CMHT ACTUAL STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔15 - ✔✔Restrained clients must be monitored and their condition documented at
least every ____ minutes.
✔✔The nurse defends her client to her family and staff - ✔✔Which of the following
actions indicates that the nurse has gone beyond the boundaries of the client-caregiver
relationship?
✔✔Allow the client time to respond to questions about health history - ✔✔The nurse is
completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit. What
action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?
✔✔Word Salad - ✔✔The client is describing her trip to town. She tells the nurse, "I cold
town yellow water girl outside below ground." This speech disturbance is called:
✔✔To remain silent and be attentive to client's nonverbal communication - ✔✔While the
nurse is talking with a female client, the client becomes silent for several seconds.
Which is the nurse's best response?
✔✔"You might think about volunteering somewhere to keep your mind sharp" - ✔✔A
68-year-old woman tells the nurse that since she retired a few months ago, she has
been "taking it easy" by sleeping later and staying around the house to rest. She has
recently noticed that she is having a little trouble with remembering things. The nurse is
aware that intellectual development is continuous and suggests to the client:
✔✔8 - ✔✔The average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after diagnosis
is _____ years.
✔✔Intermediate stage - ✔✔The daughter of an elderly nursing home resident is crying
outside her father's room. When the nurse comforts her, she states, "It is so hard to
, come here to visit when my mother doesn't even know who I am." The nurse knows the
client is in which stage of Alzheimer's disease?
✔✔Administering antidepressants - ✔✔A client with a diagnosis of anorexia is admitted
to an inpatient setting. Which therapeutic intervention is used with caution prior to
stabilization and weight gain?
✔✔Trigger - ✔✔Crisis interventions are very successful if begun early in the assault
cycle, in the ____ stage.
✔✔Conduct - ✔✔Persons who naturally relate aggressively to others, seldom have
empathy, and lack appropriate guilt feelings are given the diagnosis of ____ disorder.
✔✔Due to his age, future prognosis is poor - ✔✔The school nurse meets with the
parents of a 7-year-old child who frequently shows a lack of respect for his teacher and
the rules of the classroom. His parents report he fights with his siblings and has tried to
run away from home when they attempt to take away privileges. Based on this
assessment, what does the nurse understand about his future?
✔✔She has taken any over-the-counter medications for her cold - ✔✔An elderly woman
is brought to the clinic by her daughter. The client states that she has had a cold for
several days. Her daughter states that her mother has been confused about when her
routine medications are to be taken and that her mother has never experienced
confusion about her medications before. Based on this information, it is important that
the nurse ask the client whether:
✔✔Ability to perform activities of daily living - ✔✔The nurse performs a functional
assessment of a client upon admission to a home health service. The purpose of this
assessment is to determine the client's:
✔✔Speech cluttering - ✔✔A client has difficulty in communicating as a result of his
illness. He displays a rapid, confusing delivery of speech patterns. Which term best
describes this difficulty in communicating?
✔✔All of these: wide mood swings, tendency to withdraw when upset, concealing of
anger - ✔✔Internal developmental problems are seen as a causative factor for some
behavioral and family problems during adolescence. Psychological developmental
issues that can lead to problems during late adolescence (17 to 20 years old) include:
✔✔Dependent personality disorder - ✔✔The client is unable to make a decision by
herself. She clings to her husband and quickly moves to fill his requests. Although she
sometimes appears angry, her emotions are not expressed. The client's diagnosis is:
✔✔Conforming to group norms - ✔✔The child in early adolescence experiences
developmental issues with his or her identity as evidenced by:
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔15 - ✔✔Restrained clients must be monitored and their condition documented at
least every ____ minutes.
✔✔The nurse defends her client to her family and staff - ✔✔Which of the following
actions indicates that the nurse has gone beyond the boundaries of the client-caregiver
relationship?
✔✔Allow the client time to respond to questions about health history - ✔✔The nurse is
completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit. What
action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?
✔✔Word Salad - ✔✔The client is describing her trip to town. She tells the nurse, "I cold
town yellow water girl outside below ground." This speech disturbance is called:
✔✔To remain silent and be attentive to client's nonverbal communication - ✔✔While the
nurse is talking with a female client, the client becomes silent for several seconds.
Which is the nurse's best response?
✔✔"You might think about volunteering somewhere to keep your mind sharp" - ✔✔A
68-year-old woman tells the nurse that since she retired a few months ago, she has
been "taking it easy" by sleeping later and staying around the house to rest. She has
recently noticed that she is having a little trouble with remembering things. The nurse is
aware that intellectual development is continuous and suggests to the client:
✔✔8 - ✔✔The average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after diagnosis
is _____ years.
✔✔Intermediate stage - ✔✔The daughter of an elderly nursing home resident is crying
outside her father's room. When the nurse comforts her, she states, "It is so hard to
, come here to visit when my mother doesn't even know who I am." The nurse knows the
client is in which stage of Alzheimer's disease?
✔✔Administering antidepressants - ✔✔A client with a diagnosis of anorexia is admitted
to an inpatient setting. Which therapeutic intervention is used with caution prior to
stabilization and weight gain?
✔✔Trigger - ✔✔Crisis interventions are very successful if begun early in the assault
cycle, in the ____ stage.
✔✔Conduct - ✔✔Persons who naturally relate aggressively to others, seldom have
empathy, and lack appropriate guilt feelings are given the diagnosis of ____ disorder.
✔✔Due to his age, future prognosis is poor - ✔✔The school nurse meets with the
parents of a 7-year-old child who frequently shows a lack of respect for his teacher and
the rules of the classroom. His parents report he fights with his siblings and has tried to
run away from home when they attempt to take away privileges. Based on this
assessment, what does the nurse understand about his future?
✔✔She has taken any over-the-counter medications for her cold - ✔✔An elderly woman
is brought to the clinic by her daughter. The client states that she has had a cold for
several days. Her daughter states that her mother has been confused about when her
routine medications are to be taken and that her mother has never experienced
confusion about her medications before. Based on this information, it is important that
the nurse ask the client whether:
✔✔Ability to perform activities of daily living - ✔✔The nurse performs a functional
assessment of a client upon admission to a home health service. The purpose of this
assessment is to determine the client's:
✔✔Speech cluttering - ✔✔A client has difficulty in communicating as a result of his
illness. He displays a rapid, confusing delivery of speech patterns. Which term best
describes this difficulty in communicating?
✔✔All of these: wide mood swings, tendency to withdraw when upset, concealing of
anger - ✔✔Internal developmental problems are seen as a causative factor for some
behavioral and family problems during adolescence. Psychological developmental
issues that can lead to problems during late adolescence (17 to 20 years old) include:
✔✔Dependent personality disorder - ✔✔The client is unable to make a decision by
herself. She clings to her husband and quickly moves to fill his requests. Although she
sometimes appears angry, her emotions are not expressed. The client's diagnosis is:
✔✔Conforming to group norms - ✔✔The child in early adolescence experiences
developmental issues with his or her identity as evidenced by:
