Mental Health Nursing Exam 1: Practice
Questions, High-Yield Concepts & Exam
Preparation
The major goal of the Community Mental ANS:
Health Act of 1963 was what? A) Build mental health centers that would provide
A) Build mental health centers that mental health care within the local community.
would provide mental health care within
the local community.
B) Attract more health care
providers into local psychiatric clinics.
C) Facilitate the integration of biology with
the psychosocial components of treatment.
D) Develop centers in which biopsychiatric
research could take place within the
community.
An older adult reports anxiety and is ANS: B) "You may feel dizzy and be prone to falls after taking
prescribed diazepam by a family physician. this medication."
The physician asks the office nurse to
explain to the client the problematic side
effects of this medication. Which instruction
about this drug would be most important for
the nurse to emphasize?
A) "You may find that you have
temporary memory disturbances."
B) "You may feel dizzy and be prone to falls
after taking this medication."
C) "You may experience minor
urine incontinence from time to
time."
D) "You need to use this
medication cautiously because it
can cause dependence."
A client has been prescribed clozapine for ANS: D) "You may experience noticeable weight gain while
treatment of schizophrenia. Which would taking this medication."
the nurse include in the education plan for
this client and family?
A) "You may experience hypertension
while taking this medication."
B) "One of the side effects of this
medication is breast engorgement."
C) "People taking this medication
often experience dermatitis."
D) "You may experience noticeable weight
gain while taking this medication."
, A nurse observes an older adult client ANS: A) Document the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
who has been taking antipsychotic
medications for 8 months. The nurse sees
the client's lips smacking and eyes
blinking rapidly. The
nurse also observes a protruding tongue.
Which action by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Document the client's symptoms
of tardive dyskinesia.
B) Instruct the client to begin tapering
the medication.
C) Ask whether the client has
been experiencing side effects.
D) Contact the client's physician for
a different medication order.
The nurse is working with a client that has ANS: limbic system
not been diagnosed yet. The client is
aggressive, unable to control anger,
and violent at times. The client was
brought to
the emergency deparment by local police.
The nurse selects what system as the
etiology for the clients' behavior? Classify
the symptoms according to origin in the
body.
A) circulatory system
B) limbic system
C) peripheral nervous system
D) endocrine system
Which of the following statements about ANS: A,D,E
mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant
distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due
to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate
to mental illness include excessive
dependency on or withdrawal
from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness
are usually unable to cope effectively with
daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness
may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
Questions, High-Yield Concepts & Exam
Preparation
The major goal of the Community Mental ANS:
Health Act of 1963 was what? A) Build mental health centers that would provide
A) Build mental health centers that mental health care within the local community.
would provide mental health care within
the local community.
B) Attract more health care
providers into local psychiatric clinics.
C) Facilitate the integration of biology with
the psychosocial components of treatment.
D) Develop centers in which biopsychiatric
research could take place within the
community.
An older adult reports anxiety and is ANS: B) "You may feel dizzy and be prone to falls after taking
prescribed diazepam by a family physician. this medication."
The physician asks the office nurse to
explain to the client the problematic side
effects of this medication. Which instruction
about this drug would be most important for
the nurse to emphasize?
A) "You may find that you have
temporary memory disturbances."
B) "You may feel dizzy and be prone to falls
after taking this medication."
C) "You may experience minor
urine incontinence from time to
time."
D) "You need to use this
medication cautiously because it
can cause dependence."
A client has been prescribed clozapine for ANS: D) "You may experience noticeable weight gain while
treatment of schizophrenia. Which would taking this medication."
the nurse include in the education plan for
this client and family?
A) "You may experience hypertension
while taking this medication."
B) "One of the side effects of this
medication is breast engorgement."
C) "People taking this medication
often experience dermatitis."
D) "You may experience noticeable weight
gain while taking this medication."
, A nurse observes an older adult client ANS: A) Document the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
who has been taking antipsychotic
medications for 8 months. The nurse sees
the client's lips smacking and eyes
blinking rapidly. The
nurse also observes a protruding tongue.
Which action by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Document the client's symptoms
of tardive dyskinesia.
B) Instruct the client to begin tapering
the medication.
C) Ask whether the client has
been experiencing side effects.
D) Contact the client's physician for
a different medication order.
The nurse is working with a client that has ANS: limbic system
not been diagnosed yet. The client is
aggressive, unable to control anger,
and violent at times. The client was
brought to
the emergency deparment by local police.
The nurse selects what system as the
etiology for the clients' behavior? Classify
the symptoms according to origin in the
body.
A) circulatory system
B) limbic system
C) peripheral nervous system
D) endocrine system
Which of the following statements about ANS: A,D,E
mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant
distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due
to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate
to mental illness include excessive
dependency on or withdrawal
from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness
are usually unable to cope effectively with
daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness
may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
