NURS 3524-MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS +
ANSWERS
What diagnostic criteria differentiates delirium from dementia?
a. Language disturbance
b. Memory impairment
c. Disturbance of consciousness
d. Apraxia - Answer -c. Disturbance of consciousness
What medication instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of
an adolescent patient who was recently placed on an antidepressant? There may be:
a. A decrease in the patient's neurodevelopment.
b. An increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
c. A need for a longer treatment period to evaluate effectiveness.
d. A delayed response. - Answer -b. An increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
A student nurse exhibits which appropriate action that demonstrates a therapeutic
relationship while interacting with their patient?
a. Sitting attentively in silence with a withdrawn patient until the patient chooses to
speak.
b. Controlling the pace of the relationship by selecting topics for each interaction
c. Offering the patient advice on how he or she could cope more effectively with stress
d. Limiting the discussion of relationship termination so as not to sadden the patient. -
Answer -
A nurse is supporting a patient recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
with discharge planning. What is the most appropriate goal to prevent relapse?
a. Encourage patient to avoid all situations that cause them anxiety
b. Continue contact with the crisis line when anxious feelings increase
c. Label situations which increase the patient's anxiety
d. Encourage patient to ignore feelings of anxiety - Answer -c. Label situations which
increase the patient's anxiety
, A nurse is reviewing the patient's chart at the start of his evening shift and finds the new
admission from day shift is on a Form 1. What should the nurse do as an intervention
for this client?
a. Ask the patient why they are in the hospital
b. Provide the patient reading materials about their diagnosis
c. Put the patient on close observation for self-harm or threat to others
d. Wait for the family to arrive to complete the patient's medical history - Answer -c. Put
the patient on close observation for self-harm or threat to others
The patient is started on venlafaxine XR (Effexor) 37.5 mg and is being discharged from
the inpatient unit. The nurse is providing health teaching to the patient in how to take the
medication. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding on how to take
the medication?
a. "I will take the medication at lunch with an antacid"
b. "I will ensure that I take my medication with dinner"
c. "I will take the medication before I go to bed with my nighttime snack"
d. "I will take the medication first thing in the morning with my breakfast" - Answer -
Which behavior exhibited by a person with acute mania should the nurse choose to
address first?
a. Demonstration of flight of ideas
b. Excessive spending of money
c. Indiscriminate sexual relations
d. Declaration of "being at one with the world" - Answer -
When developing a plan of care for a patient who is involuntarily admitted to a
psychiatric short stay inpatient unit due to high risk of self-harm, the nurse's primary
focus will be:
a. Promoting independence within the community
b. Achieving a basic functional level
c. Stabilizing acute symptoms
d. Educating about psychotropic medication - Answer -c. Stabilizing acute symptoms
A patient, who is 84 years of age and in good health, has begun to pay less attention to
his hygiene and seems less aware of his surroundings after the death of his wife. He
ANSWERS
What diagnostic criteria differentiates delirium from dementia?
a. Language disturbance
b. Memory impairment
c. Disturbance of consciousness
d. Apraxia - Answer -c. Disturbance of consciousness
What medication instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of
an adolescent patient who was recently placed on an antidepressant? There may be:
a. A decrease in the patient's neurodevelopment.
b. An increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
c. A need for a longer treatment period to evaluate effectiveness.
d. A delayed response. - Answer -b. An increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
A student nurse exhibits which appropriate action that demonstrates a therapeutic
relationship while interacting with their patient?
a. Sitting attentively in silence with a withdrawn patient until the patient chooses to
speak.
b. Controlling the pace of the relationship by selecting topics for each interaction
c. Offering the patient advice on how he or she could cope more effectively with stress
d. Limiting the discussion of relationship termination so as not to sadden the patient. -
Answer -
A nurse is supporting a patient recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
with discharge planning. What is the most appropriate goal to prevent relapse?
a. Encourage patient to avoid all situations that cause them anxiety
b. Continue contact with the crisis line when anxious feelings increase
c. Label situations which increase the patient's anxiety
d. Encourage patient to ignore feelings of anxiety - Answer -c. Label situations which
increase the patient's anxiety
, A nurse is reviewing the patient's chart at the start of his evening shift and finds the new
admission from day shift is on a Form 1. What should the nurse do as an intervention
for this client?
a. Ask the patient why they are in the hospital
b. Provide the patient reading materials about their diagnosis
c. Put the patient on close observation for self-harm or threat to others
d. Wait for the family to arrive to complete the patient's medical history - Answer -c. Put
the patient on close observation for self-harm or threat to others
The patient is started on venlafaxine XR (Effexor) 37.5 mg and is being discharged from
the inpatient unit. The nurse is providing health teaching to the patient in how to take the
medication. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding on how to take
the medication?
a. "I will take the medication at lunch with an antacid"
b. "I will ensure that I take my medication with dinner"
c. "I will take the medication before I go to bed with my nighttime snack"
d. "I will take the medication first thing in the morning with my breakfast" - Answer -
Which behavior exhibited by a person with acute mania should the nurse choose to
address first?
a. Demonstration of flight of ideas
b. Excessive spending of money
c. Indiscriminate sexual relations
d. Declaration of "being at one with the world" - Answer -
When developing a plan of care for a patient who is involuntarily admitted to a
psychiatric short stay inpatient unit due to high risk of self-harm, the nurse's primary
focus will be:
a. Promoting independence within the community
b. Achieving a basic functional level
c. Stabilizing acute symptoms
d. Educating about psychotropic medication - Answer -c. Stabilizing acute symptoms
A patient, who is 84 years of age and in good health, has begun to pay less attention to
his hygiene and seems less aware of his surroundings after the death of his wife. He
