Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing COMPLETE
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which is the best action for the nurse to take when assessing a child who might be abused?
a. Confront the parents with the facts, and ask them what happened.
b. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a report.
c. Ask the child which parent caused this injury.
d. Say or do nothing; the nurse has only suspicions, not evidence.
CORRECT ANS: B. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a
report.
Which is true about domestic violence between same-sex partners?
a. Such violence is less common than that between heterosexual partners.
b. The frequency and intensity of violence are greater than between heterosexual partners.
c. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANS: C. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
Which assessment finding might indicate elder self-neglect?
a. Hesitancy to talk openly with nurse
b. Inability to manage personal finances
c. Missing valuables that are not misplaced
,d. Unusual explanations for injuries
CORRECT ANS: B. Inability to manage personal finances
Which type of child abuse can be most difficult to treat effectively?
a. Emotional
b. Neglect
c. Physical
d. Sexual
CORRECT ANS: a. Emotional
Women in battering relationships often remain in those relationships as a result of faulty or
incorrect beliefs. Which belief is valid?
a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
b. If she would do a better job of meeting his needs, the violence would stop.
c. No one else would put up with her dependent clinging behavior.
d. She often does things that provoke the violent episodes.
CORRECT ANS: a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
SATA: Examples of child maltreatment include:
a. calling the child stupid for climbing on a fence and getting injured.
b. giving the child a time-out for misbehaving by hitting a sibling
c. failing to buy a desired toy for Christmas.
d. spanking an infant who won't stop crying.
, e. watching pornographic movies in a child's presence.
f. withholding meals as punishment for disobedience.
CORRECT ANS: a d e f
SATA: A female client comes to an urgent care clinic and says, "I've just been raped." What
should the nurse do?
a. Allow the client to express whatever she wants.
b. Ask the client if staff can call a friend or family member for her.
c. Offer the client coffee, tea, or whatever she likes to drink
d. Get the examination completed quickly to decrease trauma to the client.
e. Provide the client privacy; let her go to a room to make phone calls.
f. Stay with the client until someone else arrives to be with her.
CORRECT ANS: a b f
Which statement would indicate that teaching about naltrexone (ReVia) has been effective?
a. "I'll get sick if I use heroin while taking this medication."
b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
c. "If I use opioids while taking naltrexone, I'll become extremely ill."
d. "Using naltrexone may make me dizzy."
CORRECT ANS: b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
Clonidine (Catapres) is prescribed for symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Which nursing
assessment is essential before giving a dose of the medication?
a. Assessing the client's blood pressure
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which is the best action for the nurse to take when assessing a child who might be abused?
a. Confront the parents with the facts, and ask them what happened.
b. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a report.
c. Ask the child which parent caused this injury.
d. Say or do nothing; the nurse has only suspicions, not evidence.
CORRECT ANS: B. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a
report.
Which is true about domestic violence between same-sex partners?
a. Such violence is less common than that between heterosexual partners.
b. The frequency and intensity of violence are greater than between heterosexual partners.
c. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANS: C. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
Which assessment finding might indicate elder self-neglect?
a. Hesitancy to talk openly with nurse
b. Inability to manage personal finances
c. Missing valuables that are not misplaced
,d. Unusual explanations for injuries
CORRECT ANS: B. Inability to manage personal finances
Which type of child abuse can be most difficult to treat effectively?
a. Emotional
b. Neglect
c. Physical
d. Sexual
CORRECT ANS: a. Emotional
Women in battering relationships often remain in those relationships as a result of faulty or
incorrect beliefs. Which belief is valid?
a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
b. If she would do a better job of meeting his needs, the violence would stop.
c. No one else would put up with her dependent clinging behavior.
d. She often does things that provoke the violent episodes.
CORRECT ANS: a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
SATA: Examples of child maltreatment include:
a. calling the child stupid for climbing on a fence and getting injured.
b. giving the child a time-out for misbehaving by hitting a sibling
c. failing to buy a desired toy for Christmas.
d. spanking an infant who won't stop crying.
, e. watching pornographic movies in a child's presence.
f. withholding meals as punishment for disobedience.
CORRECT ANS: a d e f
SATA: A female client comes to an urgent care clinic and says, "I've just been raped." What
should the nurse do?
a. Allow the client to express whatever she wants.
b. Ask the client if staff can call a friend or family member for her.
c. Offer the client coffee, tea, or whatever she likes to drink
d. Get the examination completed quickly to decrease trauma to the client.
e. Provide the client privacy; let her go to a room to make phone calls.
f. Stay with the client until someone else arrives to be with her.
CORRECT ANS: a b f
Which statement would indicate that teaching about naltrexone (ReVia) has been effective?
a. "I'll get sick if I use heroin while taking this medication."
b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
c. "If I use opioids while taking naltrexone, I'll become extremely ill."
d. "Using naltrexone may make me dizzy."
CORRECT ANS: b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
Clonidine (Catapres) is prescribed for symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Which nursing
assessment is essential before giving a dose of the medication?
a. Assessing the client's blood pressure
