PRN 1562 Mental Health Exam 2 Most Recent exam
COMPLETE Questions and Verified Answers) (Latest Update
2026)
Interventions when a client is at risk for suicide? - (answer)Remove shoestrings, curtain Rods and glass
items. Give the client plastic wear to eat with.
Signs of a bipolar manic episode? - (answer)Risky behavior, high self esteem
When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is? - (answer)calm but firm, be consistent,
short explanations, redirect energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? - (answer)assess dementia by assessing the client's
cognitive status through a series of questions such as: word recall and following directions such as
drawing a clock face
Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? - (answer)they have a family history or is abused
Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) - (answer)emotional effect that nurses and other
health care workers may experience by being indirectly traumatized when helping or trying to help a
person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
Restraints are used if? - (answer)-patient is a danger to themselves or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
Signs of anxiety includes? - (answer)impending doom, chest tightness, increased blood pressure
Lamictal(lamotrigine) - (answer)Used to treat bipolar disorder and can cause a rash called steven-
Johnson syndrome
Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? - (answer)depression
, PRN 1562 Mental Health Exam 2 Most Recent exam
COMPLETE Questions and Verified Answers) (Latest Update
2026)
Citalopram and selegiline should? - (answer)not be combined. It can cause serotonin syndrome. Signs
include confusion, hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, blurred vision,
tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe cases may result in coma or death
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? - (answer)OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) side effects are
sexual dysfunction and suicidal thinking
Obsessions are what? - (answer)what they think thoughts
A compulsion is what? - (answer)what they do actions
Compulsions includes? - (answer)repetitive or irresistible behaviors like counting, chanting, checking,
washing, tapping and ordering
. Buspirone used to treat? - (answer)anxiety
side effects are sedation
Valproic Acid (Depakote) - (answer)anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer
used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver function. Side effects include birth defects
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) - (answer)Antidepressants that increase the action of neurotransimtters
by blocking their removal (reuptake) from the synapses (spaces between nerve cells). (1)
Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine retention, tachycardia, constipation
COMPLETE Questions and Verified Answers) (Latest Update
2026)
Interventions when a client is at risk for suicide? - (answer)Remove shoestrings, curtain Rods and glass
items. Give the client plastic wear to eat with.
Signs of a bipolar manic episode? - (answer)Risky behavior, high self esteem
When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is? - (answer)calm but firm, be consistent,
short explanations, redirect energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? - (answer)assess dementia by assessing the client's
cognitive status through a series of questions such as: word recall and following directions such as
drawing a clock face
Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? - (answer)they have a family history or is abused
Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) - (answer)emotional effect that nurses and other
health care workers may experience by being indirectly traumatized when helping or trying to help a
person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
Restraints are used if? - (answer)-patient is a danger to themselves or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
Signs of anxiety includes? - (answer)impending doom, chest tightness, increased blood pressure
Lamictal(lamotrigine) - (answer)Used to treat bipolar disorder and can cause a rash called steven-
Johnson syndrome
Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? - (answer)depression
, PRN 1562 Mental Health Exam 2 Most Recent exam
COMPLETE Questions and Verified Answers) (Latest Update
2026)
Citalopram and selegiline should? - (answer)not be combined. It can cause serotonin syndrome. Signs
include confusion, hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, blurred vision,
tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe cases may result in coma or death
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? - (answer)OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) side effects are
sexual dysfunction and suicidal thinking
Obsessions are what? - (answer)what they think thoughts
A compulsion is what? - (answer)what they do actions
Compulsions includes? - (answer)repetitive or irresistible behaviors like counting, chanting, checking,
washing, tapping and ordering
. Buspirone used to treat? - (answer)anxiety
side effects are sedation
Valproic Acid (Depakote) - (answer)anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer
used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver function. Side effects include birth defects
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) - (answer)Antidepressants that increase the action of neurotransimtters
by blocking their removal (reuptake) from the synapses (spaces between nerve cells). (1)
Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine retention, tachycardia, constipation
