Rasmussen Mental Health Exam 2
2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| A+ Score Assured
1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about
"frangularity" hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should
be documented as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- A neologism
2) A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide
precautions. Which measures should be incorporated into the plan of care
by the nurse caring for the patient? (More than one answer is correct.) -
,🧠ANSWER ✔✔A.Maintain arm's-length, one-on-one nursing observation
around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
3) A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the
left side of my body merging with the wall, then my face appears and
disappears in the mirror." While listening, the nurse should: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔maintain a normal social interaction distance from the patient.
4) Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely
outlook on life during the acute phase of the illness? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔During an acute phase of major depression, the client may feel
worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
5) A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of
treatment. The patient asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even
though my mood is stable now?" Select the nurse's appropriate response. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔b. "Taking the medication every day helps reduce the risk of
a relapse."
, 6) A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-
workers and accusing them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts,
"They're all plotting to destroy me. Isn't that true?" Select the nurse's most
therapeutic response. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔b. "Feeling that people want to
destroy you must be very frightening."
7) A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says,
"Nothing is wrong with me except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse
reports the patient smokes and coughs a lot, has lost 15 pounds, and is
easily fatigued. Which defense mechanism is the patient using? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Denial
8) A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous,
diaphoretic, tachycardia and dyspneic. A workup in an emergency
department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis should a nurse
suspect, and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurse's first priority? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety
9) The nurse is providing health teaching for a patient who has been
prescribed Phenelzine (Nardil) for depression and provides a written list of
foods that should not be eaten while taking this medication. What is the
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2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| A+ Score Assured
1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about
"frangularity" hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should
be documented as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- A neologism
2) A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide
precautions. Which measures should be incorporated into the plan of care
by the nurse caring for the patient? (More than one answer is correct.) -
,🧠ANSWER ✔✔A.Maintain arm's-length, one-on-one nursing observation
around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
3) A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the
left side of my body merging with the wall, then my face appears and
disappears in the mirror." While listening, the nurse should: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔maintain a normal social interaction distance from the patient.
4) Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely
outlook on life during the acute phase of the illness? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔During an acute phase of major depression, the client may feel
worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
5) A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of
treatment. The patient asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even
though my mood is stable now?" Select the nurse's appropriate response. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔b. "Taking the medication every day helps reduce the risk of
a relapse."
, 6) A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-
workers and accusing them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts,
"They're all plotting to destroy me. Isn't that true?" Select the nurse's most
therapeutic response. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔b. "Feeling that people want to
destroy you must be very frightening."
7) A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says,
"Nothing is wrong with me except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse
reports the patient smokes and coughs a lot, has lost 15 pounds, and is
easily fatigued. Which defense mechanism is the patient using? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Denial
8) A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous,
diaphoretic, tachycardia and dyspneic. A workup in an emergency
department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis should a nurse
suspect, and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurse's first priority? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety
9) The nurse is providing health teaching for a patient who has been
prescribed Phenelzine (Nardil) for depression and provides a written list of
foods that should not be eaten while taking this medication. What is the
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
