Examl 4:l NUR256l /l NURl 256l (NEWl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
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QUESTION
Whichl assessmentl findingl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl anl eatingl disorderl meetsl criterial
forl hospitalization?
Answer:
Systolicl bloodl pressurel 62l mml Hg
QUESTION
Whichl personalityl characteristicl isl al nursel mostl likelyl tol assessl inl al patientl diagnosedl
withl anorexial nervosa?
Answer:
Rigidity,l perfectionism
QUESTION
Anl outpatientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal hasl begunl refeeding.l Betweenl thel firstl
andl secondl appointments,l thel patientl gainedl 8l pounds.l Thel nursel should
Answer:
assessl lungl soundsl andl extremities.
,QUESTION
Al 7-year-oldl childl wasl diagnosedl withl pica.l Whichl assessmentl findingl wouldl thel nursel
expectl associatedl withl thisl diagnosis?
Answer:
Thel childl frequentlyl eatsl newspapersl andl magazines.
QUESTION
Al patientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal isl resistantl tol weightl gain.l Whatl isl thel
rationalel forl establishingl al contractl withl thel patientl tol participatel inl measuresl designedl
tol producel al specifiedl weeklyl weightl gain?
Answer:
Patientl involvementl inl decisionl makingl increasesl sensel ofl controll andl promotesl
adherencel tol thel planl ofl care.
QUESTION
Al patientl asksl forl informationl aboutl AA.l Selectl thel nurse'sl bestl response.l "AAl isl a
Answer:
self-helpl groupl forl whichl thel goall isl sobriety."
QUESTION
Al patientl isl thin,l tense,l jittery,l andl hasl dilatedl pupils.l Thel patientl says,l "Myl heartl isl
poundingl inl myl chest.l Il needl help."l Thel patientl allowsl vitall signsl tol bel takenl butl
thenl becomesl suspiciousl andl says,l "Youl couldl bel tryingl tol killl me."l Thel patientl
refusesl furtherl examination.l Abusel ofl whichl substancel isl mostl likely?
Answer:
Amphetamines
,QUESTION
Anl adultl inl thel emergencyl departmentl states,l "Everythingl Il seel appearsl tol bel waving.l Il
aml outsidel myl bodyl lookingl atl myself.l Il thinkl I'ml losingl myl mind."l Vitall signsl arel
slightlyl elevated.l Thel nursel shouldl suspect
Answer:
hallucinogenl ingestion.
QUESTION
Symptomsl ofl withdrawall froml opioidsl forl whichl thel nursel shouldl assessl include
Answer:
nausea,l vomiting,l diaphoresis,l anxiety,l andl hyperreflexia.
QUESTION
Whichl assessmentl findingsl arel likelyl forl anl individuall whol recentlyl injectedl heroin?
Answer:
Drowsiness,l constrictedl pupils,l slurredl speech
QUESTION
Al patientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal virtuallyl stoppedl eatingl 5l monthsl agol andl
lostl 25%l ofl bodyl weight.l Al nursel asks,l "Describel whatl youl thinkl aboutl yourl presentl
weightl andl howl youl look."l Whichl responsel byl thel patientl isl mostl consistentl withl thel
diagnosis?
Answer:
"Il aml fatl andl ugly."
, QUESTION
Al nursingl diagnosisl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl bulimial nervosal isl Ineffectivel copingl
relatedl tol feelingsl ofl lonelinessl asl evidencedl byl overeatingl tol comfortl self,l followedl byl
self-inducedl vomiting.l Thel bestl outcomel relatedl tol thisl diagnosisl isl thatl withinl 2l weeksl
thel patientl will
Answer:
identifyl twol alternativel methodsl ofl copingl withl loneliness.
QUESTION
Al patientl referredl tol thel eatingl disordersl clinicl hasl lostl 35l poundsl duringl thel pastl 3l
months.l Tol assessl eatingl patterns,l thel nursel shouldl askl thel patient:
Answer:
"Whatl dol youl eatl inl al typicall day?"
QUESTION
Al nursel providesl healthl teachingl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl bulimial nervosa.l Priorityl
informationl thel nursel shouldl providel relatesl to
Answer:
howl tol recognizel hypokalemia.
QUESTION
Selectl thel priorityl outcomel forl al patientl completingl thel fourthl alcoholl detoxificationl
programl inl thel pastl year.l Priorl tol discharge,l thel patientl will
Answer:
state,l "Il knowl Il needl long-terml treatment."
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Whichl assessmentl findingl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl anl eatingl disorderl meetsl criterial
forl hospitalization?
Answer:
Systolicl bloodl pressurel 62l mml Hg
QUESTION
Whichl personalityl characteristicl isl al nursel mostl likelyl tol assessl inl al patientl diagnosedl
withl anorexial nervosa?
Answer:
Rigidity,l perfectionism
QUESTION
Anl outpatientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal hasl begunl refeeding.l Betweenl thel firstl
andl secondl appointments,l thel patientl gainedl 8l pounds.l Thel nursel should
Answer:
assessl lungl soundsl andl extremities.
,QUESTION
Al 7-year-oldl childl wasl diagnosedl withl pica.l Whichl assessmentl findingl wouldl thel nursel
expectl associatedl withl thisl diagnosis?
Answer:
Thel childl frequentlyl eatsl newspapersl andl magazines.
QUESTION
Al patientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal isl resistantl tol weightl gain.l Whatl isl thel
rationalel forl establishingl al contractl withl thel patientl tol participatel inl measuresl designedl
tol producel al specifiedl weeklyl weightl gain?
Answer:
Patientl involvementl inl decisionl makingl increasesl sensel ofl controll andl promotesl
adherencel tol thel planl ofl care.
QUESTION
Al patientl asksl forl informationl aboutl AA.l Selectl thel nurse'sl bestl response.l "AAl isl a
Answer:
self-helpl groupl forl whichl thel goall isl sobriety."
QUESTION
Al patientl isl thin,l tense,l jittery,l andl hasl dilatedl pupils.l Thel patientl says,l "Myl heartl isl
poundingl inl myl chest.l Il needl help."l Thel patientl allowsl vitall signsl tol bel takenl butl
thenl becomesl suspiciousl andl says,l "Youl couldl bel tryingl tol killl me."l Thel patientl
refusesl furtherl examination.l Abusel ofl whichl substancel isl mostl likely?
Answer:
Amphetamines
,QUESTION
Anl adultl inl thel emergencyl departmentl states,l "Everythingl Il seel appearsl tol bel waving.l Il
aml outsidel myl bodyl lookingl atl myself.l Il thinkl I'ml losingl myl mind."l Vitall signsl arel
slightlyl elevated.l Thel nursel shouldl suspect
Answer:
hallucinogenl ingestion.
QUESTION
Symptomsl ofl withdrawall froml opioidsl forl whichl thel nursel shouldl assessl include
Answer:
nausea,l vomiting,l diaphoresis,l anxiety,l andl hyperreflexia.
QUESTION
Whichl assessmentl findingsl arel likelyl forl anl individuall whol recentlyl injectedl heroin?
Answer:
Drowsiness,l constrictedl pupils,l slurredl speech
QUESTION
Al patientl diagnosedl withl anorexial nervosal virtuallyl stoppedl eatingl 5l monthsl agol andl
lostl 25%l ofl bodyl weight.l Al nursel asks,l "Describel whatl youl thinkl aboutl yourl presentl
weightl andl howl youl look."l Whichl responsel byl thel patientl isl mostl consistentl withl thel
diagnosis?
Answer:
"Il aml fatl andl ugly."
, QUESTION
Al nursingl diagnosisl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl bulimial nervosal isl Ineffectivel copingl
relatedl tol feelingsl ofl lonelinessl asl evidencedl byl overeatingl tol comfortl self,l followedl byl
self-inducedl vomiting.l Thel bestl outcomel relatedl tol thisl diagnosisl isl thatl withinl 2l weeksl
thel patientl will
Answer:
identifyl twol alternativel methodsl ofl copingl withl loneliness.
QUESTION
Al patientl referredl tol thel eatingl disordersl clinicl hasl lostl 35l poundsl duringl thel pastl 3l
months.l Tol assessl eatingl patterns,l thel nursel shouldl askl thel patient:
Answer:
"Whatl dol youl eatl inl al typicall day?"
QUESTION
Al nursel providesl healthl teachingl forl al patientl diagnosedl withl bulimial nervosa.l Priorityl
informationl thel nursel shouldl providel relatesl to
Answer:
howl tol recognizel hypokalemia.
QUESTION
Selectl thel priorityl outcomel forl al patientl completingl thel fourthl alcoholl detoxificationl
programl inl thel pastl year.l Priorl tol discharge,l thel patientl will
Answer:
state,l "Il knowl Il needl long-terml treatment."
