NRS 3016 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
A client has trouble sleeping, what should the nurse do?
a. Tell them to take melatonin
b. Limit the amount of snacks and beverages at night
c. Educate the client on the importance of sleep
d. Develop a plan to use throughout the day to promote sleep - Answers - b. Limit
amount of snacks and beverages at night
You are assisting a patient with relaxation techniques, what is the nurse's first action?
a. Introduce self
b. Make sure the client knows these may not always work
c. Tell the patient just to "calm down"
d. Make sure the environment is correct - Answers - d. Make sure the environment is
correct
A nurse working in mental health community center, providing care to Asian descent,
what type of nursing implication would be important to address?
a. Label avoidance
b. Cultural norms
c. Hiding emotions
d. Therapeutic relationship - Answers - a. Label avoidance
What drug class is Imipramine?
a. MAOI
b. SSRI
c. Tricyclic antidepressant
d. Anti-anxiety - Answers - c. Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
What is a potential side-effect of Imipramine?
a. Sleepy
b. Dizzy when lying down
c. Produce extra saliva
d. Avoid food, can cause diarrhea - Answers - a. Sleepy
What places a client at great risk of developing Tardive Dyskinesia?
a. Gender
b. Age
c. Culture
d. Neurophysicatric disorders - Answers - d. Neurophysicatric disorders
You are trying to promote group cohesiveness, what is an action you can take?
, a. Have a sleepover
b. Participate in a team building exercise
c. Go on vacation together
d. Share your deepest, darkest feelings with each other - Answers - b. Participate in a
team building exercise
What is a nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing significant stress?
a. Sleep deprivation
b. Risk for Infection
c. Hopelessness
d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms) - Answers - d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms)
You are in an anger management group, someone says they are tense and fidgety
today, what is the most appropriate response?
a. Encourage them to do a relaxation exercise
b. Face the trigger
c. Ask another client to talk tot he client
d. Have the client explore the underlying problems - Answers - d. Have the client
explore the underlying problems
You have a 35 year old at a counseling center, how would you know they are in crisis?
a. "I don't like when my baby wont stop crying"
b. "I don't understand, I cant seem to function like I used to"
c. "No matter what I do, I cant seem to overcome these emotions"
d. "I don't want to eat anything" - Answers - b. "I don't understand, I can't seem to
function like I used to"
A 25 year old secretary has just lost her job. What would be the nurse's priority
question?
a. Can you provide for yourself?
b. How did they respond to stressful situations in their past?
c. Are you going to lose your place of living?
d. What are you doing to find a new job? - Answers - b. How did they respond to
stressful situations in their past
A client is in crisis, they have a problem that doesn't fit with their usual problem-solving
methods.
????? - Answers - I'm not sure what she was saying with this one to be honest.
A tornado hit a few months ago, how can you tell the patient is still experiencing the
after effects of the disaster?
a. Tachycardia
b. Hypertension
c. GI symptoms
d. Dizziness - Answers - c. GI symptoms
WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
A client has trouble sleeping, what should the nurse do?
a. Tell them to take melatonin
b. Limit the amount of snacks and beverages at night
c. Educate the client on the importance of sleep
d. Develop a plan to use throughout the day to promote sleep - Answers - b. Limit
amount of snacks and beverages at night
You are assisting a patient with relaxation techniques, what is the nurse's first action?
a. Introduce self
b. Make sure the client knows these may not always work
c. Tell the patient just to "calm down"
d. Make sure the environment is correct - Answers - d. Make sure the environment is
correct
A nurse working in mental health community center, providing care to Asian descent,
what type of nursing implication would be important to address?
a. Label avoidance
b. Cultural norms
c. Hiding emotions
d. Therapeutic relationship - Answers - a. Label avoidance
What drug class is Imipramine?
a. MAOI
b. SSRI
c. Tricyclic antidepressant
d. Anti-anxiety - Answers - c. Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
What is a potential side-effect of Imipramine?
a. Sleepy
b. Dizzy when lying down
c. Produce extra saliva
d. Avoid food, can cause diarrhea - Answers - a. Sleepy
What places a client at great risk of developing Tardive Dyskinesia?
a. Gender
b. Age
c. Culture
d. Neurophysicatric disorders - Answers - d. Neurophysicatric disorders
You are trying to promote group cohesiveness, what is an action you can take?
, a. Have a sleepover
b. Participate in a team building exercise
c. Go on vacation together
d. Share your deepest, darkest feelings with each other - Answers - b. Participate in a
team building exercise
What is a nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing significant stress?
a. Sleep deprivation
b. Risk for Infection
c. Hopelessness
d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms) - Answers - d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms)
You are in an anger management group, someone says they are tense and fidgety
today, what is the most appropriate response?
a. Encourage them to do a relaxation exercise
b. Face the trigger
c. Ask another client to talk tot he client
d. Have the client explore the underlying problems - Answers - d. Have the client
explore the underlying problems
You have a 35 year old at a counseling center, how would you know they are in crisis?
a. "I don't like when my baby wont stop crying"
b. "I don't understand, I cant seem to function like I used to"
c. "No matter what I do, I cant seem to overcome these emotions"
d. "I don't want to eat anything" - Answers - b. "I don't understand, I can't seem to
function like I used to"
A 25 year old secretary has just lost her job. What would be the nurse's priority
question?
a. Can you provide for yourself?
b. How did they respond to stressful situations in their past?
c. Are you going to lose your place of living?
d. What are you doing to find a new job? - Answers - b. How did they respond to
stressful situations in their past
A client is in crisis, they have a problem that doesn't fit with their usual problem-solving
methods.
????? - Answers - I'm not sure what she was saying with this one to be honest.
A tornado hit a few months ago, how can you tell the patient is still experiencing the
after effects of the disaster?
a. Tachycardia
b. Hypertension
c. GI symptoms
d. Dizziness - Answers - c. GI symptoms
