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Professional Identity: Mental Health Nursing 2026 A+ zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIE zm zm zm zm zm
D ANSWERS (8EDF8)
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QUESTION 1 zm
When seeing a client for a mental health alteration, which findings need further asses
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sment? Select all that apply. Irregular heart rate Client states that he has cured cancer
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Disheveled appearance Avoidance of eye contact Rapid speech
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ANSWER
Client states that he has cured cancer Disheveled appearance Avoidance of eye contact Rapid speech
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Disheveled appearance, grandiosity, abnormally fast speech patterns, and avoidance of eye contact c
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an all be signs of worsening mental health issues. Irregular heart rate, while important, does not ind
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icate an alteration in mental health.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Which nursing diagnosis would you expect a client experiencing major depressive dis
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order (MDD) to experience? Self-
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care deficit Disturbed thought processes Disturbed sensory perception Ineffective imp
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ulse
ANSWER
Self-care deficit --- Someone with major depressive disorder can experience self-
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care deficits (specifically hygiene-related care), hopelessness, and possibly self-
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esteem issues. They are not likely to experience disturbed sensory perception or thought processes (
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hallucinations and delusions), or ineffective impulse control. These types of diagnoses are more likel
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y with a bipolar disorder.
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QUESTION 3 zm
Which of the following assessment items is most common in the mental health setting
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s? Validated survey tools Reflex hammer Electrocardiogram Stethoscope
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, ANSWER
Validated survey tools --- zm zm zm
The most common assessment tool used in a mental health setting is a validated survey tool. These
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tools enable the nurse to identify changes in behavior or emotion, and severity of symptoms. Electr
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ocardiograms, stethoscopes, and reflex hammer, while used, do not give as much information specific
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to mental health issues.
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QUESTION 4 zm
Professional identity in mental health nursing starts with a nurse's use of self. Which
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statement is the best example of this? A nurse asking a client to complete a depressio
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n scale Eating healthy foods on a regular basis Practicing a regular exercise regimen
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A nurse completing a personality test
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ANSWER
A nurse completing a personality test === Professional identity in mental health nursing starts with
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a nurse's use of self. This involves knowing and understanding one's own thoughts, feelings, and acti
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ons, and how they relate to the care of the client with alterations in mental health. A nurse complet
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ing a personality test would best help them understand use of self, not by completing a depression
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scale, practicing a regular exercise program, or eating healthy foods on a regular basis.
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QUESTION 5 zm
Review the nursing diagnoses below and identify the assessment findings that correlat
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e with each diagnosis.
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ANSWER
- Ineffective impulse control risk-taking - Chronic low self-esteem anorexia -
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Defensive coping aggression - Self-mutilation cutting - Disturbed sensory perception hallucinations -
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Disturbed thought processes delusions - Self-care deficit poor hygiene
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QUESTION 6 zm
A client is having an argument with another client in the main area of the facility. Wh
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anxiety medication Ask the client not to talk to the other clients
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ANSWER
Bring the client back to their room --
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escalation in the argument. The other choices may not deescalate the situation or may make things
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worse.
Exam Solution zm
Professional Identity: Mental Health Nursing 2026 A+ zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIE zm zm zm zm zm
D ANSWERS (8EDF8)
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QUESTION 1 zm
When seeing a client for a mental health alteration, which findings need further asses
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sment? Select all that apply. Irregular heart rate Client states that he has cured cancer
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Disheveled appearance Avoidance of eye contact Rapid speech
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ANSWER
Client states that he has cured cancer Disheveled appearance Avoidance of eye contact Rapid speech
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Disheveled appearance, grandiosity, abnormally fast speech patterns, and avoidance of eye contact c
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an all be signs of worsening mental health issues. Irregular heart rate, while important, does not ind
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icate an alteration in mental health.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Which nursing diagnosis would you expect a client experiencing major depressive dis
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order (MDD) to experience? Self-
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care deficit Disturbed thought processes Disturbed sensory perception Ineffective imp
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ulse
ANSWER
Self-care deficit --- Someone with major depressive disorder can experience self-
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care deficits (specifically hygiene-related care), hopelessness, and possibly self-
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esteem issues. They are not likely to experience disturbed sensory perception or thought processes (
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hallucinations and delusions), or ineffective impulse control. These types of diagnoses are more likel
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y with a bipolar disorder.
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QUESTION 3 zm
Which of the following assessment items is most common in the mental health setting
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s? Validated survey tools Reflex hammer Electrocardiogram Stethoscope
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, ANSWER
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The most common assessment tool used in a mental health setting is a validated survey tool. These
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tools enable the nurse to identify changes in behavior or emotion, and severity of symptoms. Electr
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ocardiograms, stethoscopes, and reflex hammer, while used, do not give as much information specific
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to mental health issues.
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QUESTION 4 zm
Professional identity in mental health nursing starts with a nurse's use of self. Which
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statement is the best example of this? A nurse asking a client to complete a depressio
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n scale Eating healthy foods on a regular basis Practicing a regular exercise regimen
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A nurse completing a personality test
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ANSWER
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a nurse's use of self. This involves knowing and understanding one's own thoughts, feelings, and acti
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ons, and how they relate to the care of the client with alterations in mental health. A nurse complet
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ing a personality test would best help them understand use of self, not by completing a depression
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scale, practicing a regular exercise program, or eating healthy foods on a regular basis.
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QUESTION 5 zm
Review the nursing diagnoses below and identify the assessment findings that correlat
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ANSWER
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Defensive coping aggression - Self-mutilation cutting - Disturbed sensory perception hallucinations -
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ANSWER
Bring the client back to their room --
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worse.