MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE 2024 - RASMUSSEN

• The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with somatic symptoms disorder. The client

continues to focus on his severe back pain. Which of the following is the most therapeutic nursing intervention?

• Explain alternative interventions are are available for back pain
• Confront the client with the negative findings that have been determined
• Allow the client to discuss physical concerns and redirect to coping skills

for stress

• Tell the client that there is no cause for the pain except for emotional concerns

• While caring for a teenage client with ADHD who is at high risk for self-harm due to poor

judgment, high risk-taking behaviors, and impulsivity. Which of the following is the priority nursing intervention?

• Develop a no harm contract with the client and encourage participation in all unit

activities

• Schedule a regular nurse client session daily to discuss daily goals
• Have the client sit within direct line of sight with the staff only during mealtimes

d. Have a staff member assigned for 1:1 observation at all times

• Which of the following statements by the nurse, who cares for children with psychiatric

disorders, is a concern?

• Since i have been caring for this child, he has become less agitated
• When a child becomes violent, i also need to protect the other children
• I know exactly how the child feels since I went through the same thing.
• I have to be careful not to become attached and show favoritism

• A child diagnosed with ODD begins to yell at staff members when asked to leave group

therapy because of inappropriate behaviors. Which nursing intervention would be the most appropriate.

• Accompany the child to a quiet area to decrease external stimuli.
• Institute seclusion following the facilities protocol.
• Allow the child to remain in group therapy and continue to mointory
• Assist the child in recognizing how to separate feelings from reactions.

• A 16 year old is admitted to the adolescent unit with a diagnosis of conduct disorder.

This condition is often manifested by what behavior

• Physical aggression in violation of others.

• A nurse is caring for a client with a factitious disorder imposed on another. Which of the

following statements by the client would the nurse expect?

• I made my daughter sick because no one was paying us any attention.
• My friend now has a new friend, so i have nothing to do with her
• My son has asthma, and i become anxious when he has trouble breathing
• I have been sick for so long, and no one can help me 1 / 2

• Decreased blood pressure
• The nurse is caring for a client with ADHD. The child has been prescribed

methylphenidate. Which of the following symptoms are side effects the nurse will monitor for?

• Sedation
• Headache
• Decreased appetite
• Insomnia.

• When planning the care of a 6-year-old child diagnosed with ODD, the nurse should

include which method of therapy?

• Mindfulness exercises
• Cognitive therapy
• Behavior modification
• Emotive therapy

• A client has been prescribed buspirone for a new diagnosis of generalized anxiety

disorder. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the medication?

• I will need to take this medication for a while before I see how well it works

for me.

• A female client expresses to the nurse that she feels like she didn’t do enough to

prevent the loss of her father. Which of the following interventions should the nurse use to address the client's feelings

• Explain that this feeling is a pathological defense that will prevent the client from

progressing through the stages of grief

• Encourage the client to remain strong to support the other family members
• Review the circumstances of the loss and the reality that it could not be

prevented.

• Role play the events and assist the client with understanding the decisions

leading to the loss

• The nurse observes a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa doing repeated, vigorous

sit ups in her room. What is the most therapeutic intervention by the nurse?

• Allow the client to continue to exercise
• Interrupt the routine and offer to walk with her.
• Tell the client exercise is not allowed.
• Restrict the client from her room

• A client is prescribed diazepam PRN for panic disorder. Which of the following facts

would cause the nurse to question the order?

• The client has been diagnosed with IBS
• The client states she is allergic to meperidine
• The client had a severe addiction problem in the past
• Lithium carbonate has also been prescribed

• The nurse is assessing the client in a fugue state. What assessment finding would the

nurse recognize as most significant to experiencing a fugue state.

• Depersonalization episode
• History of childhood trauma
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