Mental Health NUR 180 Hondros Test 1 Latest Update 2024-2025 150 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed (Acute stress effect:) Stress is a set of what responses? - CORRECT ANSWER: Behavioral, Physiological, Emotional
A public swimming pool owner did not repair a slide that then caused a child's injury
could be guilty of what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Negligence and Malpractice
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER: Communicate a favorable reception. One does not
have to approve of another's behavior
Acting in the best interest of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER: Advocacy
Agitation, frustration, and anxiety are all signs of what? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Aggression
An adolescent patient being seen in the ER states that she has feelings of hopelessness and helplessness.An 80 year old with an ear ache for the last 3 days.A infant with a small rash on their bottom.
Which patient would you admit first? - CORRECT ANSWER: Adolescent - these are
priority because s/s of suicide
Assistance - CORRECT ANSWER: Commit time and energy to the therapeutic
relationships. Convey that you are present and available
Can the staff taking care of your pt see the pt's medical records? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Yes
Causes of violence (aggression) - CORRECT ANSWER: poverty, unemployment, drug
abuse, poor support system
Clarification - CORRECT ANSWER: Attempting to put into words vague ideas or
unexplained clear thoughts of client (ex I'm not sure what you mean. Can you tell me again?)
Cognitive behavioral therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: Helps clients intellectually
understand the ineffective behaviors used to cope with anxiety and replace them with more successful behaviors
Comatose - CORRECT ANSWER: Unresponsive to any verbal or painful stimuli
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Communication technique for someone with Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT
ANSWER: Ask only one questions at a time. More than one question increases
confusion
Concreteness - CORRECT ANSWER: Be specific, to the point and clear. Use
understandable language and avoid the use of jargon.
Do Not Harm - CORRECT ANSWER: Staff and client safety and most important
Drowsy/Somnolent - CORRECT ANSWER: Wakens with strong stimuli;falls asleep if left in disturbed
During group therapy, a 50 year old patient is opening and closing the door repeatedly,
disrupting the group. What do we do as the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER: Continue
with group and pull the patient aside later and speak with her about doing her OCD earlier before group time
Examples of ineffective coping skills - CORRECT ANSWER: alcohol/substance abuse, violence, isolation
Factors that affect coping - CORRECT ANSWER: Family dynamics, culture, stress,
addiction, cognition
Honesty - CORRECT ANSWER: Demonstrate this by being consistent, open, and frank.
Hyperalertness - CORRECT ANSWER: Increased state of alertness or watchfulness
(hypervigilance)
If a patient is refusing (noncompliant) to take her meds because they make her feel
funny, what can you do? - CORRECT ANSWER: Give in unit doses so pt may open
each dose herself
If a patient is refusing to eat the food provided because she believes you are trying to
poison her, what can you do? - CORRECT ANSWER: Use foods in containers (cans);
let patient see others eating the same foods without difficulty
Interest - CORRECT ANSWER: Expressing desire to know another person. This is
conveyed by asking about those aspects of a person's life that others often reject
Involuntary admission - CORRECT ANSWER: Someone other than pt admits
Lethargic - CORRECT ANSWER: Can be verbally aroused; shows decreased
wakefulness, may have periods of excitability alternating with periods of drowsiness
Listening - CORRECT ANSWER: Active process of receiving information and examining reactions to messages received (ex. Maintaining eye contact)
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