Mental Health Exam #5 questions well
answered
d. guilt. - correct answer ✔✔ After the death of a spouse, an adult repeatedly says, "I should
have made him go to the doctor when he said he didn't feel well." This individual is
experiencing:
a. preoccupation with the image of the deceased.
b. sensations of somatic distress.
c. anger.
d. guilt.
c. Electrolyte imbalance - correct answer ✔✔ The physician tells a spouse that her husband,
who is experiencing confusion and memory loss, has a reversible form of dementia. Which is
likely the cause of this disorder?
a. Multiple sclerosis
b. Multiple small brain infarcts
c. Electrolyte imbalance
d. HIV disease
b. failure to develop interpersonal skills. - correct answer ✔✔ When assessing a 2-year-old
toddler with suspected
autistic disorder, a nurse expects:
a. hyperactivity and attention deficits.
b. failure to develop interpersonal skills.
c. history of disobedience and destructive acts.
d. high levels of anxiety when separated from a parent.
,b. Psychostimulants - correct answer ✔✔ The treatment team believes medication will
help a patient diagnosed with adult attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which class of
medications does the nurse expect will be prescribed?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Psychostimulants
c. Antipsychotics
d. Anxiolytics
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you." - correct answer ✔✔ After the death of his wife, a man
tells the nurse,
"I can't live without her. She was my
whole life." Which is the nurse's
most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
c. "Remember, she's no longer suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this."
a. Assist the client to consume fluids and food to prevent electrolyte imbalance - correct answer
✔✔ In working with a client with late stage Alzheimer's
dementia, which is a nursing priority intervention?
a. Assist the client to consume fluids and food to prevent electrolyte imbalance
b. Reorient the client to place and time frequently to reduce confusion and fear
c. Encourage the client to participate in own ADLs to promote self esteem
Assist with ambulation to avoid injury from falls
, a. Being raised by a parent with chronic major depression - correct answer ✔✔ Which
assessment finding would cause the nurse
to consider an 8-year-old child to be most
at risk for the development of a psychiatric disorder?
a. Being raised by a parent with chronic major depression
b. Moving to three new homes over a 2-year period
c. Not being promoted to the next grade
d. Having an imaginary friend
b. Evaluate your own feelings regarding working with this patient - correct answer ✔✔ A newly
admitted patient to the Stress unit
has a diagnosis of pedophilia. When working
with this patient, which of the following
would be your initial action?
a. Assess the part of the sexual response cycle in which the disturbance occurs
b. Evaluate your own feelings regarding working with this patient
c. Establish a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
d. Explore the developmental alterations associated with pedophilia
b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving. - correct answer ✔✔ Shortly after a
man's wife dies, the man approaches
the nurse who cared for his wife during the final
hours of life and says angrily, "If you had given her
your undivided attention, she would still be
alive." Which analysis applies?
a. The comment summarizes the nurse's inadequacies.
answered
d. guilt. - correct answer ✔✔ After the death of a spouse, an adult repeatedly says, "I should
have made him go to the doctor when he said he didn't feel well." This individual is
experiencing:
a. preoccupation with the image of the deceased.
b. sensations of somatic distress.
c. anger.
d. guilt.
c. Electrolyte imbalance - correct answer ✔✔ The physician tells a spouse that her husband,
who is experiencing confusion and memory loss, has a reversible form of dementia. Which is
likely the cause of this disorder?
a. Multiple sclerosis
b. Multiple small brain infarcts
c. Electrolyte imbalance
d. HIV disease
b. failure to develop interpersonal skills. - correct answer ✔✔ When assessing a 2-year-old
toddler with suspected
autistic disorder, a nurse expects:
a. hyperactivity and attention deficits.
b. failure to develop interpersonal skills.
c. history of disobedience and destructive acts.
d. high levels of anxiety when separated from a parent.
,b. Psychostimulants - correct answer ✔✔ The treatment team believes medication will
help a patient diagnosed with adult attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which class of
medications does the nurse expect will be prescribed?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Psychostimulants
c. Antipsychotics
d. Anxiolytics
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you." - correct answer ✔✔ After the death of his wife, a man
tells the nurse,
"I can't live without her. She was my
whole life." Which is the nurse's
most therapeutic reply?
a. "Each day will get a little better."
b. "Her death is a terrible loss for you."
c. "Remember, she's no longer suffering."
d. "Your friends will help you cope with this."
a. Assist the client to consume fluids and food to prevent electrolyte imbalance - correct answer
✔✔ In working with a client with late stage Alzheimer's
dementia, which is a nursing priority intervention?
a. Assist the client to consume fluids and food to prevent electrolyte imbalance
b. Reorient the client to place and time frequently to reduce confusion and fear
c. Encourage the client to participate in own ADLs to promote self esteem
Assist with ambulation to avoid injury from falls
, a. Being raised by a parent with chronic major depression - correct answer ✔✔ Which
assessment finding would cause the nurse
to consider an 8-year-old child to be most
at risk for the development of a psychiatric disorder?
a. Being raised by a parent with chronic major depression
b. Moving to three new homes over a 2-year period
c. Not being promoted to the next grade
d. Having an imaginary friend
b. Evaluate your own feelings regarding working with this patient - correct answer ✔✔ A newly
admitted patient to the Stress unit
has a diagnosis of pedophilia. When working
with this patient, which of the following
would be your initial action?
a. Assess the part of the sexual response cycle in which the disturbance occurs
b. Evaluate your own feelings regarding working with this patient
c. Establish a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
d. Explore the developmental alterations associated with pedophilia
b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving. - correct answer ✔✔ Shortly after a
man's wife dies, the man approaches
the nurse who cared for his wife during the final
hours of life and says angrily, "If you had given her
your undivided attention, she would still be
alive." Which analysis applies?
a. The comment summarizes the nurse's inadequacies.
