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NUR4525 PSYCH/MENTAL HEALTH EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WEEK 1 AND 2 EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED PASS
|LATEST UPDATE
During the nurse's shift in the emergency department, a nurse
assess a client who is suspected of being under the influence of
amphetamines. Which symptoms are indicative of amphetamine
use?
-Depressed affect
-Diaphoresis
-Shallow Respirations
-Hypotension
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-Tremors
-Dilated pupils .......ANSWER......-Diaphoresis
-Shallow respirations
-Tremors
-Dilated pupils
The nurse is teaching a client with a generalized anxiety disorder
how to effectively cope with severe distress. Which interventions
would the nurse use to promote effective coping with anxiety?
-Discuss previous methods that were effective in handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
the goal.
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express them.
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-Discuss ways to examine the reality of fears.
-Assist the client to acknowledge the major consequences of
blaming others. .......ANSWER......-Discuss previous methods that
were effective in handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
the goal.
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express them.
A nurse is assessing a new client and notices clang associations in
the speech pattern. From this assessment finding, the nurse begins
to evaluate for the potential of which psychiatric conditions?
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Schizophrenia
-Narcolepsy
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-Mania
-Organic disorders
-Intermittent explosive disorder .......ANSWER......-Schizophrenia
-Mania
-Organic disorders
When teaching a group of nursing students about the use of
antipsychotic medications, the nurse advises them that certain
symptoms can occur within the first few weeks of treatment.
Which symptoms are likely to occur?
-Acute dystonia reactions
-Akathisia
-Tardive dyskinesia
-Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
-Hearing loss
NUR4525 PSYCH/MENTAL HEALTH EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WEEK 1 AND 2 EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED PASS
|LATEST UPDATE
During the nurse's shift in the emergency department, a nurse
assess a client who is suspected of being under the influence of
amphetamines. Which symptoms are indicative of amphetamine
use?
-Depressed affect
-Diaphoresis
-Shallow Respirations
-Hypotension
,Page 2 of 67
-Tremors
-Dilated pupils .......ANSWER......-Diaphoresis
-Shallow respirations
-Tremors
-Dilated pupils
The nurse is teaching a client with a generalized anxiety disorder
how to effectively cope with severe distress. Which interventions
would the nurse use to promote effective coping with anxiety?
-Discuss previous methods that were effective in handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
the goal.
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express them.
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-Discuss ways to examine the reality of fears.
-Assist the client to acknowledge the major consequences of
blaming others. .......ANSWER......-Discuss previous methods that
were effective in handling stress.
-Encourage the client to limit to a mutually decided amount of
time spent on worrying.
-Help the client to establish a goal and develop a plan to meet
the goal.
-Teach the client how to label feelings and how to express them.
A nurse is assessing a new client and notices clang associations in
the speech pattern. From this assessment finding, the nurse begins
to evaluate for the potential of which psychiatric conditions?
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Schizophrenia
-Narcolepsy
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-Mania
-Organic disorders
-Intermittent explosive disorder .......ANSWER......-Schizophrenia
-Mania
-Organic disorders
When teaching a group of nursing students about the use of
antipsychotic medications, the nurse advises them that certain
symptoms can occur within the first few weeks of treatment.
Which symptoms are likely to occur?
-Acute dystonia reactions
-Akathisia
-Tardive dyskinesia
-Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
-Hearing loss
