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RASMUSSEN COLLEGE | MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM | 160

COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED CORRECT ANSWERS |

2025 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+

What type of patients go to memory care? - (answer)Dementia or Alzheimers


What type of environment is a memory care unit? - (answer)Locked unit, 24-7 supervision.



What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? -
(answer)Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask questions like what
was your first job? where did you grow up? what was your parents names?



If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be feeling? -
(answer)Depressed, Isolated, Angry

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Can a social worker make a decision about placement
的”中文文章 for an elderly person if that person has
living family members, a POA? - (answer)No, they cannot make the decision. Nurses must
educate family about decisions.



What does agnosia mean? - (answer)Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize
things, typically as a result of brain damage.



Example of something that could cause agnosia? - (answer)TBI, vascular dementia.



Characteristics of delirium. - (answer)Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to infection, NOT
common with aging.



What is an important intervention for patients with delirium? - (answer)Reorient them.

,What are the primary characteristics of borderline personality disorder? - (answer)splitting
people (Pitting a group against each other). Self-defeating cycle of behavior.



What do you give a patient who has overdosed on PCP? - (answer)Benzodiazepine



Example of a benzodiazpine antidote? - (answer)Flumazenil


What type of personality disorder might a patient who still lives at home at 30 and depends on
their mother for everything, have? - (answer)dependent personality disorder


Give an example of a positive statement made by a recovering alcohol that made signal that they
are getting better? - (answer)I will identify things that trigger my cravings


Symptoms of patient with suspected opioid abuse/overdose? - (answer)Contracted pupils,
increased HR, shallow Resp., increased temp (but not always).
你是想要一篇“眼睛容易阅读

What do you give a opioid overdose patient? 的”中文文章
- (answer)Narcan (Naloxone)



S/S of acute alcohol withdrawal? - (answer)Everything is increased! RR, BP, Temp, HR,
delerium



Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? - (answer)Mania, melodramatic, manipulative,
emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and flirtatious.



Interventions for histrionic personality disorder patient - (answer)They are very manipulative.
Set fine lines, do not offer relationship advice, avoid situations where they are the center of
attention.



Possible fatal complications of patient withdrawing from CNS stimulant - (answer)Respiratory
failure, suicide, and depression.

, What is a hypochondriac? - (answer)Someone who thinks that everything is wrong with them.
Ex. their acute headache is caused by a brain tumor.



How does cocaine stimulate the body? What do cocaine users use to combat these effects? -
(answer)It is an upper. Alcohol-allows them to sleep.



Characteristics of borderline personality disorder - (answer)Split people apart and are very
manipulative.



Interventions for nurses dealing with borderline personality disorder patients - (answer)Keep all
the staff on the same page. Set limits and rules.



What is a personality disorder in general? What type of issues do these patients have? -
(answer)When people rely on others to make decisions. They have difficulties in their social life,
work, relationships, family problems. Place the blame on others. Many go undiagnosed.
你是想要一篇“眼睛容易阅读
的”中文文章
What is conversion disorder?` - (answer)Something psychological happens and it then manifests
somatically. Ex. Someone has fake blindness



What is the difference between objective and subjective data? - (answer)Subjective is what the
patient tells you, objective is what you see and obtain from the physical assessment of the
patient.



What is somatoform disorder? - (answer)A mental illness that causes bodily symptoms that
cannot be tracked back to any specific cause.



Are the symptoms real for a patient with somatoform disorder? - (answer)Yes, the symptoms are
real. It is frustrating because many doctors will perform tests but find nothing. Many go
undiagnosed.

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