NSG 212 Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Encourages patients to challenge and reframe dysfunctional thinking patterns by examining evidence, reviewing logic,
and identifying more rational alternatives.
- Useful for treating mood disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, PTSD, SUDS, and personality disorders. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Encourages patients to regulate troubling emotions, incorporates mindfulness; focuses on nonjudgmental self-
acceptance, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Useful for treating BPD, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, SUDS, and mood disorders. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Provides a structured environment so all aspects of the patient's experiences are therapeutic.
- Focuses on teaching adaptive coping, social interaction, and relationship skills.
- Involves maintaining safety + security, structure, involvement, support, validation, and 24-hour nursing presence. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Milieu Therapy
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- Leader-centered; leader makes all decisions and insists on always using their way.
- Focuses on persuasion of members; high productivity, low morale. - CORRECT ANSWER -Autocratic
Leadership
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- Member-centered; members work with the leader to make decisions.
- Encourages problem-solving and decision-making for all.
- Leader fosters creativity; productivity moderate, morale high. - CORRECT ANSWER -Democratic Leadership
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- The leader is uninvolved in planning and decision-making; responsibilities are left to members.
- Productivity low, morale low. - CORRECT ANSWER -Laissez-Faire Leadership
What is the strongest predictor for violent behaviors? What are some other risk factors? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Strongest Predictor: Past history of violence.
- SUDS, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia diagnosis.
- Behaviors, signs of escalating agitation like clenched fists, pacing, yelling, excessive or avoidant eye contact, etc.
A patient presents with an acute, rapid onset of the following symptoms:
Incoherent speech, impaired reasoning, hallucinations, insomnia, alternating between hyperactivity and stupor, emotional
instability, crying, muttering, etc.
Which disorder do they likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER -Delirium
How long does delirium usually last? - CORRECT ANSWER -<1 week; symptoms typically improve within 3-7
days once the underlying cause has been treated.
List some common causes of delirium. - CORRECT ANSWER -Systemic infections, fever/hypothermia,
electrolyte/metabolic imbalances, head trauma, seizures, hypoxia, COPD, hepatic/renal failure, pain, stroke, burns,
malnutrition/dehydration, substance intoxication, substance withdrawal, or medication-induced (antibiotics, steroids,
analgesics, anesthetics), etc.
A patient presents with the following symptoms:
Progressive, slow-onset; wandering, memory loss, loss of ambulation ability, eating problems, infection, confabulation,
delusions, incontinence, sun-downing, etc.
Which disorder do they most likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alzheimer's Disease
and CORRECT Answers
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Encourages patients to challenge and reframe dysfunctional thinking patterns by examining evidence, reviewing logic,
and identifying more rational alternatives.
- Useful for treating mood disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, PTSD, SUDS, and personality disorders. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Encourages patients to regulate troubling emotions, incorporates mindfulness; focuses on nonjudgmental self-
acceptance, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Useful for treating BPD, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, SUDS, and mood disorders. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Which type of therapy do the following statements describe?
- Provides a structured environment so all aspects of the patient's experiences are therapeutic.
- Focuses on teaching adaptive coping, social interaction, and relationship skills.
- Involves maintaining safety + security, structure, involvement, support, validation, and 24-hour nursing presence. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Milieu Therapy
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- Leader-centered; leader makes all decisions and insists on always using their way.
- Focuses on persuasion of members; high productivity, low morale. - CORRECT ANSWER -Autocratic
Leadership
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- Member-centered; members work with the leader to make decisions.
- Encourages problem-solving and decision-making for all.
- Leader fosters creativity; productivity moderate, morale high. - CORRECT ANSWER -Democratic Leadership
Which type of leadership do the following statements describe?
- The leader is uninvolved in planning and decision-making; responsibilities are left to members.
- Productivity low, morale low. - CORRECT ANSWER -Laissez-Faire Leadership
What is the strongest predictor for violent behaviors? What are some other risk factors? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Strongest Predictor: Past history of violence.
- SUDS, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia diagnosis.
- Behaviors, signs of escalating agitation like clenched fists, pacing, yelling, excessive or avoidant eye contact, etc.
A patient presents with an acute, rapid onset of the following symptoms:
Incoherent speech, impaired reasoning, hallucinations, insomnia, alternating between hyperactivity and stupor, emotional
instability, crying, muttering, etc.
Which disorder do they likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER -Delirium
How long does delirium usually last? - CORRECT ANSWER -<1 week; symptoms typically improve within 3-7
days once the underlying cause has been treated.
List some common causes of delirium. - CORRECT ANSWER -Systemic infections, fever/hypothermia,
electrolyte/metabolic imbalances, head trauma, seizures, hypoxia, COPD, hepatic/renal failure, pain, stroke, burns,
malnutrition/dehydration, substance intoxication, substance withdrawal, or medication-induced (antibiotics, steroids,
analgesics, anesthetics), etc.
A patient presents with the following symptoms:
Progressive, slow-onset; wandering, memory loss, loss of ambulation ability, eating problems, infection, confabulation,
delusions, incontinence, sun-downing, etc.
Which disorder do they most likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alzheimer's Disease
