RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINERS SET
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is teaching an
adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about medications. Which modification
in the teaching plan would be the most appropriate for this client? - ✔✔Speaking directly
face-to-face
✔✔A 22 year old college student is admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt and
states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to Erikson's theory of
personality development, a nurse should recognize a deficit in which developmental
stage? - ✔✔Intimacy vs Isolation
✔✔A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of neurotransmitters.
Which student statement indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine
has occurred? - ✔✔Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and
perception.
✔✔A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental health and
mental illness. Which statement by the patient reflects an accurate understanding of
mental health? - ✔✔Mental health is successful adaptation to stressors in the internal
external environment.
, ✔✔The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a client at high
risk for life-threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is ingested? - ✔✔A client taking
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
A client taking isocarboxazid (Marplan)
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil)
✔✔A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide attempt and has
not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants. The client asks the nurse, "I heard
about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors). Why can't they be added to what I am on
now? Wouldn't adding one help?" Which is the appropriate nursing response? -
✔✔"Combined use can lead to a life-threatening condition called hypertensive crisis."
✔✔A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships. The
client states, "I have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory,
which should the nurse recognize as true statements about the client? - ✔✔The client
has not progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage.
Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
✔✔A patient discloses several concerns and associated feelings. If the nurse wishes to
seek clarification, which comment would be most appropriate? - ✔✔"Am I correct in
understanding that..."
✔✔The health care provider prescribes an antidepressant for an elderly client, but nurse
notices that the dosage is greater than the usual adult dosage. Which of the following
best describes what action the nurse should take? - ✔✔Hold the medication until
clarification with the health care provider.
✔✔Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best utilizes the ethical principle of
autonomy? The nurse: - ✔✔Explores alternative solutions with a patient, who then
makes a choice.
✔✔Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the assessment of an
older adult client? - ✔✔Identify any age related physical needs and necessary
accommodations for this client.
✔✔A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse "I'm glad I'm getting out of
here; I swear the first thing I'll do is kill my ex-wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers."
Which of the following is the staff nurse's legal duty? - ✔✔Report the threat to the
treatment team and document the statement.
✔✔A client tells a nurse that he hates his doctor and plans to hurt the doctor, but she
did not report this prior to leaving. When the nurse returns to work the next day, she
finds that the physician has been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is teaching an
adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about medications. Which modification
in the teaching plan would be the most appropriate for this client? - ✔✔Speaking directly
face-to-face
✔✔A 22 year old college student is admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt and
states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to Erikson's theory of
personality development, a nurse should recognize a deficit in which developmental
stage? - ✔✔Intimacy vs Isolation
✔✔A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of neurotransmitters.
Which student statement indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine
has occurred? - ✔✔Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and
perception.
✔✔A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental health and
mental illness. Which statement by the patient reflects an accurate understanding of
mental health? - ✔✔Mental health is successful adaptation to stressors in the internal
external environment.
, ✔✔The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a client at high
risk for life-threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is ingested? - ✔✔A client taking
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
A client taking isocarboxazid (Marplan)
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil)
✔✔A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide attempt and has
not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants. The client asks the nurse, "I heard
about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors). Why can't they be added to what I am on
now? Wouldn't adding one help?" Which is the appropriate nursing response? -
✔✔"Combined use can lead to a life-threatening condition called hypertensive crisis."
✔✔A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships. The
client states, "I have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory,
which should the nurse recognize as true statements about the client? - ✔✔The client
has not progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage.
Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
✔✔A patient discloses several concerns and associated feelings. If the nurse wishes to
seek clarification, which comment would be most appropriate? - ✔✔"Am I correct in
understanding that..."
✔✔The health care provider prescribes an antidepressant for an elderly client, but nurse
notices that the dosage is greater than the usual adult dosage. Which of the following
best describes what action the nurse should take? - ✔✔Hold the medication until
clarification with the health care provider.
✔✔Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best utilizes the ethical principle of
autonomy? The nurse: - ✔✔Explores alternative solutions with a patient, who then
makes a choice.
✔✔Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the assessment of an
older adult client? - ✔✔Identify any age related physical needs and necessary
accommodations for this client.
✔✔A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse "I'm glad I'm getting out of
here; I swear the first thing I'll do is kill my ex-wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers."
Which of the following is the staff nurse's legal duty? - ✔✔Report the threat to the
treatment team and document the statement.
✔✔A client tells a nurse that he hates his doctor and plans to hurt the doctor, but she
did not report this prior to leaving. When the nurse returns to work the next day, she
finds that the physician has been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is
