NUR 384: MENTAL HEALTH FINAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has PTSD. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? (SATA)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) negative self-image
D) recurring nightmares
E) diminished reflexes - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, C, D
- Difficulty concentrating on tasks
- Negative Self Image
- Recurring nightmares
A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder (ASD).
Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
, A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after the traumatic
incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic incident - CORRECT-
ANSWERSD
The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event
A child ingests a large amount of bicarbonate. Which compensations will occur in the body? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSdecreased ventilation, increased H+ ion reabsorption by the kidneys,
increased bicarbonate excretion by the kidneys
A nurse is working with a patient with pulmonary difficulties. Which of the following pulmonary
conditions are more likely to result in respiratory alkalosis rather than acidosis? - CORRECT-
ANSWERShypoxia with hyperventilation, asthma with hyperventilation
Arterial blood gases initially reveal pH of 7.50. Over time, the pH is reduced to 7.44. Which of
the following would describe the pulmonary compensation that developed? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSventilation slowed, enabling pH to return to normal
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has PTSD. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? (SATA)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) negative self-image
D) recurring nightmares
E) diminished reflexes - CORRECT-ANSWERSA, C, D
- Difficulty concentrating on tasks
- Negative Self Image
- Recurring nightmares
A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder (ASD).
Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
, A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after the traumatic
incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic incident - CORRECT-
ANSWERSD
The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event
A child ingests a large amount of bicarbonate. Which compensations will occur in the body? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSdecreased ventilation, increased H+ ion reabsorption by the kidneys,
increased bicarbonate excretion by the kidneys
A nurse is working with a patient with pulmonary difficulties. Which of the following pulmonary
conditions are more likely to result in respiratory alkalosis rather than acidosis? - CORRECT-
ANSWERShypoxia with hyperventilation, asthma with hyperventilation
Arterial blood gases initially reveal pH of 7.50. Over time, the pH is reduced to 7.44. Which of
the following would describe the pulmonary compensation that developed? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSventilation slowed, enabling pH to return to normal
