1.
Nurse Tony should first discuss terminating the nurse-client relationship with a client during the:
Correct Answer
C. Orientation pHase when a contract is established.
Explanation
When the nurse and client agree to work together, a contract should be established, the length of the relationship should be discussed in terms of its ultimate termination.
2.
Malou is diagnosed with major depression spends majority of the day lying in bed with the sheet pulled over his head. Which of the following approaches by the nurse would be the most therapeutic?
Correct Answer
B. Initiate contact with the client frequently
Explanation
The nurse should initiate brief, frequent contacts throughout the day to let the client know that he is important to the nurse. This will positively affect the client’s self-esteem.
3.
Joe who is very depressed exhibits psychomotor retardation, a flat affect and apathy. The nurse in charge observes Joe to be in need of grooming and hygiene. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer
D. Stating to the client that it’s time for him to take a shower
Explanation
The client with depression is preoccupied, has decreased energy, and is unable to make decisions. The nurse presents the situation, “It’s time for a shower”, and assists the client with personal hygiene to preserve his dignity and self-esteem.
4.
When teaching Mario with a typical depression about foods to avoid while taking phenelzine(Nardil), which of the following would the nurse in charge include?
Correct Answer
C. Salami
Explanation
Foods high in tyramine, those that are fermented, pickled, aged, or smoked must be avoided because when they are ingested in combination with MAOIs a hypertensive crisis will occur.
5.
When assessing a female client who is receiving tricyclic antidepressant therapy, which of the following would alert the nurse to the possibility that the client is experiencing anticholinergic effects?
Correct Answer
A. Urine retention and blurred vision
Explanation
Anticholinergic effects, which result from blockage of the parasympathetic (craniosacral) nervous system including urine retention, blurred vision, dry mouth & constipation.
6.
For a male client with dysthymic disorder, which of the following approaches would the nurse expect to implement?
Correct Answer
B. Psychotherapeutic approach
Explanation
Dysthymia is a less severe, chronic depression diagnosed when a client has had a depressed mood for more days than not over a period of at least 2 years. Client with dysthymic disorder benefit from psychotherapeutic approaches that assist the client in reversing the negative self image, negative feelings about the future.
7.
Danny who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and acute mania, states the nurse, “Where is my daughter? I love Louis. Rain, rain go away. Dogs eat dirt.” The nurse interprets these statements as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer
D. Flight of ideas
Explanation
Flight of ideas is speech pattern of rapid transition from topic to topic, often without finishing one idea. It is common in mania.
8.
Terry with mania is skipping up and down the hallway practically running into other clients. Which of the following activities would the nurse in charge expect to include in Terry’s plan of care?
Correct Answer
B. Cleaning dayroom tables
Explanation
The client with mania is very active & needs to have this energy channeled in a constructive task such as cleaning or tidying the room.
9.
When assessing a male client for suicidal risk, which of the following methods of suicide would the nurse identify as most lethal?
Correct Answer
C. Use of gun
Explanation
A crucial factor is determining the lethality of a method is the amount of time that occurs between initiating the method & the delivery of the lethal impact of the method.
10.
Jun has been hospitalized for major depression and suicidal ideation. Which of the following statements indicates to the nurse that the client is improving?
Correct Answer
D. “I don’t think about killing myself as much as I used to.”
Explanation
The statement “I don’t think about killing myself as much as I used to.” Indicates a lessening of suicidal ideation and improvement in the client’s condition.
11.
Which of the following activities would Nurse Trish recommend to the client who becomes very anxious when thoughts of suicide occur?
Correct Answer
A. Using exercise bicycle
Explanation
Using exercise bicycle is appropriate for the client who becomes very anxious when thoughts of suicidal occur.
12.
When developing the plan of care for a client receiving haloperidol, which of the following medications would nurse Monet anticipate administering if the client developed extra pyramidal side effects?
Correct Answer
C. Benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)
Explanation
The drug of choice for a client experiencing extra pyramidal side effects from haloperidol (Haldol) is benztropine mesylate (cogentin) because of its anti cholinergic properties.
13.
Jon a suspicious client states that “I know you nurses are spraying my food with poison as you take it out of the cart.” Which of the following would be the best response of the nurse?
Correct Answer
D. Allowing the client to be the first to open the cart and get a tray
Explanation
Allowing the client to be the first to open the cart & take a tray presents the client with the reality that the nurses are not touching the food & tray, thereby dispelling the delusion.
14.
A client is suffering from catatonic behaviors. Which of the following would the nurse use to determine that the medication administered PRN have been most effective?
Correct Answer
B. The client initiates simple activities without direction
Explanation
Although all the actions indicate improvement, the ability to initiate simple activities without directions indicates the most improvement in the catatonic behaviors.
15.
Nurse Hazel invites new client’s parents to attend the psycho educational program for families of the chronically mentally ill. The program would be most likely to help the family with which of the following issues?
Correct Answer
A. Developing a support network with other families
Explanation
Psychoeducational groups for families develop a support network. They provide education about the biochemical etiology of psychiatric disease to reduce, not increase family guilt.
16.
When planning care for Dory with schizotypal personality disorder, which of the following would help the client become involved with others?
Correct Answer
C. Participating solely in group activities
Explanation
Attending activity with the nurse assists the client to become involved with others slowly. The client with schizotypal personality disorder needs support, kindness & gentle suggestion to improve social skills & interpersonal relationship.
17.
Which statement about an individual with a personality disorder is true?
Correct Answer
C. The individual typically remains in the mainstream of society, although he has problems in social and occupational roles
Explanation
An individual with personality disorder usually is not hospitalized unless a coexisting Axis I psychiatric disorder is present. Generally, these individuals make marginal adjustments and remain in society, although they typically experience relationship and occupational problems related to their inflexible behaviors. Personality disorders are chronic lifelong patterns of behavior; acute episodes do not occur. Psychotic behavior is usually not common, although it can occur in either schizotypal personality disorder or borderline personality disorder. Because these disorders are enduring and evasive and the individual is inflexible, prognosis for recovery is unfavorable. Generally, the individual does not seek treatment because he does not perceive problems with his own behavior. Distress can occur based on other people’s reaction to the individual’s behavior.
18.
Nurse John is talking with a client who has been diagnosed with antisocial personality about how to socialize during activities without being seductive. Nurse John would focus the discussion on which of the following areas?
Correct Answer
D. Explaining the negative reactions of others toward his behavior
Explanation
The nurse would explain the negative reactions of others towards the client’s behaviors to make the clients aware of the impact of his seductive behaviors on others.
19.
Tina with a histrionic personality disorder is melodramatic and responds to others and situations in an exaggerated manner. Nurse Trish would recommend which of the following activities for Tina?
Correct Answer
B. Role playing
Explanation
The nurse would use role-playing to teach the client appropriate responses to others and in various situations. This client dramatizes events, drawn attention to self, and is unaware of and does not deal with feelings. The nurse works to help the client clarify true feelings & learn to express them appropriately.
20.
Joy has entered the chemical dependency unit for treatment of alcohol dependency. Which of the following client’s possession will the nurse most likely place in a locked area?
Correct Answer
C. Antiseptic wash
Explanation
Antiseptic mouthwash often contains alcohol & should be kept in locked area, unless labeling clearly indicates that the product does not contain alcohol.
21.
Which of the following assessment would provide the best information about the client’s physiologic response and the effectiveness of the medication prescribed specifically for alcoholwithdrawal?
Correct Answer
D. Vital signs
Explanation
Monitoring of vital signs provides the best information about the client’s overall physiologic status during alcohol withdrawal & the physiologic response to the medication used.
22.
After administering naloxone (Narcan), an opioid antagonist, Nurse Ronald should monitor the female client carefully for which of the following?
Correct Answer
A. Respiratory depression
Explanation
After administering naloxone (Narcan) the nurse should monitor the client’s respiratory status carefully, because the drug is short acting & respiratory depression may recur after its effects wear off.
23.
Which of the following would nurse Ronald use as the best measure to determine a client’s progress in rehabilitation?
Correct Answer
B. The number of drug-free days he has
Explanation
The best measure to determine a client’s progress in rehabilitation is the number of drug- free days he has. The longer the client is free of drugs, the better the prognosis is
24.
.A female client is brought by ambulance to the hospital emergency room after taking an overdose of barbiturates is comatose. Nurse Trish would be especially alert for which of the following?
Correct Answer
D. Respiratory failure
Explanation
Barbiturates are CNS depressants; the nurse would be especially alert for the possibility of respiratory failure. Respiratory failure is the most likely cause of death from barbiturate over dose.
25.
Joey who has a chronic user of cocaine reports that he feels like he has cockroaches crawling under his skin. His arms are red because of scratching. The nurse in charge interprets these findings as possibly indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Formication
Explanation
The feeling of bugs crawling under the skin is termed as formication, and is associated with cocaine use.
26.
Jose is diagnosed withamphetamine psychosis and was admitted in the emergency room.Nurse Ronald would most likely prepare to administer which of the following medication?
Correct Answer
D. Haldol
Explanation
The nurse would prepare to administer an antipsychotic medication such as Haldol to a client experiencing amphetamine psychosis to decrease agitation & psychotic symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations & cognitive impairment.
27.
Which of the following liquids would nurse Leng administer to a female client who is intoxicated with phencyclidine (PCP) to hasten excretion of the chemical?
Correct Answer
C. Cranberry Juice
Explanation
An acid environment aids in the excretion of PCP. The nurse will definitely give the client with PCP intoxication cranberry juice to acidify the urine to a ph of 5.5 & accelerate excretion.
28.
When developing a plan of care for a female client with acute stress disorder who lost her sister in a car accident. Which of the following would the nurse expect to initiate?
Correct Answer
A. Facilitating progressive review of the accident and its consequences
Explanation
The nurse would facilitate progressive review of the accident and its consequence to help the client integrate feelings & memories and to begin the grieving process.
29.
The nursing assistant tells nurse Ronald that the client is not in the dining room for lunch. Nurse Ronald would direct the nursing assistant to do which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Invite the client to lunch and accompany him to the dining room
Explanation
The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to invite the client to lunch & accompany him to the dinning room to decrease manipulation, secondary gain, dependency and reinforcement of negative behavior while maintaining the client’s worth.
30.
The initial nursing intervention for the significant-others during shock phase of a grief reaction should be focused on:
Correct Answer
C. Staying with the individuals involved
Explanation
This provides support until the individuals coping mechanisms and personal support systems can be immobilized.
31.
Joy’s stream of consciousness is occupied exclusively with thoughts of her father’s death. Nurse Ronald should plan to help Joy through this stage of grieving, which is known as:
Correct Answer
C. Resolving the loss
Explanation
Resolving a loss is a slow, painful, continuous process until a mental image of the dead person, almost devoid of negative or undesirable features emerges.
32.
When taking a health history from a female client who has a moderate level of cognitive impairment due to dementia, the nurse would expect to note the presence of:
Correct Answer
A. Accentuated premorbid traits
Explanation
A moderate level of cognitive impairment due to dementia is characterized by increasing dependence on environment & social structure and by increasing psychologic rigidity with accentuated previous traits & behaviors.
33.
What is the priority care for a client with a dementia resulting from AIDS?
Correct Answer
C. Providing basic intellectual stimulation
Explanation
This action maintains for as long as possible, the clients intellectual functions by providing an opportunity to use them.
34.
Jerome who has eating disorder often exhibits similar symptoms.Nurse Lhey would expect an adolescent client with anorexia to exhibit:
Correct Answer
A. Affective instability
Explanation
Individuals with anorexia often display irritability, hospitality, and a depressed mood.
35.
The primary nursing diagnosis for a female client with a medical diagnosis of major depression would be:
Correct Answer
D. Impaired verbal communication related to depression
Explanation
Depressed clients demonstrate decreased communication because of lack of psychic or physical energy.
36.
When developing an initial nursing care plan for a male client with a Bipolar I disorder (manic episode) nurse Ron should plan to?
Correct Answer
C. Provide foods, fluids and rest
Explanation
The client in a manic episode of the illness often neglects basic needs, these needs are a priority to ensure adequate nutrition, fluid, and rest.
37.
Grace is exhibiting withdrawn patterns of behavior. Nurse Johnny is aware that this type of behavior eventually produces feeling of:
Correct Answer
B. Loneliness
Explanation
The withdrawn pattern of behavior presents the individual from reaching out to others for sharing the isolation produces feeling of loneliness.
38.
One morning a female client on the inpatient psychiatric service complains to nurse Hazel that she has been waiting for over an hour for someone to accompany her to activities. Nurse Hazel replies to the client “We’re doing the best we can. There are a lot of other people on the unit who needs attention too.” This statement shows that the nurse’s use of:
Correct Answer
A. Defensive behavior
Explanation
The nurse’s response is not therapeutic because it does not recognize the client’s needs but tries to make the client feel guilty for being demanding.
39.
A nursing diagnosis for a male client with a diagnosed multiple personality disorder is chronic low self-esteem probably related to childhood abuse. The most appropriate short term client outcome would be:
Correct Answer
B. Recognizing each existing personality
Explanation
The client must recognize the existence of the sub personalities so that interpretation can occur.
40.
A 25 year old male is admitted to a mental health facility because of inappropriate behavior. The client has been hearing voices, responding to imaginary companions and withdrawing to his room for several days at a time. Nurse Monette understands that the withdrawal is a defense against the client’s fear of:
Correct Answer
D. Rejection
Explanation
An aloof, detached, withdrawn posture is a means of protecting the self by withdrawing and maintaining a safe, emotional distance.
41.
When asking the parents about the onset of problems in young client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia, Nurse Linda would expect that they would relate the client’s difficulties began in:
Correct Answer
C. Adolescence
Explanation
The usual age of onset of schizophrenia is adolescence or early childhood.
42.
Jose who has been hospitalized with schizophrenia tells Nurse Ron, “My heart has stopped and my veins have turned to glass!” Nurse Ron is aware that this is an example of:
Correct Answer
A. Somatic delusions
Explanation
Somatic delusion is a fixed false belief about one’s body.
43.
In recognizing common behaviors exhibited by male client who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, nurse Josie can anticipate:
Correct Answer
C. Withdrawal, regressed behavior and lack of social skills
Explanation
These are the classic behaviors exhibited by clients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
44.
One morning, nurse Diane finds a disturbed client curled up in the fetal position in the corner of the dayroom. The most accurate initial evaluation of the behavior would be that the client is:
Correct Answer
D. Feeling more anxious today
Explanation
The fetal position represents regressed behavior. Regression is a way of responding to overwhelming anxiety.
45.
Nurse Bea notices a female client sitting alone in the corner smiling and talking to herself.Realizing that the client is hallucinating. Nurse Bea should:
Correct Answer
B. Leave the client alone until he stops talking
Explanation
This provides a stimulus that competes with and reduces hallucination.
46.
When being admitted to a mental health facility, a young female adult tells Nurse Mylene that the voices she hears frighten her.Nurse Mylene understands that the client tends to hallucinate more vividly:
Correct Answer
D. After going to bed
Explanation
Auditory hallucinations are most troublesome when environmental stimuli are diminished and there are few competing distractions.
47.
Nurse John recognizes that paranoid delusions usually are related to the defense mechanism of:
Correct Answer
A. Projection
Explanation
Projection is a mechanism in which inner thoughts and feelings are projected onto the environment, seeming to come from outside the self rather than from within.
48.
When planning care for a male client using paranoid ideation, nurse Jasmin should realize the importance of:
Correct Answer
B. Providing the client with activities in which success can be achieved
Explanation
This will help the client develop self-esteem and reduce the use of paranoid ideation.
49.
Nurse Gerry is aware that the defense mechanism commonly used by clients who are alcoholics is:
Correct Answer
B. Denial
Explanation
Denial is a method of resolving conflict or escaping unpleasant realities by ignoring their existence.
50.
Within a few hours of alcohol withdrawal, nurse John should assess the male client for the presence of:
Correct Answer
C. Irritability, heightened alertness, jerky movements
Explanation
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. These symptoms are the body’s neurologic adaptation to the withdrawal of alcohol.