Mental Health Exam Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
*Hope* is the belief that these challenges and conditions can be
overcome, is the foundation of recovery.
Oslo is the capital of............?????????? Correct Answers
Norway
4 goals of national mental health strategy of canada Correct
Answers Priority Area 1 - Social inclusion and recovery.
Priority Area 2 - Prevention and early intervention. Priority Area
3 - Service access, coordination and continuity of care. Priority
Area 4 - Quality improvement and innovation.
A client admits to using Heroin on a regular basis. On admission
to the ER, the client states that he last used Heroin just prior to
arrival. What medication should the nurse have available in case
of a Heroin overdose. Correct Answers Noxalone
A client has been placed in restraints. A family member asks
when these restraints are going to be removed. When would
restraints be removed from a client? Correct Answers When the
client has gained control over his or her behaviour.
A client is being faced with a new stressor. Which mechanism is
the body's first line of defence against the stressors? Correct
Answers the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
A client is recieving care through an integrated system of
services provided by health care professionals and those with
special psychiatric and mental health expertise and community
,resources. The care is provided on an ongoing basis for clients.
This systen describes what? Correct Answers continuum of care
A client is taking a psychotropic medication. Receptors for
neurochemicals other than those in specific brain regions are
being affected. What will the client experience? Correct
Answers Side effects
A client presents to the ER with complaints of hearing voices.
The client is yelling at the staff and waving his arms in the air.
What is the most appropriate first step for the nursing staff to
take? Correct Answers Attempt to de-escalate the situation
verbally with the client
A client tells the nurse that she feels very depressed about her
recent divorce. Which is the nurse's best response? Correct
Answers "It sounds like this must be difficult for you, tell me
more about how you are feeling."
A client used to achieve relief from anxiety with a 0.5mg dose
of Lorazepam. However, the client now requires 1mg of
Lorazepam to achieve the same effect. What is this client
experiencing? Correct Answers Tolerance
A client with major depression asks the nurse, "What causes this
disease?" The nurse should educate the client that one of the
primary theories about the major cause of depression is; Correct
Answers Genetic predisposition
A client's behaviour is characterized by impulsivity and
difficulty controlling anger. The diagnosis the client is most
, likely to receive is: Correct Answers border line personality
disorder
A family is reluctant to discuss the mental health disorder of
their family member. The nurse should assess for what potential
contributor to this situation? Correct Answers stigma associated
with mental illness
A female client with GAD becomes anxious when she touches
fruit and vegetable foods. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse performs to best help this client? Correct
Answers Assist the client in making a meal plan for her family
to work with the fear
A fluctuation in dietary intake of which type of nutrient is linked
to anger in persons already prone to aggressive behaviour?
Correct Answers tryptophan
A friend recognizes that his depression has returned and tells
you he is suicidal and concerned he will harm himself. He is
afraid that if he seeks help he will be involuntarily admitted to a
psychiatric hospital, an idea that terrifies him. Which of the
following responses best meets his immediate care needs?
Correct Answers Express your concern for his safety, normalize
psychiatric treatment as equal to treatment of any physical
condition, and offer to accompany and support him through
assessment at a nearby emergency department
A major depressive disorder is a period where the client has
experienced significant distress and either a depressed mood or
Solutions
*Hope* is the belief that these challenges and conditions can be
overcome, is the foundation of recovery.
Oslo is the capital of............?????????? Correct Answers
Norway
4 goals of national mental health strategy of canada Correct
Answers Priority Area 1 - Social inclusion and recovery.
Priority Area 2 - Prevention and early intervention. Priority Area
3 - Service access, coordination and continuity of care. Priority
Area 4 - Quality improvement and innovation.
A client admits to using Heroin on a regular basis. On admission
to the ER, the client states that he last used Heroin just prior to
arrival. What medication should the nurse have available in case
of a Heroin overdose. Correct Answers Noxalone
A client has been placed in restraints. A family member asks
when these restraints are going to be removed. When would
restraints be removed from a client? Correct Answers When the
client has gained control over his or her behaviour.
A client is being faced with a new stressor. Which mechanism is
the body's first line of defence against the stressors? Correct
Answers the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
A client is recieving care through an integrated system of
services provided by health care professionals and those with
special psychiatric and mental health expertise and community
,resources. The care is provided on an ongoing basis for clients.
This systen describes what? Correct Answers continuum of care
A client is taking a psychotropic medication. Receptors for
neurochemicals other than those in specific brain regions are
being affected. What will the client experience? Correct
Answers Side effects
A client presents to the ER with complaints of hearing voices.
The client is yelling at the staff and waving his arms in the air.
What is the most appropriate first step for the nursing staff to
take? Correct Answers Attempt to de-escalate the situation
verbally with the client
A client tells the nurse that she feels very depressed about her
recent divorce. Which is the nurse's best response? Correct
Answers "It sounds like this must be difficult for you, tell me
more about how you are feeling."
A client used to achieve relief from anxiety with a 0.5mg dose
of Lorazepam. However, the client now requires 1mg of
Lorazepam to achieve the same effect. What is this client
experiencing? Correct Answers Tolerance
A client with major depression asks the nurse, "What causes this
disease?" The nurse should educate the client that one of the
primary theories about the major cause of depression is; Correct
Answers Genetic predisposition
A client's behaviour is characterized by impulsivity and
difficulty controlling anger. The diagnosis the client is most
, likely to receive is: Correct Answers border line personality
disorder
A family is reluctant to discuss the mental health disorder of
their family member. The nurse should assess for what potential
contributor to this situation? Correct Answers stigma associated
with mental illness
A female client with GAD becomes anxious when she touches
fruit and vegetable foods. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse performs to best help this client? Correct
Answers Assist the client in making a meal plan for her family
to work with the fear
A fluctuation in dietary intake of which type of nutrient is linked
to anger in persons already prone to aggressive behaviour?
Correct Answers tryptophan
A friend recognizes that his depression has returned and tells
you he is suicidal and concerned he will harm himself. He is
afraid that if he seeks help he will be involuntarily admitted to a
psychiatric hospital, an idea that terrifies him. Which of the
following responses best meets his immediate care needs?
Correct Answers Express your concern for his safety, normalize
psychiatric treatment as equal to treatment of any physical
condition, and offer to accompany and support him through
assessment at a nearby emergency department
A major depressive disorder is a period where the client has
experienced significant distress and either a depressed mood or
