RN MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or
negative symptom of schizophrenia.
Positive: Delusions of grandeur, clang associations, and catatonia are consistent with
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Negative: Absence of intonation in speech, alogia, and withdrawal from social activities
are consistent with negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
A nurse in a n outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history from
a client who is taking paroxetine for depression. the client reports to the nurse
that he also takes herbal supplements. The nurse should advise the client that
which of the following supplements interacts adversely with paroxetine?
St. John's Wort
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings is the
nurse required to report?
A client who has borderline personality disorder threatened to harm their roommate.
A charge nurse is preparing an educational session for a group of newly licensed
nurses to review client rights under the law. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
"In the event a client threatens harm to others, medications can be administered without
consent."
A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive
disorders. Which of the following factors should the nurse include as increasing
the risk for depression?
Substance use disorder
A nurse is planning care for a 7-year-old child who has ADHD. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
, Remove unnecessary equipment from the child's surroundings.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder
and reports that they stopped taking lithium 2 weeks ago. he nurse should
recognize which of the following as an expected adverse effect that might have
caused the client to stop taking the medication?
Hand tremors
A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy. During the
group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one goal for the day.
When it is the client's turn they do not respond. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take before repeating the request to the client?
Allow the client time to formulate an answer
The nurse is assessing the client.
Select the 5 findings that require follow-up.
Nausea and vomiting
Temperature
Level of consciousness (LOC)
BAC
Respiratory rate
For each of the client assessment findings below, click to specify if the finding is
consistent with alcohol toxicity or major depressive disorder. Each finding may
support more than one disease process.
Alcohol Toxicity: Level of consciousness, nausea and vomiting, mental status, and
respiratory rate.
Major depressive disorder: Weight change, mental status.
Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options
COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or
negative symptom of schizophrenia.
Positive: Delusions of grandeur, clang associations, and catatonia are consistent with
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Negative: Absence of intonation in speech, alogia, and withdrawal from social activities
are consistent with negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
A nurse in a n outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history from
a client who is taking paroxetine for depression. the client reports to the nurse
that he also takes herbal supplements. The nurse should advise the client that
which of the following supplements interacts adversely with paroxetine?
St. John's Wort
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings is the
nurse required to report?
A client who has borderline personality disorder threatened to harm their roommate.
A charge nurse is preparing an educational session for a group of newly licensed
nurses to review client rights under the law. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
"In the event a client threatens harm to others, medications can be administered without
consent."
A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive
disorders. Which of the following factors should the nurse include as increasing
the risk for depression?
Substance use disorder
A nurse is planning care for a 7-year-old child who has ADHD. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
, Remove unnecessary equipment from the child's surroundings.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder
and reports that they stopped taking lithium 2 weeks ago. he nurse should
recognize which of the following as an expected adverse effect that might have
caused the client to stop taking the medication?
Hand tremors
A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy. During the
group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one goal for the day.
When it is the client's turn they do not respond. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take before repeating the request to the client?
Allow the client time to formulate an answer
The nurse is assessing the client.
Select the 5 findings that require follow-up.
Nausea and vomiting
Temperature
Level of consciousness (LOC)
BAC
Respiratory rate
For each of the client assessment findings below, click to specify if the finding is
consistent with alcohol toxicity or major depressive disorder. Each finding may
support more than one disease process.
Alcohol Toxicity: Level of consciousness, nausea and vomiting, mental status, and
respiratory rate.
Major depressive disorder: Weight change, mental status.
Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options
