MENTAL HEALTH CMS EXAM | VERSION 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE A+ | LATEST EXAM
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to intervene for
manipulative behaviors during group therapy?
a) Ignore manipulative behaviors during the session.
b) Discuss consequences of inappropriate behaviors.
c) Bargain with the client regarding established behavioral expectations.
d) Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior
occurs.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs
QUESTION
A client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 weeks ago calls her provider's
office and tells the nurse, "This baby constantly cries. My partner works
all the time, and I can't take any more." Which of the following responses is the
nurse's priority?
a). "Tell me about your baby. Where is she now?"
b) "Have you discussed this with your partner?"
,c) "Do you have a friend who could help you?"
d) "Having a newborn must be stressful. Do you have other children?
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Tell me about your baby . Where is she's now?
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I'm overwhelmed, and no one
understands. I can't take it anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make first?
a) "Do you have anyone you can talk to about your feelings?"
b) "Are you saying that no one understands your concerns?"
c) "Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
d) "Tell me more about how you are feeling."
- CORRECT ANSWER -
"Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
QUESTION
A nurse is assisting with a staff education session about legal issues affecting
the care of clients who have mental health diagnoses. Which of the
following examples should the nurse identify as libel?
,a) Taking the clothes of a client who is voluntarily admitted so that he
cannot leave
b) Threatening to apply restraints on a client who is refusing medication
c) Documenting false Information about a client's substance use history
d) Administering an incorrect dosage of a client's medication
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Documenting false information about a client's substance use history
QUESTION
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client who has bipolar
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Click on the
exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that
contain separate categories of data.)
a). Initiate sodium restrictions
b) Engage the client in a group activity
c) Withhold the next dose of aripiprazole
d) Accompany the client to a private area
- CORRECT ANSWER -
, Accompany the client to a private area
QUESTION
A nurse is observing a newly hired nurse communicate with a client. The newly
hired nurse asks, "You take your medications at a different time
than prescribed?" Which of the following communication techniques is the
newly hired nurse using?
a). Offering self
b) Exploring
c) Presenting reality
d) Reflecting
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Exploring
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who was placed in four-point restraints by the
nursing staff following an episode of violent behavior. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE A+ | LATEST EXAM
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to intervene for
manipulative behaviors during group therapy?
a) Ignore manipulative behaviors during the session.
b) Discuss consequences of inappropriate behaviors.
c) Bargain with the client regarding established behavioral expectations.
d) Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior
occurs.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs
QUESTION
A client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 weeks ago calls her provider's
office and tells the nurse, "This baby constantly cries. My partner works
all the time, and I can't take any more." Which of the following responses is the
nurse's priority?
a). "Tell me about your baby. Where is she now?"
b) "Have you discussed this with your partner?"
,c) "Do you have a friend who could help you?"
d) "Having a newborn must be stressful. Do you have other children?
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Tell me about your baby . Where is she's now?
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I'm overwhelmed, and no one
understands. I can't take it anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make first?
a) "Do you have anyone you can talk to about your feelings?"
b) "Are you saying that no one understands your concerns?"
c) "Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
d) "Tell me more about how you are feeling."
- CORRECT ANSWER -
"Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
QUESTION
A nurse is assisting with a staff education session about legal issues affecting
the care of clients who have mental health diagnoses. Which of the
following examples should the nurse identify as libel?
,a) Taking the clothes of a client who is voluntarily admitted so that he
cannot leave
b) Threatening to apply restraints on a client who is refusing medication
c) Documenting false Information about a client's substance use history
d) Administering an incorrect dosage of a client's medication
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Documenting false information about a client's substance use history
QUESTION
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client who has bipolar
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Click on the
exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that
contain separate categories of data.)
a). Initiate sodium restrictions
b) Engage the client in a group activity
c) Withhold the next dose of aripiprazole
d) Accompany the client to a private area
- CORRECT ANSWER -
, Accompany the client to a private area
QUESTION
A nurse is observing a newly hired nurse communicate with a client. The newly
hired nurse asks, "You take your medications at a different time
than prescribed?" Which of the following communication techniques is the
newly hired nurse using?
a). Offering self
b) Exploring
c) Presenting reality
d) Reflecting
- CORRECT ANSWER -
Exploring
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who was placed in four-point restraints by the
nursing staff following an episode of violent behavior. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
