Exam
RN MENTAL HEALTH
2023/2024ACTUAL EXAM
70 QUEESTIONS AND
ANSWERSA+
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative
symptom of schizophrenia. - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓St. John's Wort
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings is the nurse
required to report? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓"In the event a client threatens harm to others,
medications can be administered without consent."
A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and will
receive succinylcholine. The client asks the nurse about this medication. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER ✓✓✓"Succinylcholine is
given to reduce muscle movement during therapy."
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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Allow the client time to
formulate an answer
The nurse is assessing the client.
Select the 5 findings that require follow-up. - ANSWER ✓✓✓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. - ANSWER ✓✓✓Alcohol Toxicity: Level of
consciousness, nausea and vomiting, mental status, and respiratory rate.
Major depressive disorder: Weight change, mental status.
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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Substance use disorder
RN MENTAL HEALTH
2023/2024ACTUAL EXAM
70 QUEESTIONS AND
ANSWERSA+
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative
symptom of schizophrenia. - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓St. John's Wort
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings is the nurse
required to report? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓"In the event a client threatens harm to others,
medications can be administered without consent."
A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and will
receive succinylcholine. The client asks the nurse about this medication. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER ✓✓✓"Succinylcholine is
given to reduce muscle movement during therapy."
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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Allow the client time to
formulate an answer
The nurse is assessing the client.
Select the 5 findings that require follow-up. - ANSWER ✓✓✓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. - ANSWER ✓✓✓Alcohol Toxicity: Level of
consciousness, nausea and vomiting, mental status, and respiratory rate.
Major depressive disorder: Weight change, mental status.
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? - ANSWER ✓✓✓Substance use disorder
