WCU Mental Health FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS LATEST VERSION

WCU Mental Health FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS LATEST VERSION 1. A charge nurse is discussing mental status examination with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select All that apply.) - ANSWER A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence." 2. A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention? - ANSWER Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications. 3. A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANSWER Identify the client's perception of her mental health status 4. A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub. 5. A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Which of the following information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER A. DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders. B. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health disorders. C. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. 6. A nurse working on an acute mental health unit forms a group to focus on self-management of medications. At each of the meetings, two of the members use the opportunity to discuss their common interest in gambling on sport. This is an example of which of the following concepts? - ANSWER Hidden agenda 7. A nurse is conducting a family therapy session. the adolescent son tells the nurse the nurse that he plans ways to make his sister look bad so his parents will think he's the better sibling, which he believes will give hm more privileges. The nurse should identify this dysfunctional behavior as which of the following? - ANSWER Manipulation 8. A nurse is working with an established group and identifies various members roles. Which of the following should the nurse identify as an individual role? - ANSWER A member who brags about accomplishments 9. A Nurse is Implementing a Behavior Modification Plan for a Client with OCD. Which of the Following Techniques Should the Nurse Include? - ANSWER A. Exposure and Response Prevention B. Thought Stopping C. Positive Reinforcement 10. A Nurse is Conducting a Group Therapy Session for Clients with PTSD. Which Activity Should the Nurse Include in the Initial Phase? - ANSWER Discussing Ground Rules for the Group 11. A Nurse is Providing Education to a Client with Bipolar Disorder About Medication Adherence. Which Statement by the Client Indicates Understanding of the Teaching? - ANSWER "I will take my mood stabilizer every day at the same time." 12. A Charge Nurse is Educating Nursing Staff on Crisis Intervention Techniques. Which of the Following Strategies Should the Nurse Include? - ANSWER A. Active Listening B. Providing a Safe Environment C. Establishing Realistic Goals 13. A Nurse is Assessing a Client with Schizophrenia for Symptoms of Psychosis. Which of the Following Findings Should the Nurse Expect? - ANSWER A. Auditory Hallucinations B. Delusions C. Disorganized Thinking 14. A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency admission. - ANSWER A client who has a borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod. 15. A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychiatric disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is very short -staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurses actions are an example of which of the following torts? - ANSWER False imprisonment 16. Illusions - ANSWER misperceptions of real external stimuli 17. Extreme agitation - ANSWER *including pacing and rocking. 18. stereotype behaviors - ANSWER motors patterns that had meaning to client but now are mechanical and lack purpose 19. Automatic obedience - ANSWER Responding in a robot-like manner 20. waxy felxibility - ANSWER maintaining a specific position for an extended period of time 21. stupor - ANSWER motionless for long periods of times, coma like 22. Negativism - ANSWER Doing the opposite of what others want 23. 1st generation antipsychotics names - ANSWER Chlorpromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine, loxapine 24. 1st generation - ANSWER EPS, liver impairment, anticholinergic effects, sedation, seizures, sexual dysfunction, skin effects 25. Contraindications to 1st Gen - ANSWER Liver issues, Parkinson's disease, severe hypotension, dementia 26. What does 1st Gen antipsychotics do - ANSWER Block dopamine 27. Neuromalignant syndrome - ANSWER Hyperpyrexia BP fluctuations Tachycardia Tachypnea Decreased level of consciousness 28. EPS stuff - ANSWER Akathisia Parkinsonism Acute dystonia Tar dive dyskinesia 29. Benotropine (Cogentin) - ANSWER Treats EPS 30. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - ANSWER Treats EPS 31. 2nd Generation Antipsychotiscs - ANSWER Rispridone Clozapine Olanzapine Quetiapine Aripiprazole 32. Side effects of 2nd Antipsychotics - ANSWER Fewers EPS Orthostatic hypotension Anticholinergic effects Sleep disturbances