Mental Health-FINAL EXAM Rasmussen questions with
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(NTC) Minimizing feelings: Ans✓✓✓ Indicates the nurse is unable to understand
or empathize with the patient. The patient's feelings or experiences are being
belittled.
(TCT) accepting: Ans✓✓✓ conveys an attitude of reception and regard
(TCT) Encouraging description of perception: Ans✓✓✓ Increase the nurse's
understanding of the patient's perceptions. Talking about feelings and difficulties
can lessen the need to act them out inappropriately
(TCT) giving broad openings: Ans✓✓✓ clarifies that the lead is to be taken by the
patient ("Where would you like to begin?")
(TCT) Giving recognition: Ans✓✓✓ Acknowledging indicates awareness
(TCT) Making observations: Ans✓✓✓ Calls attention to the person's behavior,
encourages the person to notice behavior and to describe thoughts and feelings
for mutual understanding. Helpful for mute or withdrawn people.
(TCT) offering general leads: Ans✓✓✓ Allows the person to take direction in the
discussion indicates that the nurse is interested in what comes next. ("go on",
"and then?")
(TCT) Offering self: Ans✓✓✓ Making oneself available on an unconditional basis,
increasing the clients feeling of self-worth
,2 things for the tx of alcohol dependency Ans✓✓✓ Detox, then rehab
A nurse caring for a patient with borderline personality disorder should try to find
out what? Ans✓✓✓ What the patients secondary gains are. What are they trying
to get? Attention? Money? Pain pills?
Adverse reactions of rivastigmine (Exelon)? Ans✓✓✓ Nausea, diarrhea, and
bradycardia`
Are the symptoms real for a patient with somatoform disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Yes,
the symptoms are real. It is frustrating because many doctors will perform tests
but find nothing. Many go undiagnosed.
Bipolar suddenly D/C lithium. What could happen? Ans✓✓✓ symptoms of mania
or hypomania. May be worse than when they 1st started the med.
Can a social worker make a decision about placement for an elderly person if that
person has living family members, a POA? Ans✓✓✓ No, they cannot make the
decision. Nurses must educate family about decisions.
Can restraints be PRN? Ans✓✓✓ NO!! Must clarify with doctor.
Characteristic of conversion disorder Ans✓✓✓ Marked by symptoms or deficits
that affect voluntary motor or sensory functions.
, Characteristic of patient with body dysmorphic disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Preoccupied
with an image of a defective body part resulting in obsessional thinking and
compulsive behavior, such as mirror checking and camouflaging.
Characteristics of an antisocial personality disorder patient in a locked setting with
other clients? Ans✓✓✓ Manipulative, aggressive, angry, yelling.
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ Split people apart and
are very manipulative.
Characteristics of delirium. Ans✓✓✓ Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to
infection, NOT common with aging.
Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Mania, melodramatic,
manipulative, emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and
flirtatious.
Characteristics of pt. with borderline personality disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Instability of
affect, identity, and relationships, as well as splitting behaviors, manipulation,
impulsiveness, and fear of abandonment, often tries self injury, possibly suicidal.
Contraindications for alprazolam (Xanax) Ans✓✓✓ Angle closure glaucoma, hx of
drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression, severe hypotension, and sleep
apnea.
Contraindications of lorazepam (Ativan) Ans✓✓✓ Angle closure glaucoma, hx of
drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression, severe hypotension, and sleep
apnea
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(NTC) Minimizing feelings: Ans✓✓✓ Indicates the nurse is unable to understand
or empathize with the patient. The patient's feelings or experiences are being
belittled.
(TCT) accepting: Ans✓✓✓ conveys an attitude of reception and regard
(TCT) Encouraging description of perception: Ans✓✓✓ Increase the nurse's
understanding of the patient's perceptions. Talking about feelings and difficulties
can lessen the need to act them out inappropriately
(TCT) giving broad openings: Ans✓✓✓ clarifies that the lead is to be taken by the
patient ("Where would you like to begin?")
(TCT) Giving recognition: Ans✓✓✓ Acknowledging indicates awareness
(TCT) Making observations: Ans✓✓✓ Calls attention to the person's behavior,
encourages the person to notice behavior and to describe thoughts and feelings
for mutual understanding. Helpful for mute or withdrawn people.
(TCT) offering general leads: Ans✓✓✓ Allows the person to take direction in the
discussion indicates that the nurse is interested in what comes next. ("go on",
"and then?")
(TCT) Offering self: Ans✓✓✓ Making oneself available on an unconditional basis,
increasing the clients feeling of self-worth
,2 things for the tx of alcohol dependency Ans✓✓✓ Detox, then rehab
A nurse caring for a patient with borderline personality disorder should try to find
out what? Ans✓✓✓ What the patients secondary gains are. What are they trying
to get? Attention? Money? Pain pills?
Adverse reactions of rivastigmine (Exelon)? Ans✓✓✓ Nausea, diarrhea, and
bradycardia`
Are the symptoms real for a patient with somatoform disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Yes,
the symptoms are real. It is frustrating because many doctors will perform tests
but find nothing. Many go undiagnosed.
Bipolar suddenly D/C lithium. What could happen? Ans✓✓✓ symptoms of mania
or hypomania. May be worse than when they 1st started the med.
Can a social worker make a decision about placement for an elderly person if that
person has living family members, a POA? Ans✓✓✓ No, they cannot make the
decision. Nurses must educate family about decisions.
Can restraints be PRN? Ans✓✓✓ NO!! Must clarify with doctor.
Characteristic of conversion disorder Ans✓✓✓ Marked by symptoms or deficits
that affect voluntary motor or sensory functions.
, Characteristic of patient with body dysmorphic disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Preoccupied
with an image of a defective body part resulting in obsessional thinking and
compulsive behavior, such as mirror checking and camouflaging.
Characteristics of an antisocial personality disorder patient in a locked setting with
other clients? Ans✓✓✓ Manipulative, aggressive, angry, yelling.
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ Split people apart and
are very manipulative.
Characteristics of delirium. Ans✓✓✓ Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to
infection, NOT common with aging.
Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Mania, melodramatic,
manipulative, emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and
flirtatious.
Characteristics of pt. with borderline personality disorder? Ans✓✓✓ Instability of
affect, identity, and relationships, as well as splitting behaviors, manipulation,
impulsiveness, and fear of abandonment, often tries self injury, possibly suicidal.
Contraindications for alprazolam (Xanax) Ans✓✓✓ Angle closure glaucoma, hx of
drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression, severe hypotension, and sleep
apnea.
Contraindications of lorazepam (Ativan) Ans✓✓✓ Angle closure glaucoma, hx of
drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression, severe hypotension, and sleep
apnea
