NUR 180 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse
HONDROS NUR 180 MENTAL HEALTH TEST 2/EXAM 2
2025 HCN ACTUAL SUMMER –FALL EXAM 80
QUESTIONS (ANSWERED) SCORE A
You have a dying child (12 year old) and the family is concerned with how the child will see
death. How would you respond to the family?
Children are more concerned with the interference with the activities they enjoy doing more
than the illness itself.
You have a patient who suffers from palpitations, nausea, and dyspnea. They have been
recently unsuccessful on trying to find job. What actions would you take?
Help the patient develop more adaptive ways to cope to stressful situations.
You have a patient that just lost their wife of years. He states "I am very lonely, and I do not
want to see my daughter or grandchildren" What stage of grief is he in?
Depression
The patient consistently has thoughts regarding locking their front door as they leave their
home. What type of behavior is this?
Obsession
You have a patient that just got raped. What type of reaction are you looking for?
Traumatic stress reactions
Fluoxetine (prozac) SATA
, NUR 180 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse
Weight gain, suicidal tendencies, aspirin- GI bleed
Clonazepam (benzo) Further education is needed if patient states what? SATA
Cannot stop taking abruptly, safe because there are no side effects, Don't need to worry about
taking OTC medications with it
Patient feeling lots of anxiety after witnessing the death of a coworker and the patient is
requesting sleep medication. What type of mental health issue would you suspect?
PTSD
Teaching patient about new medication ordered. They state they are anxious, attentive and
able to repeat what you stated to them? What state of anxiety are they in?
Moderate state
What type of anxiety expresses anxious reactions to situations that are low-stress situations?
Anxiety trait
Patient with OCD and you begin to implement a plan of extending the periods of time of their
OCD actions.
Desensitization (do not fall for the behavior modification!)
You have a patient with terminal illness, who thinks there is something wrong with them
because they frequently cry. What type grief is this?
Anticipatory Grief
HONDROS NUR 180 MENTAL HEALTH TEST 2/EXAM 2
2025 HCN ACTUAL SUMMER –FALL EXAM 80
QUESTIONS (ANSWERED) SCORE A
You have a dying child (12 year old) and the family is concerned with how the child will see
death. How would you respond to the family?
Children are more concerned with the interference with the activities they enjoy doing more
than the illness itself.
You have a patient who suffers from palpitations, nausea, and dyspnea. They have been
recently unsuccessful on trying to find job. What actions would you take?
Help the patient develop more adaptive ways to cope to stressful situations.
You have a patient that just lost their wife of years. He states "I am very lonely, and I do not
want to see my daughter or grandchildren" What stage of grief is he in?
Depression
The patient consistently has thoughts regarding locking their front door as they leave their
home. What type of behavior is this?
Obsession
You have a patient that just got raped. What type of reaction are you looking for?
Traumatic stress reactions
Fluoxetine (prozac) SATA
, NUR 180 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse
Weight gain, suicidal tendencies, aspirin- GI bleed
Clonazepam (benzo) Further education is needed if patient states what? SATA
Cannot stop taking abruptly, safe because there are no side effects, Don't need to worry about
taking OTC medications with it
Patient feeling lots of anxiety after witnessing the death of a coworker and the patient is
requesting sleep medication. What type of mental health issue would you suspect?
PTSD
Teaching patient about new medication ordered. They state they are anxious, attentive and
able to repeat what you stated to them? What state of anxiety are they in?
Moderate state
What type of anxiety expresses anxious reactions to situations that are low-stress situations?
Anxiety trait
Patient with OCD and you begin to implement a plan of extending the periods of time of their
OCD actions.
Desensitization (do not fall for the behavior modification!)
You have a patient with terminal illness, who thinks there is something wrong with them
because they frequently cry. What type grief is this?
Anticipatory Grief
