NRS 3016 Mental Health Final Exam
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1. A client has trouble sleeping, what should the nurse do?
a. Tell them to take melatonin
b. Limit the amount of snacks and beverages at night
c. Educate the client on the importance of sleep
d. Develop a plan to use throughout the day to promote sleep: b. Limit amount of snacks
and beverages at night
2. You are assisting a patient with relaxation techniques, what is the nurse's first
action?
a. Introduce self
b. Make sure the client knows these may not always work
c. Tell the patient just to "calm down"
d. Make sure the environment is correct: d. Make sure the environment is correct
3. A nurse working in mental health community center, providing care to Asian
descent, what type of nursing implication would be important to address?
a. Label avoidance
b. Cultural norms
c. Hiding emotions
d. Therapeutic relationship: a. Label avoidance
4. What drug class is Imipramine?
a. MAOI
b. SSRI
c. Tricyclic antidepressant
d. Anti-anxiety: c. Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
5. What is a potential side-effect of Imipramine?
a. Sleepy
b. Dizzy when lying down
c. Produce extra saliva
d. Avoid food, can cause diarrhea: a. Sleepy
6. What places a client at great risk of developing Tardive Dyskinesia?
a. Gender
b. Age
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c. Culture
d. Neurophysicatric disorders: d. Neurophysicatric disorders
7. You are trying to promote group cohesiveness, what is an action you can
take?
a. Have a sleepover
b. Participate in a team building exercise
c. Go on vacation together
d. Share your deepest, darkest feelings with each other: b. Participate in a team building
exercise
8. What is a nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing significant stress?
a. Sleep deprivation
b. Risk for Infection
c. Hopelessness
d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms): d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms)
9. You are in an anger management group, someone says they are tense and
fidgety today, what is the most appropriate response?
a. Encourage them to do a relaxation exercise
b. Face the trigger
c. Ask another client to talk tot he client
d. Have the client explore the underlying problems: d. Have the client explore the underlying
problems
10. You have a 35 year old at a counseling center, how would you know they are
in crisis?
a. "I don't like when my baby wont stop crying"
b. "I don't understand, I cant seem to function like I used to"
c. "No matter what I do, I cant seem to overcome these emotions"
d. "I don't want to eat anything": b. "I don't understand, I can't seem to function like I used to"
11. A 25 year old secretary has just lost her job. What would be the nurse's
priority question?
a. Can you provide for yourself?
b. How did they respond to stressful situations in their past?
c. Are you going to lose your place of living?
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1. A client has trouble sleeping, what should the nurse do?
a. Tell them to take melatonin
b. Limit the amount of snacks and beverages at night
c. Educate the client on the importance of sleep
d. Develop a plan to use throughout the day to promote sleep: b. Limit amount of snacks
and beverages at night
2. You are assisting a patient with relaxation techniques, what is the nurse's first
action?
a. Introduce self
b. Make sure the client knows these may not always work
c. Tell the patient just to "calm down"
d. Make sure the environment is correct: d. Make sure the environment is correct
3. A nurse working in mental health community center, providing care to Asian
descent, what type of nursing implication would be important to address?
a. Label avoidance
b. Cultural norms
c. Hiding emotions
d. Therapeutic relationship: a. Label avoidance
4. What drug class is Imipramine?
a. MAOI
b. SSRI
c. Tricyclic antidepressant
d. Anti-anxiety: c. Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
5. What is a potential side-effect of Imipramine?
a. Sleepy
b. Dizzy when lying down
c. Produce extra saliva
d. Avoid food, can cause diarrhea: a. Sleepy
6. What places a client at great risk of developing Tardive Dyskinesia?
a. Gender
b. Age
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c. Culture
d. Neurophysicatric disorders: d. Neurophysicatric disorders
7. You are trying to promote group cohesiveness, what is an action you can
take?
a. Have a sleepover
b. Participate in a team building exercise
c. Go on vacation together
d. Share your deepest, darkest feelings with each other: b. Participate in a team building
exercise
8. What is a nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing significant stress?
a. Sleep deprivation
b. Risk for Infection
c. Hopelessness
d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms): d. Ineffective coping (mechanisms)
9. You are in an anger management group, someone says they are tense and
fidgety today, what is the most appropriate response?
a. Encourage them to do a relaxation exercise
b. Face the trigger
c. Ask another client to talk tot he client
d. Have the client explore the underlying problems: d. Have the client explore the underlying
problems
10. You have a 35 year old at a counseling center, how would you know they are
in crisis?
a. "I don't like when my baby wont stop crying"
b. "I don't understand, I cant seem to function like I used to"
c. "No matter what I do, I cant seem to overcome these emotions"
d. "I don't want to eat anything": b. "I don't understand, I can't seem to function like I used to"
11. A 25 year old secretary has just lost her job. What would be the nurse's
priority question?
a. Can you provide for yourself?
b. How did they respond to stressful situations in their past?
c. Are you going to lose your place of living?
