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70 Screenshot Questions
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and Answers)
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Questionc1
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcadmittedcwithcmajorcdepressivecdisorder.cWhichcstatementcbyctheccli
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entcrequirescthecnurse'scimmediatecintervention?
A. "Icdon'tcfeelclikeceatingctoday."
B. "Nothingcwillcevercgetcbetter."
C. "Mycfamilycwouldcbecbettercoffcwithoutcme."
D. "Icdon'tcwantctocattendcgroupctherapy."
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cStatementscindicatingcsuicidalcideationcorchopelessnesscwithcperceivedcburdencrequire
cimmediatecassessmentcandcintervention.
,Questionc2
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcexperiencingcacpaniccattack.cWhichcnursingcactionciscthecpriority?
A. Encouragecthecclientctocdiscusscthecsourcecofcanxiety.
B. Administercprescribedcantidepressants.
C. Staycwithcthecclientcandcusecshort,csimplecstatements.
D. Teachcrelaxationctechniques.
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cDuringcacpaniccattack,cthecpriorityciscensuringcsafetycwhilecprovidingccalmcreassurancecu
singcbrief,csimpleccommunication.
, Questionc3
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcwithcschizophreniacwhocstates,c"ThecFBIchascplacedcacchipcincmycbrain."
cWhichcresponsecbycthecnurseciscmostcappropriate?
A. "Thatciscnotctrue."
B. "WhycdocyoucthinkcthecFBIcwouldcdocthat?"
C. "Icunderstandcthatcthiscfeelscrealctocyou,cbutcIcdocnotcsharecthatcbelief."
D. "Tellcmecmorecaboutcthecchip."
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cThecnursecshouldcacknowledgecthecclient'scfeelingscwithoutcreinforcingcorcarguingcabou
tcthecdelusion.
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70 Screenshot Questions
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and Answers)
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,RN Mental Health 2026
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Questionc1
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcadmittedcwithcmajorcdepressivecdisorder.cWhichcstatementcbyctheccli
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entcrequirescthecnurse'scimmediatecintervention?
A. "Icdon'tcfeelclikeceatingctoday."
B. "Nothingcwillcevercgetcbetter."
C. "Mycfamilycwouldcbecbettercoffcwithoutcme."
D. "Icdon'tcwantctocattendcgroupctherapy."
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cStatementscindicatingcsuicidalcideationcorchopelessnesscwithcperceivedcburdencrequire
cimmediatecassessmentcandcintervention.
,Questionc2
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcexperiencingcacpaniccattack.cWhichcnursingcactionciscthecpriority?
A. Encouragecthecclientctocdiscusscthecsourcecofcanxiety.
B. Administercprescribedcantidepressants.
C. Staycwithcthecclientcandcusecshort,csimplecstatements.
D. Teachcrelaxationctechniques.
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cDuringcacpaniccattack,cthecpriorityciscensuringcsafetycwhilecprovidingccalmcreassurancecu
singcbrief,csimpleccommunication.
, Questionc3
Acnursecisccaringcforcacclientcwithcschizophreniacwhocstates,c"ThecFBIchascplacedcacchipcincmycbrain."
cWhichcresponsecbycthecnurseciscmostcappropriate?
A. "Thatciscnotctrue."
B. "WhycdocyoucthinkcthecFBIcwouldcdocthat?"
C. "Icunderstandcthatcthiscfeelscrealctocyou,cbutcIcdocnotcsharecthatcbelief."
D. "Tellcmecmorecaboutcthecchip."
CorrectcAnswer:cC
Rationale:cThecnursecshouldcacknowledgecthecclient'scfeelingscwithoutcreinforcingcorcarguingcabou
tcthecdelusion.