MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 LATEST EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED

MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 LATEST EXAM 2025 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
JUST RELEASED

Which nursing intervention is appropriate to ensure patient safety for a
patient who wanders at night?
1. Restricting the patient to seclusion at night
2. Keeping a throw rug outside the patient's room
3. Having the patient wear a bright vest
4. Removing the mattress from the floor ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------Removing the mattress from the floor



For which community service would the nurse provide information to assist
in the care of people with dementia?
1. Meals on Wheels
2. Occupational therapy
3. Adult day care
4. Telephonic reassurance ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------3.
Adult day care



Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate for an older adult
patient suspected of being at risk for development of a symptom of
delirium?
1. Ensuring that the patient is ambulated sufficiently
2. Assessing orientation to person, place, and time every 2 hours
3. Cutting the patient's food into small pieces to avoid the risk for choking
4. Ensuring that the patient is dressed warmly to avoid the risk for
hypothermia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2. Assessing
orientation to person, place, and time every 2 hours

,Which condition would cause a patient to be oriented and able to carry on a
logical conversation one evening, but in the morning is confused and
disoriented?
1. Delirium
2. Dementia
3. Depression
4. Caregiver role strain ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1.
Delirium



Dementia in an older adult is often misdiagnosed for which condition?
1. Depression
2. Cerebral emboli
3. Normal effects of aging
4. Poor nutritional status ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1.
Depression



Which communication strategy would the nurse teach the family caregivers
to improve orientation of the patient with dementia?
1. Calling the person by name every time you see him or her
2. Avoiding face-to-face eye contact with the person
3. Avoiding communicating if the person is verbally aggressive
4. Talking about the present and avoiding discussing past
accomplishments ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1. Calling the
person by name every time you see him or her



Which behavior by a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) would the nurse
identify as a sign of agnosia?
1. Babbles and speaks incoherently when asked any question
2. Cannot recall what was served for breakfast an hour ago
3. Has difficulty identifying familiar sounds like the ring of the phone
4. Talks about his or her role in convincing the president to pass a
particular law ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------3. Has difficulty
identifying familiar sounds like the ring of the phone

, About which behavior would the nurse educate the family of an individual
who is displaying delirium?
1. Impulsive, inappropriate manner
2. Difficultly verbally expressing his or her needs
3. Difficultly verbally expressing his or her needs
4. Regressing both socially and intellectually ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------1. Impulsive, inappropriate manner



The nurse would document which term when a patient diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease picks up his or her glasses from the bedside table but
does not recognize what they are or their purpose?
1. Apraxia
2. Agnosia
3. Aphasia
4. Agraphia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2. Agnosia



Which kind of medication would the family of a patient with Alzheimer's
disease need education about?
1. Antihypertensives
2. Benzodiazepines
3. Immunosuppressants
4. Cholinesterase inhibitors ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------4.
Cholinesterase inhibitors



Which neurotransmitter imbalance is related to Alzheimer's disease?
1. Decreased serotonin
2. Increased dopamine
3. Increased epinephrine
4. Decreased acetylcholine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------4.
Decreased acetylcholine