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NUR 208/ NUR208 Exam 1 – Mental Health Nursing Review| Fortis (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action a-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected? a. Reduced anxiety b. More organized thinking c. improved memory d. fewer sensory perceptual alterations Answer: a. Reduced anxiety QUESTION The nurse works with community groups to minimize abusive situations. The nurse is working on identifying individuals and families at high risk of abuse. What level of prevention would this be? a. primary b. quarterly c. secondary d. tertiary Answer: a. primary QUESTION The nurse cares for a child who has recently been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The nurse is aware that the criteria for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder include: a. Temporary deficits in social behavior b. Strict adherence to routines and behaviors c. A broad range of diverse interests d. Everyday functioning is not impaired. Answer: b.Strict adherence to routines and behaviors QUESTION What is the legal significance of a nurse's action when a client verbally refuses medication and the nurse gives the medication over the client's objection? a. negligence b. standard of care c. battery d. malpractice Answer: ry QUESTION The nurse cares for several elderly clients in a long-term care setting. Which medication order would the nurse question? a. Fluoxetine for an 85-year old with hepatic impairment b. Mirtazapine for an 88 year old with chronic insomnia c. Duloxetine for an 86 year old client with diabetic peripheral neuropathy d. Bupropion for an 83 year old with GE Answer: a. Fluoxetine for an 85-year old with hepatic impairment QUESTION The nurse cares for a client who is restless, agitated, and trying to climb over the side rails of the hospital bed. The nurse places the client in bilateral soft wrist restraints and raises all four side rails. Which actions should the nurse have completed first? Drag and drop a. Informed the client that he must calm down, or he will be restrained- b. Check the client's oxygen saturation and respiratory status c. Assess the client's blood pressure, heart rate, and temp d. Speak calmly to the client and ask them what can be done to help e. Request for 1:1 sitter to remain in the room with the client f. administer 40 mg Ativan IV push for restlessness Answer: d. Speak calmly to the client and ask them what can be done to help e. Request for 1:1 sitter to remain in the room with the client QUESTION The nurse cares for a child with neurodevelopmental disorder. Which factors will negatively affect the child's socialization? Select all that apply a. difficulty maintaining concentration b. absence of repetitive language c. lack of cooperation with peers d. an inability to share toys e. failure to follow age-appropriate norms Answer: culty maintaining concentration of cooperation with peers inability to share toys e. failure to follow-age appropriate norms

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NURl 208/l NUR208l Examl 1l –l Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Review|l Fortisl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Thel nursel administersl al medicationl thatl potentiatesl thel actionl a-aminobutyricl acidl
(GABA).l Whichl effectl wouldl bel expected?
a.l Reducedl anxiety
b.l Morel organizedl thinking
c.l improvedl memory
d.l fewerl sensoryl perceptuall alterations


Answer:
a.l Reducedl anxiety




Q:l Thel nursel worksl withl communityl groupsl tol minimizel abusivel situations.l Thel
nursel isl workingl onl identifyingl individualsl andl familiesl atl highl riskl ofl abuse.l Whatl
levell ofl preventionl wouldl thisl be?
a.l primary
b.l quarterly
c.l secondary
d.l tertiary



Answer:
a.l primary

,Q:l Thel nursel caresl forl al childl whol hasl recentlyl beenl diagnosedl withl autisml
spectruml disorder.l Thel nursel isl awarel thatl thel criterial forl thel diagnosisl ofl autisml
spectruml disorderl include:
a.l Temporaryl deficitsl inl sociall behavior
b.l Strictl adherencel tol routinesl andl behaviors
c.l Al broadl rangel ofl diversel interests
d.l Everydayl functioningl isl notl impaired.


Answer:
b.Strictl adherencel tol routinesl andl behaviors




Q:l Whatl isl thel legall significancel ofl al nurse'sl actionl whenl al clientl verballyl refusesl
medicationl andl thel nursel givesl thel medicationl overl thel client'sl objection?
a.l negligence
b.l standardl ofl care
c.l battery
d.l malpractice



Answer:
c.battery




Q:l Thel nursel caresl forl severall elderlyl clientsl inl al long-terml carel setting.l Whichl
medicationl orderl wouldl thel nursel question?
a.l Fluoxetinel forl anl 85-yearl oldl withl hepaticl impairment
b.l Mirtazapinel forl anl 88l yearl oldl withl chronicl insomnia
c.l Duloxetinel forl anl 86l yearl oldl clientl withl diabeticl peripherall neuropathy
d.l Bupropionl forl anl 83l yearl oldl withl GE



Answer:
a.l Fluoxetinel forl anl 85-yearl oldl withl hepaticl impairment

, Q:l Thel nursel caresl forl al clientl whol isl restless,l agitated,l andl tryingl tol climbl overl
thel sidel railsl ofl thel hospitall bed.l Thel nursel placesl thel clientl inl bilaterall softl wristl
restraintsl andl raisesl alll fourl sidel rails.l Whichl actionsl shouldl thel nursel havel completedl
first?l Dragl andl drop
a.l Informedl thel clientl thatl hel mustl calml down,l orl hel willl bel restrained-
b.l Checkl thel client'sl oxygenl saturationl andl respiratoryl status
c.l Assessl thel client'sl bloodl pressure,l heartl rate,l andl temp
d.l Speakl calmlyl tol thel clientl andl askl theml whatl canl bel donel tol help
e.l Requestl forl 1:1l sitterl tol remainl inl thel rooml withl thel client
f.l administerl 40l mgl Ativanl IVl pushl forl restlessness


Answer:
d.l Speakl calmlyl tol thel clientl andl askl theml whatl canl bel donel tol help
e.l Requestl forl 1:1l sitterl tol remainl inl thel rooml withl thel client




Q:l Thel nursel caresl forl al childl withl neurodevelopmentall disorder.l Whichl factorsl willl
negativelyl affectl thel child'sl socialization?l Selectl alll thatl apply
a.l difficultyl maintainingl concentration
b.l absencel ofl repetitivel language
c.l lackl ofl cooperationl withl peers
d.l anl inabilityl tol sharel toys
e.l failurel tol followl age-appropriatel norms


Answer:
a.difficultyl maintainingl concentration
c.lackl ofl cooperationl withl peers
d.anl inabilityl tol sharel toys
e.l failurel tol follow-agel appropriatel norms




Q:l Thel nursel caresl forl al clientl froml al differentl culturall group.l Whilel thel nursel
discussesl thel client'sl diseasel processl andl prognosisl withl thel client,l thel familyl membersl

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