MENTAL HEALTH: Practice Test Questions with Answers

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MENTAL HEALTH: Practice Test Questions with Answers/MENTAL HEALTH: Practice Test Questions with Answers. Question: The nurse is working with an adolescent client with social anxiety disorder who will ... … attending college in 6 months. The parent tells the nurse that this anticipated change is already causing increased anxiety for the client. Which action reported by the client does the nurse evaluate as indicating the greatest amount of progress? The client: Question: A hospitalized client is dying and is very weak, tired and short of breath. The appropriate nursing care plan for this client and the client’s family will include: Question: The community health nurse notes several suspicious bruises and old burns on an infant. Which is the nurse’s priority action? Question: The nurse understands that the best explanation for involuntary admission for psychiatric treatment is that: Question: A client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder purposely cuts his arm with a piece of broken glass when his favorite nurse calls in sick. When the client’s favorite nurse returns to the unit, they meet to discuss the cutting incident. How can the nurse best prevent future incidents of self mutilating behavior in this client? Question: The nurse is interviewing an elderly client who may have been abused by the neighbor who provides much of the client’s care. The nurse’s interview questions should: Question: The nurse realizes that a typical characteristic of clients with anorexia nervosa is they: Question: In planning the initial care for a client with an acute schizophrenic illness, the nurse will appropriately emphasize: Question: A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit on a temporary detention order. The nurse observes that the client is staring out the 4th floor window and replying to voices that the nurse is unable to see. The initial therapeutic statement that the nurse makes to the client is: Question: The client is admitted to the hospital with injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The client, who has a history of previous arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) has an admission blood alcohol level of 0.25. When the nurse asks the client how much alcohol the client consumes daily, the nurse knows the most likely response by the client is: Question: Which behavior would best indicate that the antisocial client is making the most progress in treatment? Question: The client tells the nurse that the television set in the room is really a two way radio. The client states that “voices are coming from the TV and everything we say in this room is being recorded.” The appropriate [Show More]

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