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RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM ||VERIFIED
EXAM!!||ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. -
Answer-A. The client arouses briefly in response to a
sternal rub.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the
DSM-5. Which of the following information is appropriate
to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)
A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for
mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders.
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C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's
who have mental health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders. - Answer-B. The DSM-5
establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health
disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's
who have mental health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders.
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for
a group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of
the following clients requires a temporary emergency
admission?
A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of
grandeur
B. A client who has manifestations of depression and
attempted suicide a year ago
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C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod
D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly
around the room while talking to himself - Answer-C. A
client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic
disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is very
short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other
clients. The nurse's actions are an example of which of the
following torts?
A. Invasion of privacy
B. False imprisonment
C. Assault
D. Battery - Answer-B. False imprisonment
A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp
knife under my mattress in order to protect myself from my
roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening
me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to
the client daily, using therapeutic communication to
convince him to admit to hiding the knife
B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch
the client and his roommate closely.
C. Tell the client that this must be reported to the health
care team because it concerns the health and safety of the
client and others.
D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so. - Answer-D.
Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so.
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements
by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
the teaching? (Select all that apply).
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to
count backward by sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial
expression.
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client
to write a sentence."
RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM ||VERIFIED
EXAM!!||ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. -
Answer-A. The client arouses briefly in response to a
sternal rub.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the
DSM-5. Which of the following information is appropriate
to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)
A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for
mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders.
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C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's
who have mental health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders. - Answer-B. The DSM-5
establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health
disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's
who have mental health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders.
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for
a group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of
the following clients requires a temporary emergency
admission?
A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of
grandeur
B. A client who has manifestations of depression and
attempted suicide a year ago
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C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod
D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly
around the room while talking to himself - Answer-C. A
client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic
disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is very
short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other
clients. The nurse's actions are an example of which of the
following torts?
A. Invasion of privacy
B. False imprisonment
C. Assault
D. Battery - Answer-B. False imprisonment
A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp
knife under my mattress in order to protect myself from my
roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening
me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, 4|Page
A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to
the client daily, using therapeutic communication to
convince him to admit to hiding the knife
B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch
the client and his roommate closely.
C. Tell the client that this must be reported to the health
care team because it concerns the health and safety of the
client and others.
D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so. - Answer-D.
Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so.
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements
by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
the teaching? (Select all that apply).
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to
count backward by sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial
expression.
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client
to write a sentence."
