2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl
Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Chamberlain
Q:l Manicl Bipolarl S/S
Answer:
•l Labilel mood
•l Delusionsl ofl gradeur
•l Disorientation
•l VSl Changes
•l Violentl behaviors
•l Elationl ofl euphoria
•l Pressuredl speech
•l Littlel needl forl sleep
•l Sociall andl sexuall inhibitionl
•l Medl non-compliance
•l Flightl ofl ideas
Q:l Motivationall Interviewing
Answer:
Pt.l centeredl stylel ofl communicatingl thatl promotesl behaviorl changel byl guidingl ptsl tol
explorel theirl motivationl forl changel andl thel advantages/disadvantagesl ofl theirl decisions.
•l Incorporatel activel listeningl andl verball communicationl techniques
•l Usesl empathyl andl questioningl tol getl clientl tol developl plan
Q:l Obsessivel Compulsivel Disorderl Nursingl Interventions
,Answer:
-Obsessive:l persistentl thoughts
-Compulsions:l repetitivel behaviors
•l Determinel thel typesl ofl situationsl thatl increasel anxietyl andl resultl inl ritualisticl
behaviors
•l Initiallyl meetl patientsl dependencyl needsl asl required
•l Inl thel beginningl ofl treatment,l allowl plentyl ofl timel forl rituals
•l Supportl patientsl effortl tol explorel meaningl purposel ofl behavior
•l Graduallyl beginl tol limitl amountl ofl timel forl rituall behaviorl asl thel patientl becomesl
morel involvedl inl activities
•l Givel positivel reinforcementl forl non-ritualisticl behaviors
•l Helpl patientl learnl waysl tol interruptl obsessivel thoughts/rituall behaviorl withl techniquesl
suchl asl thoughtl stopping/relaxationl techniques,l includingl exercisel orl otherl constructivel
activityl withl whichl theyl feell comfortable.
•l Newl waysl ofl copingl andl decreasel anxiety
Q:l Histrionicl Personalityl Disorderl (Clusterl B)
Answer:
Dramatic/exaggerated
attentionl seeking
provocative/seductive/flirtatious
"one-upper"
wildl andl bold
*HOWl WILLl THEYl DRESS?
Q:l Schizotypall Personalityl Disorderl (Clusterl A)
Answer:
-magicall thinking
-superstitious
-eccentricl appearance
-paranoid
-lacksl friends/isolatel themselves
, -anxietyl inl sociall settings
-rulel outl otherl mentall disorders
Q:l Obsessive-Compulsivel personalityl disorder
Answer:
-Perfectionist
-rigid/unbendingl rules
-needl forl control
-Preoccupiedl withl details
Q:l Suicidel facts
Answer:
-Whitel middle-agel menl (45-54)l commitl suicidel atl al higherl rate
-Menl usel weaponsl (guns,l hanging)
-Womenl usel poisonl (ODl onl pills)
Q:l Suicidel riskl factors
Answer:
•l Psychiatricl Disorderl
•l Relationships
•l Previousl Attemptl
•l Loss
•l Substancel Usel
•l Socioeconomicl status
•l Gender/Age/Culturel
•l Chronicl Mentall Illness
•l Isolationl
•l Lackl ofl accessl tol mentall healthl care
•l Atl thel beginningl ofl txl withl antidepressants