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NU 345 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 | GRADED A+.
The nurse is assessing a client in the postpartum clinic. The client has been
diagnosed with post partum depression and is scheduled to meet with a
psychiatrist for an evaluation. In addition to the psychiatric evaluation, what other
action could the nurse suggest that is know to be therapeutic for clients with this
diagnosis?
a) Spend more time with her infant.
b) Take a course at a local university.
c) Join a support group.
d) Hire a babysitter and spend some more time with her partner. - (answers)c)
Join a support group.
The nurse remarks to a depressed client, "I see you are trying not to cry. Tell me
what is happening." There is a long period of silence. What is the best initial
action?
a) Wait quietly for the client to reply.
b) Prompt the client to speak
c) Repeat the question
d) Ask another question. - (answers)a) Wait quietly for the client to reply.
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The nurse is caring for a client who will be starting Trans Magnetic Stimulation
(TMS) for treatment of depression. The client asks the nurse about the frequency
and number of treatments required. What is the nurse's best response?
a) Two to three treatments per week up to 6 to 8 total treatments.
b) Once per month for at least one year.
c) Weekly until the symptoms of depression subside.
d) Five days per week for 4 to 6 weeks. - (answers)d) Five days per week for 4 to 6
weeks.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Major Depression who despite a
lack of evidence, always assumes other clients and staff don't like him. What
intervention will be most effective with this client?
a) Educate the client that his reactions the distortions of reality that can occur
with depression.
b) Confront the client about his negative view of others.
c) Help client question underlying beliefs and consider alternate explanations.
d) Explain to the client that he is using an ineffective coping mechanism. -
(answers)c) Help client question underlying beliefs and consider alternate
explanations.
A client prescribed a monamine oxidase inhibitor (MOA) has a pass to go out to
lunch. What food choice will indicate that the client is knowledgeable about the
required diet?
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a) avocado salad plate.
b) fruit and cottage cheese plate.
c) kielbasa and sauerkraut.
d) liver and onion sandwich - (answers)b) fruit and cottage cheese plate.
The female client tells the nurse, "This antidepressant medication is not working. I
have been taking it for days and I don't feel any better." What information will
serve as a basis for the nurse's response?
a) Improvement in mood may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer.
b) The medications tend to be more effective for men.
c) More than one antidepressant is often needed for treatment.
d) Clients often need ECT and medication. - (answers)a) Improvement in mood
may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer.
The nurse is caring for a client who has acute symptoms of depression. The client
has been treated with several antidepressants without any effect on the
symptoms. The client agrees to a trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). The
client is asking the nurse how many ECT treatments will be needed. What is the
nurse's best response?
a) Usually one treatment bilaterally will have the desired effect.
b) One treatment daily for a month.
NU 345 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026 | GRADED A+.
The nurse is assessing a client in the postpartum clinic. The client has been
diagnosed with post partum depression and is scheduled to meet with a
psychiatrist for an evaluation. In addition to the psychiatric evaluation, what other
action could the nurse suggest that is know to be therapeutic for clients with this
diagnosis?
a) Spend more time with her infant.
b) Take a course at a local university.
c) Join a support group.
d) Hire a babysitter and spend some more time with her partner. - (answers)c)
Join a support group.
The nurse remarks to a depressed client, "I see you are trying not to cry. Tell me
what is happening." There is a long period of silence. What is the best initial
action?
a) Wait quietly for the client to reply.
b) Prompt the client to speak
c) Repeat the question
d) Ask another question. - (answers)a) Wait quietly for the client to reply.
, 2
The nurse is caring for a client who will be starting Trans Magnetic Stimulation
(TMS) for treatment of depression. The client asks the nurse about the frequency
and number of treatments required. What is the nurse's best response?
a) Two to three treatments per week up to 6 to 8 total treatments.
b) Once per month for at least one year.
c) Weekly until the symptoms of depression subside.
d) Five days per week for 4 to 6 weeks. - (answers)d) Five days per week for 4 to 6
weeks.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Major Depression who despite a
lack of evidence, always assumes other clients and staff don't like him. What
intervention will be most effective with this client?
a) Educate the client that his reactions the distortions of reality that can occur
with depression.
b) Confront the client about his negative view of others.
c) Help client question underlying beliefs and consider alternate explanations.
d) Explain to the client that he is using an ineffective coping mechanism. -
(answers)c) Help client question underlying beliefs and consider alternate
explanations.
A client prescribed a monamine oxidase inhibitor (MOA) has a pass to go out to
lunch. What food choice will indicate that the client is knowledgeable about the
required diet?
, 3
a) avocado salad plate.
b) fruit and cottage cheese plate.
c) kielbasa and sauerkraut.
d) liver and onion sandwich - (answers)b) fruit and cottage cheese plate.
The female client tells the nurse, "This antidepressant medication is not working. I
have been taking it for days and I don't feel any better." What information will
serve as a basis for the nurse's response?
a) Improvement in mood may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer.
b) The medications tend to be more effective for men.
c) More than one antidepressant is often needed for treatment.
d) Clients often need ECT and medication. - (answers)a) Improvement in mood
may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer.
The nurse is caring for a client who has acute symptoms of depression. The client
has been treated with several antidepressants without any effect on the
symptoms. The client agrees to a trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). The
client is asking the nurse how many ECT treatments will be needed. What is the
nurse's best response?
a) Usually one treatment bilaterally will have the desired effect.
b) One treatment daily for a month.
