N222 Final study exam questions with
correct answers
A |nurse |performed |these |actions |while |caring |for |patients |in |an |inpatient |psychiatric |setting. |
Which |action |violated |patients' |rights?
A. |Prohibited |a |patient |from |using |the |telephone |
B. |In |patient's |presence, |opened |a |package |mailed |to |patient
C. |Remained |within |arm's |length |of |patient |with |homicidal |ideation
D. |Permitted |a |patient |with |psychosis |to |refuse |oral |psychotropic |medication |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A.
A |psychiatric |nurse |discusses |rules |of |the |therapeutic |milieu |and |patients' |rights |with |a |newly |
admitted |patient. |Which |rights |should |be |included? |(Select |all |that |apply.) |The |right |to:
A. |have |visitors |
B. |confidentiality |
C. |a |private |room
D. |complain |about |inadequate |care |
E. |select |the |nurse |assigned |to |their |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |have |visitors |
B. |confidentiality |
D. |complain |about |inadequate |care
A |nurse |prepares |to |administer |a |scheduled |injection |of |haloperidol |to |a |patient |with |
schizophrenia. |As |the |nurse |swabs |the |site, |the |patient |shouts, |"Stop! |I |don't |want |to |take |that
|medicine |anymore. |I |hate |the |side |effects." |Select |the |nurse's |best |action.
A. |Assemble |other |staff |for |a |show |of |force |and |proceed |with |the |injection, |using |restraint |if |
necessary.
B. |Stop |the |medication |administration |procedure |and |say |to |the |patient, |"Tell |me |more |about |
the |side |effects |you've |been |having."
,C. |Proceed |with |the |injection |but |explain |to |the |patient |that |there |are |medications |that |will |
help |reduce |the |unpleasant |side |effects.
D. |Say |to |the |patient, |"Since |I've |already |drawn |the |medication |in |the |syringe, |I'm |required |to |
give |it, |but |let's |talk |to |the |doctor |about |delaying |next |month's |dose." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B. |Stop |the |medication |administration |procedure |and |say |to |the |patient, |"Tell |me
|more |about |the |side |effects |you've |been |having."
An |adolescent |hospitalized |after |a |violent |physical |outburst |tells |the |nurse, |"I'm |going |to |kill |
my |father, |but |you |can't |tell |anyone." |Select |the |nurse's |best |response.
A. |"You |are |right. |Federal |law |requires |me |to |keep |clinical |information |private."
B. |"I |am |obligated |to |share |that |information |with |the |treatment |team." |
C. |"Those |kinds |of |thoughts |will |make |your |hospitalization |longer."
D. |"You |should |share |this |thought |with |your |psychiatrist." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |"I |am |
obligated |to |share |that |information |with |the |treatment |team."
A |voluntarily |hospitalized |patient |tells |the |nurse, |"Get |me |the |forms |for |discharge. |I |want |to |
leave |now." |Select |the |nurse's |best |response.
A. |"I |will |get |the |forms |for |you |right |now |and |bring |them |to |your |room."
B. |"Since |you |signed |your |consent |for |treatment, |you |may |leave |if |you |desire."
C. |"I |will |get |them |for |you, |but |let's |talk |about |your |decision |to |leave |treatment." |
D. |"I |cannot |give |you |those |forms |without |your |health |care |provider's |permission." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C. |"I |will |get |them |for |you, |but |let's |talk |about |your |decision |to |leave |treatment."
Which |individual |diagnosed |with |a |mental |illness |may |need |involuntary |hospitalization? |An |
individual:
A. |who |has |a |severe |anxiety |after |her |child |gets |lost |in |a |shopping |mall
B. |with |visions |of |demons |emerging |from |cemetery |plots |throughout |the |community
C. |who |takes |38 |acetaminophen |tablets |after |the |person's |stock |portfolio |becomes |worthless |
,D. |diagnosed |with |major |depression |who |stops |taking |prescribed |antidepressant |medication |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |who |takes |38 |acetaminophen |tablets |after |the |person's |stock |
portfolio |becomes |worthless
During |which |phase |of |the |nurse-patient |relationship |can |the |nurse |anticipate |that |identified |
patient |issues |will |be |explored |and |resolved?
A. |Preorientation
B. |Orientation
C. |Working
D. |Termination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Working
A |staff |nurse |completes |orientation |to |a |psychiatric |unit. |This |nurse |may |expect |an |advanced |
practice |nurse |to |perform |which |additional |intervention?
A. |Conduct |mental |health |assessments.
B. |Prescribe |psychotropic |medication.
C. |Establish |therapeutic |relationships.
D. |Individualize |nursing |care |plans. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Prescribe |psychotropic |
medication.
Which |finding |best |indicates |that |the |goal |"Demonstrate |mentally |healthy |behavior" |was |
achieved? |A |patient:
A. |sees |self |as |capable |of |achieving |ideals |and |meeting |demands.
B. |behaves |without |considering |the |consequences |of |personal |actions.
C. |aggressively |meets |own |needs |without |considering |the |rights |of |others.
D. |seeks |help |from |others |when |assuming |responsibility |for |major |areas |of |own |life. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |sees |self |as |capable |of |achieving |ideals |and |meeting |demands.
A |nurse |uses |Maslow's |hierarchy |of |needs |to |plan |care |for |a |patient |with |mental |illness. |Which
|problem |will |receive |priority? |The |patient:
, A. |refuses |to |eat |or |bathe.
B. |reports |feelings |of |alienation |from |family.
C. |is |reluctant |to |participate |in |unit |social |activities.
D. |is |unaware |of |medication |action |and |side |effects. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |refuses |to |eat |
or |bathe.
Inpatient |hospitalization |for |persons |with |mental |illness |is |generally |reserved |for |patients |who:
A. |present |a |clear |danger |to |self |or |others.
B. |are |noncompliant |with |medication |at |home.
C. |have |limited |support |systems |in |the |community.
D. |develop |new |symptoms |during |the |course |of |an |illness. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |present |
a |clear |danger |to |self |or |others.
A |nurse |inspects |an |inpatient |psychiatric |unit |and |finds |that |exits |are |free |of |obstructions, |no |
one |is |smoking, |and |the |janitor's |closet |is |locked. |These |observations |relate |to:
A. |coordinating |care |of |patients.
B. |management |of |milieu |safety.
C. |management |of |the |interpersonal |climate.
D. |use |of |therapeutic |intervention |strategies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |management |of |
milieu |safety.
The |parents |of |an |adolescent |with |major |depressive |disorder |asks |the |nurse, |"Why |did |this |
happen |to |our |son, |is |it |something |we |did?" |Which |of |the |following |responses |by |the |nurse |
offers |the |most |accurate |information?
A. |"Try |not |to |blame |yourselves, |it |runs |in |your |family |and |could |not |have |been |avoided."
B. |"This |illness |is |often |times |the |result |of |life |experiences |and |a |family |history."
C. |"Major |depressive |disorder |is |a |lot |more |common |than |you |think, |almost |20% |of |Americans
|
are |suffering |from |it."
correct answers
A |nurse |performed |these |actions |while |caring |for |patients |in |an |inpatient |psychiatric |setting. |
Which |action |violated |patients' |rights?
A. |Prohibited |a |patient |from |using |the |telephone |
B. |In |patient's |presence, |opened |a |package |mailed |to |patient
C. |Remained |within |arm's |length |of |patient |with |homicidal |ideation
D. |Permitted |a |patient |with |psychosis |to |refuse |oral |psychotropic |medication |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A.
A |psychiatric |nurse |discusses |rules |of |the |therapeutic |milieu |and |patients' |rights |with |a |newly |
admitted |patient. |Which |rights |should |be |included? |(Select |all |that |apply.) |The |right |to:
A. |have |visitors |
B. |confidentiality |
C. |a |private |room
D. |complain |about |inadequate |care |
E. |select |the |nurse |assigned |to |their |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |have |visitors |
B. |confidentiality |
D. |complain |about |inadequate |care
A |nurse |prepares |to |administer |a |scheduled |injection |of |haloperidol |to |a |patient |with |
schizophrenia. |As |the |nurse |swabs |the |site, |the |patient |shouts, |"Stop! |I |don't |want |to |take |that
|medicine |anymore. |I |hate |the |side |effects." |Select |the |nurse's |best |action.
A. |Assemble |other |staff |for |a |show |of |force |and |proceed |with |the |injection, |using |restraint |if |
necessary.
B. |Stop |the |medication |administration |procedure |and |say |to |the |patient, |"Tell |me |more |about |
the |side |effects |you've |been |having."
,C. |Proceed |with |the |injection |but |explain |to |the |patient |that |there |are |medications |that |will |
help |reduce |the |unpleasant |side |effects.
D. |Say |to |the |patient, |"Since |I've |already |drawn |the |medication |in |the |syringe, |I'm |required |to |
give |it, |but |let's |talk |to |the |doctor |about |delaying |next |month's |dose." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B. |Stop |the |medication |administration |procedure |and |say |to |the |patient, |"Tell |me
|more |about |the |side |effects |you've |been |having."
An |adolescent |hospitalized |after |a |violent |physical |outburst |tells |the |nurse, |"I'm |going |to |kill |
my |father, |but |you |can't |tell |anyone." |Select |the |nurse's |best |response.
A. |"You |are |right. |Federal |law |requires |me |to |keep |clinical |information |private."
B. |"I |am |obligated |to |share |that |information |with |the |treatment |team." |
C. |"Those |kinds |of |thoughts |will |make |your |hospitalization |longer."
D. |"You |should |share |this |thought |with |your |psychiatrist." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |"I |am |
obligated |to |share |that |information |with |the |treatment |team."
A |voluntarily |hospitalized |patient |tells |the |nurse, |"Get |me |the |forms |for |discharge. |I |want |to |
leave |now." |Select |the |nurse's |best |response.
A. |"I |will |get |the |forms |for |you |right |now |and |bring |them |to |your |room."
B. |"Since |you |signed |your |consent |for |treatment, |you |may |leave |if |you |desire."
C. |"I |will |get |them |for |you, |but |let's |talk |about |your |decision |to |leave |treatment." |
D. |"I |cannot |give |you |those |forms |without |your |health |care |provider's |permission." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C. |"I |will |get |them |for |you, |but |let's |talk |about |your |decision |to |leave |treatment."
Which |individual |diagnosed |with |a |mental |illness |may |need |involuntary |hospitalization? |An |
individual:
A. |who |has |a |severe |anxiety |after |her |child |gets |lost |in |a |shopping |mall
B. |with |visions |of |demons |emerging |from |cemetery |plots |throughout |the |community
C. |who |takes |38 |acetaminophen |tablets |after |the |person's |stock |portfolio |becomes |worthless |
,D. |diagnosed |with |major |depression |who |stops |taking |prescribed |antidepressant |medication |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |who |takes |38 |acetaminophen |tablets |after |the |person's |stock |
portfolio |becomes |worthless
During |which |phase |of |the |nurse-patient |relationship |can |the |nurse |anticipate |that |identified |
patient |issues |will |be |explored |and |resolved?
A. |Preorientation
B. |Orientation
C. |Working
D. |Termination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Working
A |staff |nurse |completes |orientation |to |a |psychiatric |unit. |This |nurse |may |expect |an |advanced |
practice |nurse |to |perform |which |additional |intervention?
A. |Conduct |mental |health |assessments.
B. |Prescribe |psychotropic |medication.
C. |Establish |therapeutic |relationships.
D. |Individualize |nursing |care |plans. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Prescribe |psychotropic |
medication.
Which |finding |best |indicates |that |the |goal |"Demonstrate |mentally |healthy |behavior" |was |
achieved? |A |patient:
A. |sees |self |as |capable |of |achieving |ideals |and |meeting |demands.
B. |behaves |without |considering |the |consequences |of |personal |actions.
C. |aggressively |meets |own |needs |without |considering |the |rights |of |others.
D. |seeks |help |from |others |when |assuming |responsibility |for |major |areas |of |own |life. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |sees |self |as |capable |of |achieving |ideals |and |meeting |demands.
A |nurse |uses |Maslow's |hierarchy |of |needs |to |plan |care |for |a |patient |with |mental |illness. |Which
|problem |will |receive |priority? |The |patient:
, A. |refuses |to |eat |or |bathe.
B. |reports |feelings |of |alienation |from |family.
C. |is |reluctant |to |participate |in |unit |social |activities.
D. |is |unaware |of |medication |action |and |side |effects. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |refuses |to |eat |
or |bathe.
Inpatient |hospitalization |for |persons |with |mental |illness |is |generally |reserved |for |patients |who:
A. |present |a |clear |danger |to |self |or |others.
B. |are |noncompliant |with |medication |at |home.
C. |have |limited |support |systems |in |the |community.
D. |develop |new |symptoms |during |the |course |of |an |illness. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |present |
a |clear |danger |to |self |or |others.
A |nurse |inspects |an |inpatient |psychiatric |unit |and |finds |that |exits |are |free |of |obstructions, |no |
one |is |smoking, |and |the |janitor's |closet |is |locked. |These |observations |relate |to:
A. |coordinating |care |of |patients.
B. |management |of |milieu |safety.
C. |management |of |the |interpersonal |climate.
D. |use |of |therapeutic |intervention |strategies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |management |of |
milieu |safety.
The |parents |of |an |adolescent |with |major |depressive |disorder |asks |the |nurse, |"Why |did |this |
happen |to |our |son, |is |it |something |we |did?" |Which |of |the |following |responses |by |the |nurse |
offers |the |most |accurate |information?
A. |"Try |not |to |blame |yourselves, |it |runs |in |your |family |and |could |not |have |been |avoided."
B. |"This |illness |is |often |times |the |result |of |life |experiences |and |a |family |history."
C. |"Major |depressive |disorder |is |a |lot |more |common |than |you |think, |almost |20% |of |Americans
|
are |suffering |from |it."
