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ADN 120 UNIT 3 ANXIETY, PTSD, GRIEF
AND DEPRESSION, MOOD AND AFFECT,
SUICIDE, ANTIDEPRESSANTS,
ANXIOLYTICS, AND PSYCHOSIS 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
A nurse provided medication education for a client diagnosed with
major depressive disorder who began a new prescription for
phenelzine (Nardil). Which behavior indicated effective learning?
A. The client can identify foods with high selenium content that
should be avoided
B. The client confers with a pharmacist when selecting over the
counter medications
C. The client monitors their sodium intake and weight daily
D. The client wears support stockings and elevated the legs when
sitting - correct answer -b. The client confers with a pharmacist
when selecting over the counter medications
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A client has been resistant to treatment with antidepressant
therapy. The care provider prescribes a monoamine oxidase
inhibitor (MAOI) medication. What teaching is critical for the nurse
to give the patient?
A. Eating foods such as blue cheese or red wine will cause side
effects that may be life threatening
B. Serum blood levels must be regularly monitored for toxicity
C. To prevent side effect, the medication should be administered
as an intramuscular injection
D. This medication class may only be used safely for a few days
at a time - correct answer -a. Eating foods such as blue cheese or
red wine will cause side effects that may be life threatening
Which of the anxiety problems listed below may present with
psychotic features?
A. Illicit drug use/abuse and water intoxication
B. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorders, or
obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
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C. Renal disease, traumatic brain injuries, fluid and electrolyte
imbalances
D. Severe depression or prenatal mood disorders - correct
answer -b. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic
disorders, or obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
A client previously diagnosed as psychotic expresses to the nurse
that he is seeing spiders climbing up the walls in his room and he
is concerned that they will get into his bed. What is the nurses
best response?
A. Ask the client if he also sees spiders in the day room
B. Express doubt that there are spiders on the wall
C. Ignore his remarks and remain silent when providing care
D. Tell the client there are no spiders and he should stop worrying
about it - correct answer -b. Express doubt that there are spiders
on the wall
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In discussing disease prevention with a teenager and his mother,
the nurse identifies which of the following as risk factors for
psychosis? Select all that apply
A. Father diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
B. Sleep deprivation
C. Occasional cannabis use
D. Physical abuse by the father
E. Recent immigration from ecuador
F. Rural residence - correct answer -a. Father diagnosed with
paranoid schizophrenia
B. Sleep deprivation
D. Physical abuse by the father
E. Recent immigration from ecuador
ADN 120 UNIT 3 ANXIETY, PTSD, GRIEF
AND DEPRESSION, MOOD AND AFFECT,
SUICIDE, ANTIDEPRESSANTS,
ANXIOLYTICS, AND PSYCHOSIS 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
A nurse provided medication education for a client diagnosed with
major depressive disorder who began a new prescription for
phenelzine (Nardil). Which behavior indicated effective learning?
A. The client can identify foods with high selenium content that
should be avoided
B. The client confers with a pharmacist when selecting over the
counter medications
C. The client monitors their sodium intake and weight daily
D. The client wears support stockings and elevated the legs when
sitting - correct answer -b. The client confers with a pharmacist
when selecting over the counter medications
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A client has been resistant to treatment with antidepressant
therapy. The care provider prescribes a monoamine oxidase
inhibitor (MAOI) medication. What teaching is critical for the nurse
to give the patient?
A. Eating foods such as blue cheese or red wine will cause side
effects that may be life threatening
B. Serum blood levels must be regularly monitored for toxicity
C. To prevent side effect, the medication should be administered
as an intramuscular injection
D. This medication class may only be used safely for a few days
at a time - correct answer -a. Eating foods such as blue cheese or
red wine will cause side effects that may be life threatening
Which of the anxiety problems listed below may present with
psychotic features?
A. Illicit drug use/abuse and water intoxication
B. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorders, or
obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
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C. Renal disease, traumatic brain injuries, fluid and electrolyte
imbalances
D. Severe depression or prenatal mood disorders - correct
answer -b. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic
disorders, or obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
A client previously diagnosed as psychotic expresses to the nurse
that he is seeing spiders climbing up the walls in his room and he
is concerned that they will get into his bed. What is the nurses
best response?
A. Ask the client if he also sees spiders in the day room
B. Express doubt that there are spiders on the wall
C. Ignore his remarks and remain silent when providing care
D. Tell the client there are no spiders and he should stop worrying
about it - correct answer -b. Express doubt that there are spiders
on the wall
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In discussing disease prevention with a teenager and his mother,
the nurse identifies which of the following as risk factors for
psychosis? Select all that apply
A. Father diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
B. Sleep deprivation
C. Occasional cannabis use
D. Physical abuse by the father
E. Recent immigration from ecuador
F. Rural residence - correct answer -a. Father diagnosed with
paranoid schizophrenia
B. Sleep deprivation
D. Physical abuse by the father
E. Recent immigration from ecuador
