personal |characteristics |and |transfers |feelings, |
thoughts |or |traits |onto |another |person. |What |type |of |defense |mechanism |is |this? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Projection
When |caring |for |acute |psychosis |that |might |be |ordered |what |antipsychotic |medication? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Haloperidol
What |should |the |nurse |assess |for |when |a |patient |is |taking |Haloperidol? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-EPS |and |tardive |dyskinesia |such |as |lip |smacking, |tongue |thrusting, |facial |
grimacing |and |eye |blinking |as |well |some |repetitive, |irregular |movements |of |the |head |and |
pelvis |could |also |be |observed
What |is |undoing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patient |takes |an |action |to |make |up |or |reverse |
a |prior |behavior, |wrong |action |or |statement
What |is |regression? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |patient |reverts |back |to |being |a |child |or |a |
earlier |stage |in |life |when |they |were |safe |and |taken |care |of
Describe |clarification |as |a |therapeutic |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You |encourage |the |
patient |to |further |express |their |feelings |and |continue |communicating |with |you
Describe |restatement |as |a |therapeutic |communication |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use
|open |ended |questions |or |statements |that |encourages |the |patient |to |further |communicate
, What |is |the |accepting |therapeutic |communication |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |
technique |shows |respect |for |the |client's |beliefs |(wearing |a |medal, |talisman |or |particular |
object)
What |should |you |do |with |a |patient |when |they |are |in |a |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--
Establish |rapport
-Identify |the |cause |of |the |anxiety
-Validate |the |patients |feelings
Who |are |the |only |patients |that |have |a |legal |right |to |refuse |treatment |at |an |acute |mental |
facility? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Voluntary |patients
Why |can't |a |patient |who |is |Baker |Acted |refuse |care |during |the |first |72 |hours? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Baker |Act |is |court |ordered
What |is |the |only |way |you |can |keep |a |patient |who |is |Baker |Acted |past |the |72 |hour |time |
frame? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-If |they |are |a |danger |to |themselves |or |others |you |can |keep |the
|patient |in |the |unit
What |is |the |only |way |that |a |nurse |can |discuss |a |patient's |confidential |information |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-If |the |court |orders |it
What |is |an |adventitious |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |a |part |of |regular |life
What |is |a |internal |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inability |to |cope |with |life |changes |such |as |
the |marriage |of |a |child
What |is |a |maturational |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |inability |to |cope |with |life, |such |as |
a |child |moving |away |from |home
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A |client |refuses |to |acknowledge |unacceptable |personal |characteristics |and |transfers |feelings, |
thoughts |or |traits |onto |another |person. |What |type |of |defense |mechanism |is |this? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Projection
When |caring |for |acute |psychosis |that |might |be |ordered |what |antipsychotic |medication? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Haloperidol
What |should |the |nurse |assess |for |when |a |patient |is |taking |Haloperidol? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-EPS |and |tardive |dyskinesia |such |as |lip |smacking, |tongue |thrusting, |facial |
grimacing |and |eye |blinking |as |well |some |repetitive, |irregular |movements |of |the |head |and |
pelvis |could |also |be |observed
What |is |undoing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patient |takes |an |action |to |make |up |or |reverse |
a |prior |behavior, |wrong |action |or |statement
What |is |regression? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |patient |reverts |back |to |being |a |child |or |a |
earlier |stage |in |life |when |they |were |safe |and |taken |care |of
Describe |clarification |as |a |therapeutic |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You |encourage |the |
patient |to |further |express |their |feelings |and |continue |communicating |with |you
Describe |restatement |as |a |therapeutic |communication |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use
|open |ended |questions |or |statements |that |encourages |the |patient |to |further |communicate
, What |is |the |accepting |therapeutic |communication |technique |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |
technique |shows |respect |for |the |client's |beliefs |(wearing |a |medal, |talisman |or |particular |
object)
What |should |you |do |with |a |patient |when |they |are |in |a |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--
Establish |rapport
-Identify |the |cause |of |the |anxiety
-Validate |the |patients |feelings
Who |are |the |only |patients |that |have |a |legal |right |to |refuse |treatment |at |an |acute |mental |
facility? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Voluntary |patients
Why |can't |a |patient |who |is |Baker |Acted |refuse |care |during |the |first |72 |hours? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Baker |Act |is |court |ordered
What |is |the |only |way |you |can |keep |a |patient |who |is |Baker |Acted |past |the |72 |hour |time |
frame? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-If |they |are |a |danger |to |themselves |or |others |you |can |keep |the
|patient |in |the |unit
What |is |the |only |way |that |a |nurse |can |discuss |a |patient's |confidential |information |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-If |the |court |orders |it
What |is |an |adventitious |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |a |part |of |regular |life
What |is |a |internal |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inability |to |cope |with |life |changes |such |as |
the |marriage |of |a |child
What |is |a |maturational |crisis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |inability |to |cope |with |life, |such |as |
a |child |moving |away |from |home
