7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final NEWEST VERSION
2025 -2026 \LATEST UPADTE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (101)
During the nurse's shift in the -Diaphoresis
emergency department, a -Shallow respirations
nurse assess a client who -Tremors
is suspected of being -Dilated pupils
under the influence of
amphetamines.
Which symptoms are
indicative of amphetamine
use?
-Depressed affect
-Diaphoresis
-Shallow Respirations
-Hypotension
-Tremors
-Dilated pupils
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,7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
The nurse is teaching a -Discuss previous methods that were effective in handling
client with a generalized stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided
anxiety disorder how to
amount of time spent on worrying.
effectively cope with
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
severe distress. Which
the goal.
interventions would the
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express
nurse use to promote them.
effective coping with
anxiety?
-Discuss previous methods
that were effective in
handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit
to a
mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish
a goal and develop a plan
to meet the goal.
-Teach the client how to
label feelings and how to
express them.
-Discuss ways to examine the
reality of fears.
-Assist the client to
acknowledge the
major consequences of
blaming others.
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,7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
A nurse is assessing a new -Schizophrenia
client and notices clang -Mania
associations in the speech -Organic disorders
pattern. From this
assessment
finding, the nurse begins to
evaluate for the potential of
which psychiatric
conditions?
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Schizophrenia
-Narcolepsy
-Mania
-Organic disorders
-Intermittent explosive
disorder
When teaching a group of -Acute dystonia reactions
nursing students about the -Akathisia
use of antipsychotic -Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
medications, the nurse -Orthostatic hypotension
advises them
that certain symptoms can
occur within the first few
weeks of treatment. Which
symptoms are likely to
occur?
-Acute dystonia reactions
-Akathisia
-Tardive dyskinesia
-Neuroleptic malignant
syndrome
-Hearing loss
-Orthostatic hypotension
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, 7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
The nurse monitoring a client -Sore throat
with schizophrenia who is -Fever
prescribed -Orthostatic hypotension
clozapine. During a
multidisciplinary
mental healt team meeting,
which signs and symptoms
would be brought to the
psychiatrist's attention?
-Sore throat
-Pill-rolling movements
-Polyuria
-Fever
-Polydipsia
-Orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client -Insomnia or hypersomnia
diagnosed with persistent -Suicidal thoughts
depressive disorder. -Appetite disturbance
Which defining characteristics
are associated with this
disorder?
-Insomnia or hypersomnia
-Delusions or hallucinations
-Suicidal thoughts
-Onset of symptoms within a
2-week period
-Symptoms that occur in the
winter and resolve in the
spring
-Appetite disturbance
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Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final NEWEST VERSION
2025 -2026 \LATEST UPADTE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (101)
During the nurse's shift in the -Diaphoresis
emergency department, a -Shallow respirations
nurse assess a client who -Tremors
is suspected of being -Dilated pupils
under the influence of
amphetamines.
Which symptoms are
indicative of amphetamine
use?
-Depressed affect
-Diaphoresis
-Shallow Respirations
-Hypotension
-Tremors
-Dilated pupils
1/49
,7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
The nurse is teaching a -Discuss previous methods that were effective in handling
client with a generalized stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided
anxiety disorder how to
amount of time spent on worrying.
effectively cope with
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
severe distress. Which
the goal.
interventions would the
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express
nurse use to promote them.
effective coping with
anxiety?
-Discuss previous methods
that were effective in
handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit
to a
mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish
a goal and develop a plan
to meet the goal.
-Teach the client how to
label feelings and how to
express them.
-Discuss ways to examine the
reality of fears.
-Assist the client to
acknowledge the
major consequences of
blaming others.
2/49
,7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
A nurse is assessing a new -Schizophrenia
client and notices clang -Mania
associations in the speech -Organic disorders
pattern. From this
assessment
finding, the nurse begins to
evaluate for the potential of
which psychiatric
conditions?
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Schizophrenia
-Narcolepsy
-Mania
-Organic disorders
-Intermittent explosive
disorder
When teaching a group of -Acute dystonia reactions
nursing students about the -Akathisia
use of antipsychotic -Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
medications, the nurse -Orthostatic hypotension
advises them
that certain symptoms can
occur within the first few
weeks of treatment. Which
symptoms are likely to
occur?
-Acute dystonia reactions
-Akathisia
-Tardive dyskinesia
-Neuroleptic malignant
syndrome
-Hearing loss
-Orthostatic hypotension
3/49
, 7/13/25, 11:49 AM Nurs 441 Psych-Mental Health Final
The nurse monitoring a client -Sore throat
with schizophrenia who is -Fever
prescribed -Orthostatic hypotension
clozapine. During a
multidisciplinary
mental healt team meeting,
which signs and symptoms
would be brought to the
psychiatrist's attention?
-Sore throat
-Pill-rolling movements
-Polyuria
-Fever
-Polydipsia
-Orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client -Insomnia or hypersomnia
diagnosed with persistent -Suicidal thoughts
depressive disorder. -Appetite disturbance
Which defining characteristics
are associated with this
disorder?
-Insomnia or hypersomnia
-Delusions or hallucinations
-Suicidal thoughts
-Onset of symptoms within a
2-week period
-Symptoms that occur in the
winter and resolve in the
spring
-Appetite disturbance
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