NSG 3450: Mental Health Exam 2, Unit 3.
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NSG 3450: Mental Health Exam 2 NSG 3450: Mental Health Exam 2 - Detailed nursing exam preparation material
created to support students studying for Mental Health Nursing Exam 2. Covers
key concepts including psychiatric assessment, therapeutic communication, mood
and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, psychopharmacology, crisis intervention,
patient safety, and evidence-based psychiatric nursing care. Includes practice
questions, concise study notes, and explanatory answers to improve
understanding, critical thinking, and exam readiness.Field: Mental Health Nursing
A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder has a. Implement suicide precautions.
lost 20 pounds in one month, has chronic low self-
esteem, and a plan for suicide. The client has taken
antidepressant medication for 1 week. Which nursing
intervention has the highest priority?
a. Implement suicide precautions.
b. Offer high-calorie snacks and fluids frequently.
c. Assist the client to identify three personal strengths.
d. Observe client for therapeutic effects of
antidepressant medication.
,A newly admitted client diagnosed with major depressive c. Risk for suicide
disorder has gained 20 pounds over a few months and
has suicidal ideations. The client has taken antidepressant
medication for 1 week without remission of symptoms.
What is the priority nursing diagnosis?
a. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
b. Chronic low self-esteem
c. Risk for suicide
d. Hopelessness
A new staff nurse completes an orientation to the b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
psychiatric unit. This nurse will expect to ask an advanced
practice nurse to perform which action for clients?
a. Perform mental health assessment interviews.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans.
The desired outcome for a client experiencing insomnia d. As never demonstrated.
is, "Client will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly
within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data
shows the client sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and
takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. How should the nurse
document the outcome?
a. As consistently demonstrated.
b. As often demonstrated.
c. As sometimes demonstrated.
d. As never demonstrated.
The desired outcome for a client experiencing insomnia d. Examine interventions for possible revision of the target date.
is, "Client will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly
within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data
shows the client sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and
takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. What is the nurse's
next action?
a. Continue the current plan without changes.
b. Remove this nursing diagnosis from the plan of care.
c. Write a new nursing diagnosis that better reflects the
problem.
d. Examine interventions for possible revision of the
target date.
, A client begins a new program to assist with building c. Implementation
social skills. In which part of the plan of care should a
nurse record the item, "Encourage client to attend one
psychoeducational group daily"?
a. Assessment
b. Analysis
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
Before assessing a new client, a nurse is told by another b. To assess the client based on data collected from all sources.
health care worker, "I know that client. No matter how
hard we work, there isn't much improvement by the time
of discharge." What action is the nurse's responsibility?
a. To document the other worker's assessment of the
client.
b. To assess the client based on data collected from all
sources.
c. To validate the worker's impression by contacting the
client's significant other.
d. To discuss the worker's impression with the client
during the assessment interview
.
A client presents to the emergency department (ED) with b. Assess the client for a history of renal problems.
mixed psychiatric symptoms. The admission nurse
suspects the symptoms may be the result of a medical
problem. Lab results show elevated BUN (blood urea
nitrogen) and creatinine. What is the nurse's next best
action?
a. Report the findings to the health care provider.
b. Assess the client for a history of renal problems.
c. Assess the client's family history for cardiac problems.
d. Arrange for the client's hospitalization on the
psychiatric unit.
A client states, "I'm not worth anything. I have negative d. Suicide precautions
thoughts about myself. I feel anxious and shaky all the
time. Sometimes I feel so sad that I want to go to sleep
and never wake up." Which nursing intervention should
have the highest priority?
a. Self-esteem-building activities
b. Anxiety self-control measures
c. Sleep enhancement activities
d. Suicide precautions
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NSG 3450: Mental Health Exam 2 NSG 3450: Mental Health Exam 2 - Detailed nursing exam preparation material
created to support students studying for Mental Health Nursing Exam 2. Covers
key concepts including psychiatric assessment, therapeutic communication, mood
and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, psychopharmacology, crisis intervention,
patient safety, and evidence-based psychiatric nursing care. Includes practice
questions, concise study notes, and explanatory answers to improve
understanding, critical thinking, and exam readiness.Field: Mental Health Nursing
A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder has a. Implement suicide precautions.
lost 20 pounds in one month, has chronic low self-
esteem, and a plan for suicide. The client has taken
antidepressant medication for 1 week. Which nursing
intervention has the highest priority?
a. Implement suicide precautions.
b. Offer high-calorie snacks and fluids frequently.
c. Assist the client to identify three personal strengths.
d. Observe client for therapeutic effects of
antidepressant medication.
,A newly admitted client diagnosed with major depressive c. Risk for suicide
disorder has gained 20 pounds over a few months and
has suicidal ideations. The client has taken antidepressant
medication for 1 week without remission of symptoms.
What is the priority nursing diagnosis?
a. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
b. Chronic low self-esteem
c. Risk for suicide
d. Hopelessness
A new staff nurse completes an orientation to the b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
psychiatric unit. This nurse will expect to ask an advanced
practice nurse to perform which action for clients?
a. Perform mental health assessment interviews.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans.
The desired outcome for a client experiencing insomnia d. As never demonstrated.
is, "Client will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly
within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data
shows the client sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and
takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. How should the nurse
document the outcome?
a. As consistently demonstrated.
b. As often demonstrated.
c. As sometimes demonstrated.
d. As never demonstrated.
The desired outcome for a client experiencing insomnia d. Examine interventions for possible revision of the target date.
is, "Client will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly
within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data
shows the client sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and
takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. What is the nurse's
next action?
a. Continue the current plan without changes.
b. Remove this nursing diagnosis from the plan of care.
c. Write a new nursing diagnosis that better reflects the
problem.
d. Examine interventions for possible revision of the
target date.
, A client begins a new program to assist with building c. Implementation
social skills. In which part of the plan of care should a
nurse record the item, "Encourage client to attend one
psychoeducational group daily"?
a. Assessment
b. Analysis
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
Before assessing a new client, a nurse is told by another b. To assess the client based on data collected from all sources.
health care worker, "I know that client. No matter how
hard we work, there isn't much improvement by the time
of discharge." What action is the nurse's responsibility?
a. To document the other worker's assessment of the
client.
b. To assess the client based on data collected from all
sources.
c. To validate the worker's impression by contacting the
client's significant other.
d. To discuss the worker's impression with the client
during the assessment interview
.
A client presents to the emergency department (ED) with b. Assess the client for a history of renal problems.
mixed psychiatric symptoms. The admission nurse
suspects the symptoms may be the result of a medical
problem. Lab results show elevated BUN (blood urea
nitrogen) and creatinine. What is the nurse's next best
action?
a. Report the findings to the health care provider.
b. Assess the client for a history of renal problems.
c. Assess the client's family history for cardiac problems.
d. Arrange for the client's hospitalization on the
psychiatric unit.
A client states, "I'm not worth anything. I have negative d. Suicide precautions
thoughts about myself. I feel anxious and shaky all the
time. Sometimes I feel so sad that I want to go to sleep
and never wake up." Which nursing intervention should
have the highest priority?
a. Self-esteem-building activities
b. Anxiety self-control measures
c. Sleep enhancement activities
d. Suicide precautions
