NUR 2459 Mental & Behavioral Health Nursing
Mental Health Exam Questions
Question:
Alternative medication for Lithium?
Answer:
Valproic acid
Question:
Lithium can cause a patient to gain weight.
Answer:
True
Question:
What occurs due to the patient stop taking their medications.
Answer:
Relapse
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Question:
How are nursing diagnosis prioritized?
Answer:
Life-threatening potential
Question:
What can be treated with exposure to full-spectrum light phototherapy?
Answer:
Seasonal affective disorder
Question:
What are some signs of a patient who is manic? SATA
Answer:
- Talking nonstop
- Excessive energy levels
- Staying up for days
- Tight, pink yoga pants, high heels and sports bra
Question:
What is the term for a sense of superiority, uniqueness, or elevated self- esteem?
Answer:
Grandosity
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Question:
Sleep pattern for a manic patient is?
Answer:
Several days with no sleep then crashed for a long time.
Question:
How long does the elevated mood usually last for?
Answer:
At least 1 week
Question:
During the main phase the patient can have delusions and distractibility?
Answer:
True
Question:
The patient experience recurrent bouts of depression with episodic hypomanic symptoms. The diagnosis is what?
Answer:
Bipolar II
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