RN MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE PRACTICE 2023 B EXAM
REVISION SET
A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client requests information
about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
"It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others."
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The nurse overhears another staff
member make derogatory comments to the client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
Report the occurrence to the charge nurse.
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
goals is the priority when planning care for this client?
The client will refrain from self-mutilation.
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 nurse in a mental health clinic is planning care for a client who has a new prescription for
olanzapine. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
Instruct the client to avoid driving during initial therapy.
A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse
questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm
going to bed!" The nurse should document the client's speech pattern as which of the following?
Clang association
A nurse is caring for a client who has alcohol use disorder.
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
The client is at greatest risk for _______ as evidenced by the client's ________
, violent behavior
agitation
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a recently admitted client.
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of
schizophrenia.
Delusions of grandeur
Absence of intonation in speech
Catatonia
Withdrawal from social activities
Clang associations
Alogia
Positive symptoms: Delusions of grandeur, clang associations, and catatonia
Negative symptoms: Absence of intonation in speech, alogia, and withdrawal from social
activities
A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who has bipolar disorder. Complete the
following sentence by using the list of options.
The first action the nurse should take is to address the client's _______ due to the client's
_________
cardiovascular injury
constant psychomotor activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a situational crisis. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
The client recently lost a grandparent in a motor vehicle crash.
A nurse is caring for a client who has alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Which of the following
laboratory findings should the nurse expect?
Increased creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room
looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner.
REVISION SET
A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client requests information
about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
"It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others."
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The nurse overhears another staff
member make derogatory comments to the client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
Report the occurrence to the charge nurse.
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
goals is the priority when planning care for this client?
The client will refrain from self-mutilation.
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 nurse in a mental health clinic is planning care for a client who has a new prescription for
olanzapine. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
Instruct the client to avoid driving during initial therapy.
A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse
questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm
going to bed!" The nurse should document the client's speech pattern as which of the following?
Clang association
A nurse is caring for a client who has alcohol use disorder.
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
The client is at greatest risk for _______ as evidenced by the client's ________
, violent behavior
agitation
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a recently admitted client.
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of
schizophrenia.
Delusions of grandeur
Absence of intonation in speech
Catatonia
Withdrawal from social activities
Clang associations
Alogia
Positive symptoms: Delusions of grandeur, clang associations, and catatonia
Negative symptoms: Absence of intonation in speech, alogia, and withdrawal from social
activities
A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who has bipolar disorder. Complete the
following sentence by using the list of options.
The first action the nurse should take is to address the client's _______ due to the client's
_________
cardiovascular injury
constant psychomotor activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a situational crisis. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
The client recently lost a grandparent in a motor vehicle crash.
A nurse is caring for a client who has alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Which of the following
laboratory findings should the nurse expect?
Increased creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room
looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner.
