NUR 2520 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING TEST BANK FINAL STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⫸ Which treatment should a nurse identify as most appropriate for
clients diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder? Answer: Long term
treatment with buspirone
*Binds to serotonin and dopamine receptors. Increases norepinephrine
metabolism in brain
⫸ A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous.
Diaphoretic, tachycardia and dyspnea. A workup in an emergency
department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis should a
nurse suspect and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurses first
priority? Answer: Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety.
⫸ A client is experiencing severe panic attack. Which nursing
intervention would meet this client physiological need? Answer: Have
the client breathe into a paper bag
⫸ A college student is unable to take a final exam due to severe test
anxiety. Instead of studying the student relieves stress by attending a
movie. Which priority nursing diagnosis should a campus nurse assign
for this client? Answer: Altered coping R/T anxiety
NURSING TEST BANK FINAL STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⫸ Which treatment should a nurse identify as most appropriate for
clients diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder? Answer: Long term
treatment with buspirone
*Binds to serotonin and dopamine receptors. Increases norepinephrine
metabolism in brain
⫸ A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous.
Diaphoretic, tachycardia and dyspnea. A workup in an emergency
department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis should a
nurse suspect and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurses first
priority? Answer: Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety.
⫸ A client is experiencing severe panic attack. Which nursing
intervention would meet this client physiological need? Answer: Have
the client breathe into a paper bag
⫸ A college student is unable to take a final exam due to severe test
anxiety. Instead of studying the student relieves stress by attending a
movie. Which priority nursing diagnosis should a campus nurse assign
for this client? Answer: Altered coping R/T anxiety
