Rasmussen Mental Health Exam 2
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1) bAbpatientbwithbschizophreniabbeginsbtobtalksbaboutb"volmers"borbaboutb"frangularity"bhidingbinbtheb
warehousebatbwork.bThebtermb"volmers"bshouldbbebdocumentedbasb-bCorrectbanswer-bAbneologism
2) Abpatientbwithbsuicidalbimpulsesbisbplacedbonbthebhighestblevelbofbsuicidebprecautions.bWhichbmeasu
resbshouldbbebincorporatedbintobthebplanbofbcarebbybthebnursebcaringbforbthebpatient?b -
bCorrectbanswerA.Maintainbarm's-length,bone-on-onebnursingbobservationbaroundbthebclock.
b. Allowbnobglassborbmetalbonbmealbtrays.
f.bRemoveballbpotentiallybharmfulbobjectsbfrombthebpatient'sbpossession.
3) Abpatientbdiagnosedbwithbschizophreniabanxiouslybsays,b"Ibcanbseebthebleftbsidebofbmybbodybmergingb
withbthebwall,bthenbmybfacebappearsbandbdisappearsbinbthebmirror."bWhileblistening,bthebnursebshould:b-
bCorrectbanswermaintainbabnormalbsocialbinteractionbdistancebfrombthebpatient.
4) Whichbstatementbindicatesbabpatientbwithbmajorbdepressionbisbmostblikelyboutlookbonblifebduringbtheba
cutebphasebofbthebillness?b-
bCorrectbanswerDuringbanbacutebphasebofbmajorbdepression,bthebclientbmaybfeelbworthlessbandbdeserveb
badbthingsbtobhappenbpersonally.
5) Abpatientbdiagnosedbwithbbipolarbdisorderbisbinbthebmaintenancebphasebofbtreatment.bThebpatientbasks,b
"DobIbhavebtobkeepbtakingbthisblithiumbevenbthoughbmybmoodbisbstablebnow?"bSelectbthebnurse'sbappropri
atebresponse.b-bCorrectbanswerb.b"Takingbthebmedicationbeverybdaybhelpsbreducebthebriskbofbabrelapse."
6) Abpersonbhasbhadbdifficultybkeepingbabjobbbecausebofbarguingbwithbco-
workersbandbaccusingbthembofbconspiracy.bTodaybthebpersonbshouts,b"They'reballbplottingbtobdestroybme.bI
sn'tbthatbtrue?"bSelectbthebnurse'sbmostbtherapeuticbresponse.b-
bCorrectbanswerb.b"Feelingbthatbpeoplebwantbtobdestroybyoubmustbbebverybfrightening."
7) Abpatientbisbundergoingbabseriesbofbdiagnosticbtests.bThebpatientbsays,b"Nothingbisbwrongbwithbmebexc
eptbabstubbornbchestbcold."bThebspousebreportsbthebpatientbsmokesbandbcoughsbablot,bhasblostb15bpound
s,bandbisbeasilybfatigued.bWhichbdefensebmechanismbisbthebpatientbusing?b-bCorrectbanswerDenial
8) Abcabbdriver,bstuckbinbtraffic,bbecomesblightheaded,btremulous,bdiaphoretic,btachycardiabandbdyspneic.b
Abworkupbinbanbemergencybdepartmentbrevealsbnobpathology.bWhichbmedicalbdiagnosisbshouldbabnursebsu
spect,bandbwhatbnursingbdiagnosisbshouldbbebthebnurse'sbfirstbpriority?b-
bCorrectbanswerPanicbdisorderbandbabnursingbdiagnosisbofbanxiety
, 9) ThebnursebisbprovidingbhealthbteachingbforbabpatientbwhobhasbbeenbprescribedbPhenelzineb(Nardil)bforb
depressionbandbprovidesbabwrittenblistbofbfoodsbthatbshouldbnotbbebeatenbwhilebtakingbthisbmedication.b
Whatbisbthebpotentialbproblembifbthebpatientbisbnotbcompliantbwithbthesebdietarybrestrictions?b-
bCorrectbanswerhypertensivebcrisis
foodsbwithbtyraminebinbitb-
bCorrectbanswerAgedbmeatsborbagedbcheeses,bproteinbextracts,bsourbcream,balcohol,banchovies,bliver,bsau
sages,boverripebfigs,bbananas,bavocados,bchocolate,bsoybsauce,bbeanbcurd,bnaturalbyogurt,bfavabbeans—
tyramine-containingbfoods—maybprecipitatebhypertensivebcrisis.bAvoidbchocolateborbcaffeine.
Herbal:bGinseng,bephedra,bmabhuang,bSt.bJohn'sbwortbmaybcausebhypertensivebcrisis.
ForbdepressionbthatbisbrefractorybtobTCAs.bAvoidbcertainbfoodsbsuchbasb-
bCorrectbanswercheese,bsourbcream,bwine,bbeer,bfigs,banchovies,bshrimp,bbananas,bandbchocolate,bandbav
oidbdrugsb(e.g.,bTCAs).
Riskbforbhypertensivebcrisis:
Avoidbself-medication.bWHY?b-
bCorrectbanswerOTCbpreparationsbcontainingbdextromethorphan,bsympathomimeticbagents,borbantihista
minesb(e.g.,bcough,bcold,bandbhaybfeverbremedies,bappetitebsuppressants)bcanbprecipitatebseverebhyperte
nsivebreactionsbifbtakenbduringbtherapyborbwithinb2-3bwkbafterbdiscontinuationbofbanbMAObinhibitor.
10) Whichbpiecebofbsubjectivebdatabobtainedbduringbthebnurse'sbpsychosocialbassessmentbofbabclientbexp
eriencingbseverebanxietybwouldbindicatebthebpossibilitybofbobsessive-compulsivebdisorder?b-
bCorrectbanswera.b"Ibhavebtobkeepbcheckingbtobseebwherebmybcarbkeysbare."
11) Thebnursebisbevaluatingbthebeffectivenessbofbpsychotropicbmedicationbonbnegativebsymptomsbofb
psychosis.bThebnurseblooksbforbabdecreasebinbwhichbofbthebfollowing?b-
bCorrectbanswerA:b Affectivebflattening.
11) Thebnursebisbevaluatingbthebeffectivenessbofbanbantipsychoticbonbnegativebsymptomsbofbpsychosis.b
Whichbofbthebfollowingbsymptomsbwouldbbebclassifiedbasbnegativebsymptomsbofbpsychosis?b-
bCorrectbanswerBluntedbaffect
Povertybofbthought
b Lossbofbmotivatio
n
Inabilitybtobexperiencebpleasureborbjoy
12) Ab39-year-
oldbwomanbisbrecentlybdivorcedbandbisblearningbtobcopebwithbadditionalbstressors.bWhichbofbthebfollowingb
bestbdemonstrate(s)bthatbshebisbutilizingbpositivebcopingbstrategiesbtobmanagebherbstress?b(Selectballbthatb
apply).b-bCorrectbanswer3.bcontrolbstressbbybincreasedbphysicalbactivity.
4.bchangebherbreactionsbtobstressbwithbcognitivebbehavioralbtherapy
.
13) Whichbnursingbdiagnosisbisblikelybtobapplybtobanbindividualbwithbseverebandbpersistentbmentalbillnessb
whobisbhomelessb-bCorrectbanswerChronicblowbself-esteem
14) Abpatientbwithbdepressionbisbreceivingbimipramineb(Tofranil)b200bmgbeverybnightbatbbedtime.bWhichb
assessmentbfindingbwouldbpromptbthebnursebtobcollaboratebwithbthebhealthbcarebproviderbregardingbpo
tentiallybhazardousbsidebeffectsbofbthisb-bCorrectbanswerUrinarybretention
b b b b
questions and Correct answers 2026\2027 upd
b b b b b b
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1) bAbpatientbwithbschizophreniabbeginsbtobtalksbaboutb"volmers"borbaboutb"frangularity"bhidingbinbtheb
warehousebatbwork.bThebtermb"volmers"bshouldbbebdocumentedbasb-bCorrectbanswer-bAbneologism
2) Abpatientbwithbsuicidalbimpulsesbisbplacedbonbthebhighestblevelbofbsuicidebprecautions.bWhichbmeasu
resbshouldbbebincorporatedbintobthebplanbofbcarebbybthebnursebcaringbforbthebpatient?b -
bCorrectbanswerA.Maintainbarm's-length,bone-on-onebnursingbobservationbaroundbthebclock.
b. Allowbnobglassborbmetalbonbmealbtrays.
f.bRemoveballbpotentiallybharmfulbobjectsbfrombthebpatient'sbpossession.
3) Abpatientbdiagnosedbwithbschizophreniabanxiouslybsays,b"Ibcanbseebthebleftbsidebofbmybbodybmergingb
withbthebwall,bthenbmybfacebappearsbandbdisappearsbinbthebmirror."bWhileblistening,bthebnursebshould:b-
bCorrectbanswermaintainbabnormalbsocialbinteractionbdistancebfrombthebpatient.
4) Whichbstatementbindicatesbabpatientbwithbmajorbdepressionbisbmostblikelyboutlookbonblifebduringbtheba
cutebphasebofbthebillness?b-
bCorrectbanswerDuringbanbacutebphasebofbmajorbdepression,bthebclientbmaybfeelbworthlessbandbdeserveb
badbthingsbtobhappenbpersonally.
5) Abpatientbdiagnosedbwithbbipolarbdisorderbisbinbthebmaintenancebphasebofbtreatment.bThebpatientbasks,b
"DobIbhavebtobkeepbtakingbthisblithiumbevenbthoughbmybmoodbisbstablebnow?"bSelectbthebnurse'sbappropri
atebresponse.b-bCorrectbanswerb.b"Takingbthebmedicationbeverybdaybhelpsbreducebthebriskbofbabrelapse."
6) Abpersonbhasbhadbdifficultybkeepingbabjobbbecausebofbarguingbwithbco-
workersbandbaccusingbthembofbconspiracy.bTodaybthebpersonbshouts,b"They'reballbplottingbtobdestroybme.bI
sn'tbthatbtrue?"bSelectbthebnurse'sbmostbtherapeuticbresponse.b-
bCorrectbanswerb.b"Feelingbthatbpeoplebwantbtobdestroybyoubmustbbebverybfrightening."
7) Abpatientbisbundergoingbabseriesbofbdiagnosticbtests.bThebpatientbsays,b"Nothingbisbwrongbwithbmebexc
eptbabstubbornbchestbcold."bThebspousebreportsbthebpatientbsmokesbandbcoughsbablot,bhasblostb15bpound
s,bandbisbeasilybfatigued.bWhichbdefensebmechanismbisbthebpatientbusing?b-bCorrectbanswerDenial
8) Abcabbdriver,bstuckbinbtraffic,bbecomesblightheaded,btremulous,bdiaphoretic,btachycardiabandbdyspneic.b
Abworkupbinbanbemergencybdepartmentbrevealsbnobpathology.bWhichbmedicalbdiagnosisbshouldbabnursebsu
spect,bandbwhatbnursingbdiagnosisbshouldbbebthebnurse'sbfirstbpriority?b-
bCorrectbanswerPanicbdisorderbandbabnursingbdiagnosisbofbanxiety
, 9) ThebnursebisbprovidingbhealthbteachingbforbabpatientbwhobhasbbeenbprescribedbPhenelzineb(Nardil)bforb
depressionbandbprovidesbabwrittenblistbofbfoodsbthatbshouldbnotbbebeatenbwhilebtakingbthisbmedication.b
Whatbisbthebpotentialbproblembifbthebpatientbisbnotbcompliantbwithbthesebdietarybrestrictions?b-
bCorrectbanswerhypertensivebcrisis
foodsbwithbtyraminebinbitb-
bCorrectbanswerAgedbmeatsborbagedbcheeses,bproteinbextracts,bsourbcream,balcohol,banchovies,bliver,bsau
sages,boverripebfigs,bbananas,bavocados,bchocolate,bsoybsauce,bbeanbcurd,bnaturalbyogurt,bfavabbeans—
tyramine-containingbfoods—maybprecipitatebhypertensivebcrisis.bAvoidbchocolateborbcaffeine.
Herbal:bGinseng,bephedra,bmabhuang,bSt.bJohn'sbwortbmaybcausebhypertensivebcrisis.
ForbdepressionbthatbisbrefractorybtobTCAs.bAvoidbcertainbfoodsbsuchbasb-
bCorrectbanswercheese,bsourbcream,bwine,bbeer,bfigs,banchovies,bshrimp,bbananas,bandbchocolate,bandbav
oidbdrugsb(e.g.,bTCAs).
Riskbforbhypertensivebcrisis:
Avoidbself-medication.bWHY?b-
bCorrectbanswerOTCbpreparationsbcontainingbdextromethorphan,bsympathomimeticbagents,borbantihista
minesb(e.g.,bcough,bcold,bandbhaybfeverbremedies,bappetitebsuppressants)bcanbprecipitatebseverebhyperte
nsivebreactionsbifbtakenbduringbtherapyborbwithinb2-3bwkbafterbdiscontinuationbofbanbMAObinhibitor.
10) Whichbpiecebofbsubjectivebdatabobtainedbduringbthebnurse'sbpsychosocialbassessmentbofbabclientbexp
eriencingbseverebanxietybwouldbindicatebthebpossibilitybofbobsessive-compulsivebdisorder?b-
bCorrectbanswera.b"Ibhavebtobkeepbcheckingbtobseebwherebmybcarbkeysbare."
11) Thebnursebisbevaluatingbthebeffectivenessbofbpsychotropicbmedicationbonbnegativebsymptomsbofb
psychosis.bThebnurseblooksbforbabdecreasebinbwhichbofbthebfollowing?b-
bCorrectbanswerA:b Affectivebflattening.
11) Thebnursebisbevaluatingbthebeffectivenessbofbanbantipsychoticbonbnegativebsymptomsbofbpsychosis.b
Whichbofbthebfollowingbsymptomsbwouldbbebclassifiedbasbnegativebsymptomsbofbpsychosis?b-
bCorrectbanswerBluntedbaffect
Povertybofbthought
b Lossbofbmotivatio
n
Inabilitybtobexperiencebpleasureborbjoy
12) Ab39-year-
oldbwomanbisbrecentlybdivorcedbandbisblearningbtobcopebwithbadditionalbstressors.bWhichbofbthebfollowingb
bestbdemonstrate(s)bthatbshebisbutilizingbpositivebcopingbstrategiesbtobmanagebherbstress?b(Selectballbthatb
apply).b-bCorrectbanswer3.bcontrolbstressbbybincreasedbphysicalbactivity.
4.bchangebherbreactionsbtobstressbwithbcognitivebbehavioralbtherapy
.
13) Whichbnursingbdiagnosisbisblikelybtobapplybtobanbindividualbwithbseverebandbpersistentbmentalbillnessb
whobisbhomelessb-bCorrectbanswerChronicblowbself-esteem
14) Abpatientbwithbdepressionbisbreceivingbimipramineb(Tofranil)b200bmgbeverybnightbatbbedtime.bWhichb
assessmentbfindingbwouldbpromptbthebnursebtobcollaboratebwithbthebhealthbcarebproviderbregardingbpo
tentiallybhazardousbsidebeffectsbofbthisb-bCorrectbanswerUrinarybretention
