NUR 222 PSYCH FINAL (NCLEX AND MT ATI)
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A charge nurse in a mental health facility is teaching a newly
licensed nurse how to perform an Abnormal Involuntary
Movement Scale (AIMS) assessment on a client. The charge
nurse should identify that the AIMS assessment is used for
which of the following conditions?
A. Alcohol withdrawal
B. Lithium toxicity
C. Opiate withdrawal
D. Tardive dyskinesia Correct Answer D. Tardive dyskinesia
The nurse should identify that the AIMS assessment is
commonly used by mental health professionals to determine the
level of severity and types of abnormal movements present in
tardive dyskinesia.
A charge nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about
mental health disorders. Which of the following statements by
the nurse indicates an understanding of mental health disorders?
A. "Treatments for mental health disorders always allow clients
to return to full functioning."
B. "Mental health disorders are broken down by their
manifestations."
C. "Mental health disorders are primarily caused by biological
factors."
,D. "Mental health disorders are preventable." Correct Answer
B. "Mental health disorders are broken down by their
manifestations."
Mental health disorders can be broken down into a variety of
categories, often by their manifestations.
A community health nurse is researching information related to
the Healthy People 2030 goals. The nurse should identify that
which of the following agencies sets and supports the Healthy
People objectives?
A. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Correct
Answer A. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
A community health nurse is speaking to a group of nursing
students about various major health organizations. Which of the
following agencies should the community health nurse identify
as the agency that works with children around the world to
provide emergency relief?
A. Administration for Community Living (ACL)
B. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
C. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
,D. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) Correct Answer D. United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
The nurse should identify UNICEF as the agency that works
with children around the world to provide emergency relief.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
has a personality disorder and reports that they recently used
illicit drugs. Which of the following screening tools should the
nurse use to determine if the client has recently used an illicit
substance?
A. Eysenick Personality Inventory
B. Toxicology test
C. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
D. Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire Correct Answer B.
Toxicology test
The nurse should identify that the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory (MMPI), the Eysenick Personality
Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire are the
instruments used to diagnose personality disorders. Toxicology
tests are used to evaluate for substance use.
A nurse in an outpatient facility is teaching a client about the
development of mental illness. Which of the following
statements by the nurse describes the role of a vulnerability
gene?
, A. "It is a gene variant that is responsible for an individual's
resilience to stress."
B. "It is a gene variant that increases the risk for development of
a specific mental illness."
C. "It is a gene variant that determines an individual's likelihood
of recovering from mental illness."
D. "It is a gene variant that is responsible for the development of
a specific mental illness." Correct Answer B. "It is a gene
variant that increases the risk for development of a specific
mental illness."
Research over the past decade has illuminated several
vulnerability genes that appear to be associated with an
increased risk for developing mental illness.
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is discussing the
development of anxiety-related disorders in children to a group
of parents. The nurse should include that which of the following
is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that can contribute to
the development of an anxiety disorder?
A. Having a family with a strong social support system
B. Having a physical disability
C. Having caregivers who have steady employment
D. Performing well in school Correct Answer B. Having a
physical disability
Having a physical disability is an example of an adverse
childhood experience and places the child at increased risk for
developing an anxiety disorder.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A charge nurse in a mental health facility is teaching a newly
licensed nurse how to perform an Abnormal Involuntary
Movement Scale (AIMS) assessment on a client. The charge
nurse should identify that the AIMS assessment is used for
which of the following conditions?
A. Alcohol withdrawal
B. Lithium toxicity
C. Opiate withdrawal
D. Tardive dyskinesia Correct Answer D. Tardive dyskinesia
The nurse should identify that the AIMS assessment is
commonly used by mental health professionals to determine the
level of severity and types of abnormal movements present in
tardive dyskinesia.
A charge nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about
mental health disorders. Which of the following statements by
the nurse indicates an understanding of mental health disorders?
A. "Treatments for mental health disorders always allow clients
to return to full functioning."
B. "Mental health disorders are broken down by their
manifestations."
C. "Mental health disorders are primarily caused by biological
factors."
,D. "Mental health disorders are preventable." Correct Answer
B. "Mental health disorders are broken down by their
manifestations."
Mental health disorders can be broken down into a variety of
categories, often by their manifestations.
A community health nurse is researching information related to
the Healthy People 2030 goals. The nurse should identify that
which of the following agencies sets and supports the Healthy
People objectives?
A. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Correct
Answer A. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
A community health nurse is speaking to a group of nursing
students about various major health organizations. Which of the
following agencies should the community health nurse identify
as the agency that works with children around the world to
provide emergency relief?
A. Administration for Community Living (ACL)
B. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP)
C. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
,D. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) Correct Answer D. United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
The nurse should identify UNICEF as the agency that works
with children around the world to provide emergency relief.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
has a personality disorder and reports that they recently used
illicit drugs. Which of the following screening tools should the
nurse use to determine if the client has recently used an illicit
substance?
A. Eysenick Personality Inventory
B. Toxicology test
C. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
D. Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire Correct Answer B.
Toxicology test
The nurse should identify that the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory (MMPI), the Eysenick Personality
Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire are the
instruments used to diagnose personality disorders. Toxicology
tests are used to evaluate for substance use.
A nurse in an outpatient facility is teaching a client about the
development of mental illness. Which of the following
statements by the nurse describes the role of a vulnerability
gene?
, A. "It is a gene variant that is responsible for an individual's
resilience to stress."
B. "It is a gene variant that increases the risk for development of
a specific mental illness."
C. "It is a gene variant that determines an individual's likelihood
of recovering from mental illness."
D. "It is a gene variant that is responsible for the development of
a specific mental illness." Correct Answer B. "It is a gene
variant that increases the risk for development of a specific
mental illness."
Research over the past decade has illuminated several
vulnerability genes that appear to be associated with an
increased risk for developing mental illness.
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is discussing the
development of anxiety-related disorders in children to a group
of parents. The nurse should include that which of the following
is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that can contribute to
the development of an anxiety disorder?
A. Having a family with a strong social support system
B. Having a physical disability
C. Having caregivers who have steady employment
D. Performing well in school Correct Answer B. Having a
physical disability
Having a physical disability is an example of an adverse
childhood experience and places the child at increased risk for
developing an anxiety disorder.
