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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




dd NGN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________
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COURSE: Mental Health Final dd dd dd TIME: _____________
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EXAM CODE: NGN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A nurse is caring for a young adult client who says he is experiencing increased anxiety
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& an inability to concentrate. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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a) "It sounds like you're having a difficult time."
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b) "Have you talked to your parents about this yet?"
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c) "Why do you think you are so anxious?"
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d) "How long has this been going on?"
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[Verified Solution]: a) "It sounds like you're having a difficult time."
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Q2. A nurse at a college campus mental health counseling center is caring for a student who j
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ust failed an examination. The student spends the session berating the teacher and the course.
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The nurse should recognize this behavior as which of the following defense mechanisms?
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a) Conversion
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b) Projection
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c) Undoing
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d) Regression
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[Verified Solution]: b) Projection dd dddd dd




Q3. A nurse on the psychiatric unit is assessing a client who has moderate anxiety disorder.
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Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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a) Rapid speech
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b) Chills
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c) Distorted perceptual field
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d) Urinary frequency
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[Verified Solution]: d) Urinary frequency
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, Q4. A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty sleeping and is pacing the floor. The
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client's head down, and he is wringing his hands. Which of the following actions should the n
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urse take? dd



a) Encourage the client to go back to bed
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b) Give the client a PRN sleeping medication
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c) Remain with the client
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d) Explore alternatives to pacing the floor with the client
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[Verified Solution]: c) Remain with the client
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Q5. A nurse is counseling a client for the management of anxiety. The client is consistently lat
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e for appointments and ignores household chores. The client states, "I'm just too stressed. I ne
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ed someone to take care of me." The nurse identifies this behavior as an example of which of t
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he following defense mechanisms?
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a) Dissociation
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b) Introjection
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c) Regression
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d) Repression
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[Verified Solution]: c) Regression dd dddd dd




Q6. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pain, heada
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che, and shortness of breath. He continues to state, "I don't know why my wife left me." The c
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lient receives a diagnosis of anxiety. The nurse realizes the client's findings support which level
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of anxiety?
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a) Mild dd



b) Moderate
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c) Severe dd



d) Panic dd




[Verified Solution]: c) Severe dd dddd dd




Q7. A client who is about to undergo abdominal surgery states that he is very anxious about t
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he operation. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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a) Ask him to describe what he is feeling
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b) Give the client some reading material as a distraction
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c) Suggest that he take a walk around the unit
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d) Refer him to the pastoral care team
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[Verified Solution]: a) Ask him to describe what he is feeling
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