Mental health review Exam 1 with 100%
correct answers 2025 update
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - Correct AnswerA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the
reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - Correct AnswerE
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who
should be most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one
receiving:
a. lithium
b. clozapine
c. diazepam
d. amitriptyline - Correct AnswerA
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement
disorders among individuals who take therapeutic dosages?
, a. SSRIs
b. Antipsychotics
c. Benzodiazepines
d. Tricyclic antidepressants - Correct AnswerB
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of
prolactin. In women, this hyperprolactinemia can result in:
a. dry mouth
b. amenorrhea
c. increased production of testosterone
d. blurred vision - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state
institutions and into community-based mental health treatment? Select all that apply.
a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the community, where the
federal government would pick up more of the cost.
b. The growing availability of generous mental health insurance coverage gave more
patients the ability to seek private care in the community.
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by forward-
thinking communities and offered more effective treatment.
d. The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and
offer care in community-based treatment programs.
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal actions,
leading to the identification of a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting.
f. New psychotropic medica - Correct Answera, c, d, e, f
Levels of prevention strategies prominent in outpatient psychiatric care consist of
primary prevention, secondary prevention, and _____________ prevention. - Correct
AnswerTertiary
Anna, a patient at the community mental health center, tends to stop taking her
medications at intervals, usually leading to decompensation. Which of the following
interventions would most likely improve her adherence to her medications?
correct answers 2025 update
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - Correct AnswerA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the
reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - Correct AnswerE
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who
should be most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one
receiving:
a. lithium
b. clozapine
c. diazepam
d. amitriptyline - Correct AnswerA
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement
disorders among individuals who take therapeutic dosages?
, a. SSRIs
b. Antipsychotics
c. Benzodiazepines
d. Tricyclic antidepressants - Correct AnswerB
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of
prolactin. In women, this hyperprolactinemia can result in:
a. dry mouth
b. amenorrhea
c. increased production of testosterone
d. blurred vision - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state
institutions and into community-based mental health treatment? Select all that apply.
a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the community, where the
federal government would pick up more of the cost.
b. The growing availability of generous mental health insurance coverage gave more
patients the ability to seek private care in the community.
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by forward-
thinking communities and offered more effective treatment.
d. The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and
offer care in community-based treatment programs.
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal actions,
leading to the identification of a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting.
f. New psychotropic medica - Correct Answera, c, d, e, f
Levels of prevention strategies prominent in outpatient psychiatric care consist of
primary prevention, secondary prevention, and _____________ prevention. - Correct
AnswerTertiary
Anna, a patient at the community mental health center, tends to stop taking her
medications at intervals, usually leading to decompensation. Which of the following
interventions would most likely improve her adherence to her medications?
