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Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
1. What is the primary goal of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
a) To become friends with the client
b) To provide advice and solutions to the client's problems
c) To help the client develop new coping skills and achieve personal growth
d) To ensure the client complies with all medical orders
2. Which of the following is a key concept of Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal
Relations Theory?
a) The nurse acts as a surrogate mother for the client.
b) The nurse-client relationship evolves through sequential phases.
c) The focus is solely on the client's unconscious mind.
d) The environment must be manipulated to create change.
3. The statement "The client is a bio-psycho-social being" means that care
must address:
a) Only the psychological aspects of illness.
b) The mind, body, and social environment of the client.
c) Biological treatments as a last resort.
d) The client's spiritual beliefs above all else.
4. A nurse who demonstrates "unconditional positive regard" for a client is
showing:
,a) Approval of all the client's behaviors.
b) Acceptance of the client as a person of worth, without judgment.
c) A warm and friendly attitude at all times.
d) Agreement with the client's delusional thoughts.
5. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 is significant
because it:
a) Mandated the closure of all state psychiatric hospitals.
b) Required insurance coverage for mental health to be equal to physical health
coverage.
c) Made involuntary commitment illegal.
d) Established the DSM-5 as the standard diagnostic tool.
Chapter 2: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
6. Which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with the positive
symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g., hallucinations, delusions)?
a) Acetylcholine
b) Dopamine
c) Serotonin
d) GABA
7. A client taking a typical (first-generation) antipsychotic like Haloperidol is
at highest risk for which extrapyramidal side effect (EPS)?
a) Orthostatic hypotension
b) Tardive dyskinesia
c) Agranulocytosis
d) Hypertensive crisis
8. Which class of medications requires dietary restrictions to prevent a
hypertensive crisis?
a) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
b) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
c) Benzodiazepines
d) Mood Stabilizers
, 9. The therapeutic blood level for Lithium is typically:
a) 0.1 - 0.5 mEq/L
b) 0.6 - 1.2 mEq/L
c) 1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L
d) 3.0 - 4.0 mEq/L
10. A client taking Clozapine (Clozaril) must be monitored weekly for the first
six months due to the risk of:
a) Seizures
b) Agranulocytosis
c) Renal failure
d) Tardive dyskinesia
Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
11. The legal doctrine that allows for involuntary hospitalization of a mentally
ill person who is deemed a danger to self or others is:
a) Informed Consent
b) Right to Refuse Treatment
c) Commitment
d) Restraint and Seclusion
12. A client tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my neighbor as soon as I get out
of here." The nurse's primary duty is to:
a) Maintain confidentiality at all costs.
b) Document the threat in the chart but take no further action.
c) Warn the intended victim and notify the authorities.
d) Confront the client about the inappropriateness of the statement.
13. The ethical principle of "beneficence" refers to:
a) Respecting the client's right to make their own decisions.
b) The duty to act in the client's best interest.
c) The obligation to be fair and treat equals equally.
d) The duty to tell the truth.
14. A client with schizophrenia refuses a prescribed antipsychotic medication.
Under which circumstance can the medication be administered against the
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Guide
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
1. What is the primary goal of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
a) To become friends with the client
b) To provide advice and solutions to the client's problems
c) To help the client develop new coping skills and achieve personal growth
d) To ensure the client complies with all medical orders
2. Which of the following is a key concept of Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal
Relations Theory?
a) The nurse acts as a surrogate mother for the client.
b) The nurse-client relationship evolves through sequential phases.
c) The focus is solely on the client's unconscious mind.
d) The environment must be manipulated to create change.
3. The statement "The client is a bio-psycho-social being" means that care
must address:
a) Only the psychological aspects of illness.
b) The mind, body, and social environment of the client.
c) Biological treatments as a last resort.
d) The client's spiritual beliefs above all else.
4. A nurse who demonstrates "unconditional positive regard" for a client is
showing:
,a) Approval of all the client's behaviors.
b) Acceptance of the client as a person of worth, without judgment.
c) A warm and friendly attitude at all times.
d) Agreement with the client's delusional thoughts.
5. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 is significant
because it:
a) Mandated the closure of all state psychiatric hospitals.
b) Required insurance coverage for mental health to be equal to physical health
coverage.
c) Made involuntary commitment illegal.
d) Established the DSM-5 as the standard diagnostic tool.
Chapter 2: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
6. Which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with the positive
symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g., hallucinations, delusions)?
a) Acetylcholine
b) Dopamine
c) Serotonin
d) GABA
7. A client taking a typical (first-generation) antipsychotic like Haloperidol is
at highest risk for which extrapyramidal side effect (EPS)?
a) Orthostatic hypotension
b) Tardive dyskinesia
c) Agranulocytosis
d) Hypertensive crisis
8. Which class of medications requires dietary restrictions to prevent a
hypertensive crisis?
a) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
b) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
c) Benzodiazepines
d) Mood Stabilizers
, 9. The therapeutic blood level for Lithium is typically:
a) 0.1 - 0.5 mEq/L
b) 0.6 - 1.2 mEq/L
c) 1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L
d) 3.0 - 4.0 mEq/L
10. A client taking Clozapine (Clozaril) must be monitored weekly for the first
six months due to the risk of:
a) Seizures
b) Agranulocytosis
c) Renal failure
d) Tardive dyskinesia
Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
11. The legal doctrine that allows for involuntary hospitalization of a mentally
ill person who is deemed a danger to self or others is:
a) Informed Consent
b) Right to Refuse Treatment
c) Commitment
d) Restraint and Seclusion
12. A client tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my neighbor as soon as I get out
of here." The nurse's primary duty is to:
a) Maintain confidentiality at all costs.
b) Document the threat in the chart but take no further action.
c) Warn the intended victim and notify the authorities.
d) Confront the client about the inappropriateness of the statement.
13. The ethical principle of "beneficence" refers to:
a) Respecting the client's right to make their own decisions.
b) The duty to act in the client's best interest.
c) The obligation to be fair and treat equals equally.
d) The duty to tell the truth.
14. A client with schizophrenia refuses a prescribed antipsychotic medication.
Under which circumstance can the medication be administered against the
