Mental Health Technician Practice
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To implement the concept of the least restrictive treatment environment, care team
members:
Select one:
a. Monitor the medications schedule.
b. Assess the client's ability to live alone.
c. Assess available financial resources.
d. Assess available community resources. CORRECT ANSWERS Assess available
community resources.
The term "sandwich generation" best describes adults:
Select one:
a. Caught between adulthood and late adulthood
b. Caring for their children and aging parents
c. Caring for their children and grandchildren
d. Caught between young adulthood and adulthood CORRECT ANSWERS Caring for
their children and aging parents
A male client is in the process of being admitted to a mental health facility. He is sure
that the nurse is the administrator of the hospital, despite the nurse's insistence that he
is a staff nurse on the unit. This client is experiencing:
Select one:
a. Acute confusion
b. Visual hallucinations
c. Delusions
d. Auditory hallucinations CORRECT ANSWERS Delusions
A client with the diagnosis of depersonalization disorder notices that he experiences
periods of depersonalization when confronted with certain stressors. When developing
the care plan, the nurse is aware that one of the most helpful activities in self-control for
this client is for the client to:
Select one:
a. Contact a treatment team member to discuss his thoughts and feelings every time he
is confronted with a stressor.
b. Keep a daily journal of his thoughts and feelings, paying special attention to thoughts
and feelings during stressful times.
c. Recall periods of stressful times in his life during his clinic visit.
d. Join an exercise program that will help to decrease his stress level. CORRECT
ANSWERS Keep a daily journal of his thoughts and feelings, paying special attention to
thoughts and feelings during stressful times.
,For children older than 4 years, separation anxiety should last for no longer than:
Select one:
a. A few days
b. A few weeks
c. A few months
d. 1 year CORRECT ANSWERS A few months
The nurse begins discharge planning measures with a hospitalized client:
Select one:
a. Near the time of discharge
b. At the time of admission
c. 3 days into the hospital stay
d. On the day before discharge CORRECT ANSWERS At the time of admission
During a crisis assessment due to the diagnosis of a terminal illness, the nurse is trying
to determine what the client's history is with regard to losses. Which question will best
assess this area?
Select one:
a. "How easily do you adapt to new situations?"
b. "What is your understanding of the current situation?"
c. "Who or what has helped you through crisis situations in the past?"
d. "How is this situation affecting your family?" CORRECT ANSWERS "Who or what
has helped you through crisis situations in the past?"
While performing a search of an adult male's home based on suspicion of criminal
activity, the police find pictures of him with young children between the ages of 5 and
10. The pictures are sexual in nature. The man is suspected of:
Select one:
a. Voyeurism
b. Sexual sadism
c. Pedophilia
d. Necrophilia CORRECT ANSWERS Pedophilia
Toddlers often express their anger through:
Select one:
a. Crying
b. Manipulation
c. Temper tantrums
d. Direct aggression CORRECT ANSWERS Temper tantrums
The client was injured in a work accident. He now has a fused spine and moves with
difficulty. He wonders if he will ever be able to be intimate with his wife. What is the
nurse's most accurate response?
Select one:
a. "You will not be able to engage in sexual activity."
,b. "You can enjoy a satisfying sex life with some adaptation."
c. "You eventually will return to the preinjury level of functioning."
d. "You will become more sexually active after you recover from the injuries."
CORRECT ANSWERS "You can enjoy a satisfying sex life with some adaptation."
The CMA is administering an antianxiety medication to a client. Monitoring side effects
is the responsibility of which member of the health care team?
Select one:
a. Nurse
b. CMA
c. Physician
d. Therapist CORRECT ANSWERS Nurse
A client response to the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship is withdrawal.
This response most often is manifested by client behaviors such as:
Select one:
a. Bringing up new problems
b. Being absent from appointments
c. Returning to maladaptive behavior
d. Having increased anxiety CORRECT ANSWERS Being absent from appointments
When reviewing the nursing notes from the previous shift, the nurse notices notations
indicating that the client was experiencing a somnolent level of consciousness. The
client's behavior would be described as:
Select one:
a. Falling asleep easily and only awakening with strong verbal stimuli
b. Frequently sleeping and awakening only to strong physical stimuli
c. Unresponsive to any verbal or painful stimuli
d. Having alternating periods of excitability and drowsiness CORRECT ANSWERS
Falling asleep easily and only awakening with strong verbal stimuli
When care is provided for a dying client in pain, addiction to analgesics is:
Select one:
a. Not an issue
b. To be evaluated daily
c. To be carefully avoided
d. To be prevented with pain management techniques CORRECT ANSWERS **not C
A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged, with follow-
up at a community mental health center. His family is concerned that his inpatient stay
was not long enough, and he will be re-admitted in the near future. The nurse knows
that the average length of inpatient stay is:
Select one:
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 25 days
, d. 1 month CORRECT ANSWERS 5 days
The new nurse confides to his supervisor, "I am feeling frustrated. Mr. J has been doing
so well in dealing with his issues over the last month, and today he refused to discuss
anything productive in our session." What is the most appropriate response?
Select one:
a. "You are still in the preparation phase and need to check the medical record for
information."
b. "The orientation phase is a time in which the client is building trust and testing you."
c. "During the working phase the client may experience growth and resistance."
d. "The termination phase is a difficult one for both nurse and client." CORRECT
ANSWERS "During the working phase the client may experience growth and
resistance."
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his
house. This client is experiencing a(n):
Select one:
a. Compulsion
b. Phobia
c. Obsession
d. Anxiety reaction CORRECT ANSWERS Obsession
A physically or mentally impaired older woman who is living with a relative and has a
history of unexplained bruises or injuries, burns in unusual places, or poor personal
hygiene is likely a victim of:
Select one:
a. Neglect
b. Child abuse
c. Elder abuse
d. Adolescent abuse CORRECT ANSWERS Elder abuse
What is the main function of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM)?
Select one:
a. To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for the public for CAM
therapies
b. To investigate and develop new CAM therapies
c. To produce a monthly newsletter on new CAM therapies
d. To monitor the production of dietary and herbal supplements used in CAM therapies
CORRECT ANSWERS To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for
the public for CAM therapies
The theory that cites poverty, unemployment, and crime as sources of violence is
known as the ____ theory.
Select one:
a. Feminist
Exam Questions And Answers Already
Graded A+ 2025!!!
To implement the concept of the least restrictive treatment environment, care team
members:
Select one:
a. Monitor the medications schedule.
b. Assess the client's ability to live alone.
c. Assess available financial resources.
d. Assess available community resources. CORRECT ANSWERS Assess available
community resources.
The term "sandwich generation" best describes adults:
Select one:
a. Caught between adulthood and late adulthood
b. Caring for their children and aging parents
c. Caring for their children and grandchildren
d. Caught between young adulthood and adulthood CORRECT ANSWERS Caring for
their children and aging parents
A male client is in the process of being admitted to a mental health facility. He is sure
that the nurse is the administrator of the hospital, despite the nurse's insistence that he
is a staff nurse on the unit. This client is experiencing:
Select one:
a. Acute confusion
b. Visual hallucinations
c. Delusions
d. Auditory hallucinations CORRECT ANSWERS Delusions
A client with the diagnosis of depersonalization disorder notices that he experiences
periods of depersonalization when confronted with certain stressors. When developing
the care plan, the nurse is aware that one of the most helpful activities in self-control for
this client is for the client to:
Select one:
a. Contact a treatment team member to discuss his thoughts and feelings every time he
is confronted with a stressor.
b. Keep a daily journal of his thoughts and feelings, paying special attention to thoughts
and feelings during stressful times.
c. Recall periods of stressful times in his life during his clinic visit.
d. Join an exercise program that will help to decrease his stress level. CORRECT
ANSWERS Keep a daily journal of his thoughts and feelings, paying special attention to
thoughts and feelings during stressful times.
,For children older than 4 years, separation anxiety should last for no longer than:
Select one:
a. A few days
b. A few weeks
c. A few months
d. 1 year CORRECT ANSWERS A few months
The nurse begins discharge planning measures with a hospitalized client:
Select one:
a. Near the time of discharge
b. At the time of admission
c. 3 days into the hospital stay
d. On the day before discharge CORRECT ANSWERS At the time of admission
During a crisis assessment due to the diagnosis of a terminal illness, the nurse is trying
to determine what the client's history is with regard to losses. Which question will best
assess this area?
Select one:
a. "How easily do you adapt to new situations?"
b. "What is your understanding of the current situation?"
c. "Who or what has helped you through crisis situations in the past?"
d. "How is this situation affecting your family?" CORRECT ANSWERS "Who or what
has helped you through crisis situations in the past?"
While performing a search of an adult male's home based on suspicion of criminal
activity, the police find pictures of him with young children between the ages of 5 and
10. The pictures are sexual in nature. The man is suspected of:
Select one:
a. Voyeurism
b. Sexual sadism
c. Pedophilia
d. Necrophilia CORRECT ANSWERS Pedophilia
Toddlers often express their anger through:
Select one:
a. Crying
b. Manipulation
c. Temper tantrums
d. Direct aggression CORRECT ANSWERS Temper tantrums
The client was injured in a work accident. He now has a fused spine and moves with
difficulty. He wonders if he will ever be able to be intimate with his wife. What is the
nurse's most accurate response?
Select one:
a. "You will not be able to engage in sexual activity."
,b. "You can enjoy a satisfying sex life with some adaptation."
c. "You eventually will return to the preinjury level of functioning."
d. "You will become more sexually active after you recover from the injuries."
CORRECT ANSWERS "You can enjoy a satisfying sex life with some adaptation."
The CMA is administering an antianxiety medication to a client. Monitoring side effects
is the responsibility of which member of the health care team?
Select one:
a. Nurse
b. CMA
c. Physician
d. Therapist CORRECT ANSWERS Nurse
A client response to the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship is withdrawal.
This response most often is manifested by client behaviors such as:
Select one:
a. Bringing up new problems
b. Being absent from appointments
c. Returning to maladaptive behavior
d. Having increased anxiety CORRECT ANSWERS Being absent from appointments
When reviewing the nursing notes from the previous shift, the nurse notices notations
indicating that the client was experiencing a somnolent level of consciousness. The
client's behavior would be described as:
Select one:
a. Falling asleep easily and only awakening with strong verbal stimuli
b. Frequently sleeping and awakening only to strong physical stimuli
c. Unresponsive to any verbal or painful stimuli
d. Having alternating periods of excitability and drowsiness CORRECT ANSWERS
Falling asleep easily and only awakening with strong verbal stimuli
When care is provided for a dying client in pain, addiction to analgesics is:
Select one:
a. Not an issue
b. To be evaluated daily
c. To be carefully avoided
d. To be prevented with pain management techniques CORRECT ANSWERS **not C
A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged, with follow-
up at a community mental health center. His family is concerned that his inpatient stay
was not long enough, and he will be re-admitted in the near future. The nurse knows
that the average length of inpatient stay is:
Select one:
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 25 days
, d. 1 month CORRECT ANSWERS 5 days
The new nurse confides to his supervisor, "I am feeling frustrated. Mr. J has been doing
so well in dealing with his issues over the last month, and today he refused to discuss
anything productive in our session." What is the most appropriate response?
Select one:
a. "You are still in the preparation phase and need to check the medical record for
information."
b. "The orientation phase is a time in which the client is building trust and testing you."
c. "During the working phase the client may experience growth and resistance."
d. "The termination phase is a difficult one for both nurse and client." CORRECT
ANSWERS "During the working phase the client may experience growth and
resistance."
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his
house. This client is experiencing a(n):
Select one:
a. Compulsion
b. Phobia
c. Obsession
d. Anxiety reaction CORRECT ANSWERS Obsession
A physically or mentally impaired older woman who is living with a relative and has a
history of unexplained bruises or injuries, burns in unusual places, or poor personal
hygiene is likely a victim of:
Select one:
a. Neglect
b. Child abuse
c. Elder abuse
d. Adolescent abuse CORRECT ANSWERS Elder abuse
What is the main function of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM)?
Select one:
a. To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for the public for CAM
therapies
b. To investigate and develop new CAM therapies
c. To produce a monthly newsletter on new CAM therapies
d. To monitor the production of dietary and herbal supplements used in CAM therapies
CORRECT ANSWERS To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for
the public for CAM therapies
The theory that cites poverty, unemployment, and crime as sources of violence is
known as the ____ theory.
Select one:
a. Feminist
