RN Mental Health Online Practice 2019 B
1. A nurse in a community health center is working with a
group of clients who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Which of the following interven- tions should the nurse
include to reduce anxiety among the group members?
a. Response prevention b. Guided imager
c. Aversion therapy
d. Light therapy: b. Guided imagery
2. A client who has a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is
placed in a room with a client who has severe depression. The
client who has depression re- ports to the nurse, " my
roommate never sleeps and keeps me up, too."Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Move the client who has bipolar disorder to a private room
b. Administer sleep medication to the client who has bipolar
disorder c. Move the client who has severe depression to a
private room
d. Administer sleep medication to the client who has severe
depression: a. Move the client who has bipolar disorder to a
private room.
,3. A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following
values should the nurse identify as a contraindication for
receiving clozapine?
a. WBC count, 2,500/mm3 b. Hgb 11.5 mg/dL
c. Platelets 150,000/mm3
d. RBC count 3.5 million/mm3: a. WBC count, 2,500/mm3
4. A nurse is caring for four clients in the emergency
department. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients can give informed con- sent?
a. A 17 year old client who lives with his friends
b. A 50 year old client who has a blood alcohol level of 80
mg/dL
c. A 35 year old client who has major depressive disorder
d. A 65 year old client who just received a dose of morphine:
c. A 35 year old client who has major depressive disorder
5. A nurse is facilitating a community meeting for acute care
clients. One client is constantly talking and using the
majority of the groups time. Which of the following
intervention should the nurse implement?
,a. Tell the client to talk less or risk being removed from the
meeting
b. Ask group members to discuss their feelings about the
clients monopo- lizing behavior
c. End the group meeting and take the client aside to discuss
the disruptive behavior
d. Focus on other members of the group and ignore the client
who is doing all the talking: b. Ask group members to discuss
their feelings about the clients monopolizing behavior
6. A nurse in a community health centers teaching families of
clients who have post traumatic stress disorder about
expected clinical manifestations. Which of the following
manifestation should the nurse include?
a. Repeatedly talks about the traumatic incident b. Sleeps
excessively
c. Experiences feelings of isolation
d. Uses repetitive speech: c. Experiences feelings of isolation
7. A nurse is preparing to administer diazepam 7.5 MG Bolus
to a client for alcohol withdrawal. Available is diazepam
injection 5 mg/ml. How many ML should the nurse administer?
(round the answer to the nearest 10th. Using a leading zero if
it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
, Fill in the blank: 1.5mL
8. A nurse is planning prevention strategies for a partner
violence in the community. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse include as a method of secondary
prevention?
a. Provide teaching about the use of positive coping
mechanisms b. Establish screening programs to identify at
risk clients.
c. Refer survivors of intimate partner abuse to a legal
advocacy program
d. organize rehabilitation therapy for clients who have
experienced intimate partner abuse: b. Establish screening
programs to identify at risk clients.
9. A nurse is assessing a client for risk factors for the
development of depression. The nurse should identify that
which of the following factors places the client at increased
risk for depression?
a. The client is marriedd
b. The client recently received a promotion at work
1. A nurse in a community health center is working with a
group of clients who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Which of the following interven- tions should the nurse
include to reduce anxiety among the group members?
a. Response prevention b. Guided imager
c. Aversion therapy
d. Light therapy: b. Guided imagery
2. A client who has a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is
placed in a room with a client who has severe depression. The
client who has depression re- ports to the nurse, " my
roommate never sleeps and keeps me up, too."Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Move the client who has bipolar disorder to a private room
b. Administer sleep medication to the client who has bipolar
disorder c. Move the client who has severe depression to a
private room
d. Administer sleep medication to the client who has severe
depression: a. Move the client who has bipolar disorder to a
private room.
,3. A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following
values should the nurse identify as a contraindication for
receiving clozapine?
a. WBC count, 2,500/mm3 b. Hgb 11.5 mg/dL
c. Platelets 150,000/mm3
d. RBC count 3.5 million/mm3: a. WBC count, 2,500/mm3
4. A nurse is caring for four clients in the emergency
department. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients can give informed con- sent?
a. A 17 year old client who lives with his friends
b. A 50 year old client who has a blood alcohol level of 80
mg/dL
c. A 35 year old client who has major depressive disorder
d. A 65 year old client who just received a dose of morphine:
c. A 35 year old client who has major depressive disorder
5. A nurse is facilitating a community meeting for acute care
clients. One client is constantly talking and using the
majority of the groups time. Which of the following
intervention should the nurse implement?
,a. Tell the client to talk less or risk being removed from the
meeting
b. Ask group members to discuss their feelings about the
clients monopo- lizing behavior
c. End the group meeting and take the client aside to discuss
the disruptive behavior
d. Focus on other members of the group and ignore the client
who is doing all the talking: b. Ask group members to discuss
their feelings about the clients monopolizing behavior
6. A nurse in a community health centers teaching families of
clients who have post traumatic stress disorder about
expected clinical manifestations. Which of the following
manifestation should the nurse include?
a. Repeatedly talks about the traumatic incident b. Sleeps
excessively
c. Experiences feelings of isolation
d. Uses repetitive speech: c. Experiences feelings of isolation
7. A nurse is preparing to administer diazepam 7.5 MG Bolus
to a client for alcohol withdrawal. Available is diazepam
injection 5 mg/ml. How many ML should the nurse administer?
(round the answer to the nearest 10th. Using a leading zero if
it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
, Fill in the blank: 1.5mL
8. A nurse is planning prevention strategies for a partner
violence in the community. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse include as a method of secondary
prevention?
a. Provide teaching about the use of positive coping
mechanisms b. Establish screening programs to identify at
risk clients.
c. Refer survivors of intimate partner abuse to a legal
advocacy program
d. organize rehabilitation therapy for clients who have
experienced intimate partner abuse: b. Establish screening
programs to identify at risk clients.
9. A nurse is assessing a client for risk factors for the
development of depression. The nurse should identify that
which of the following factors places the client at increased
risk for depression?
a. The client is marriedd
b. The client recently received a promotion at work
