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Mental Health Exam 2 Study Guide 2025: Advanced
Psychiatric Nursing Review, Psychopharmacology,
Disorders, Therapeutic Interventions & High-Yield
Practice Questions
Ace Mental Health Exam 2 with this comprehensive 2025 study guide covering psychiatric disorders,
psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, therapeutic interventions, safety
considerations, and crisis management. Includes high-yield practice questions, rationales, and key
nursing concepts designed to help students master advanced mental health material and excel on their
second psychiatric nursing exam
Mental Health Exam 2
mental health nursing exam 2
psychiatric nursing exam 2 study guide
mental health disorders exam 2
Which phrase describes what may be the primary reason family caregivers feel overburdened with the
care of an elderly Alzheimer's disease patient and want to admit the patient to an assisted living facility?
1. Disruption of social life
2. Family discord
3. Distress, guilt, and rejection
4. Caregiver role strain - ANSWER-4. Caregiver role strain
Which term would the nurse use to describe when a patient diagnosed with delirium insists that a
vacuum hose is a large, poisonous snake?
1. Hallucination
2. Illusion
3. Hypervigilance
4. Agnosia - ANSWER-2. Illusion
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Which nursing intervention is appropriate to ensure patient safety for a patient who wanders at night?
1. Restricting the patient to seclusion at night
2. Keeping a throw rug outside the patient's room
3. Having the patient wear a bright vest
4. Removing the mattress from the floor - ANSWER-Removing the mattress from the floor
For which community service would the nurse provide information to assist in the care of people with
dementia?
1. Meals on Wheels
2. Occupational therapy
3. Adult day care
4. Telephonic reassurance - ANSWER-3. Adult day care
Which response by the nurse is correct when a family member asks the nurse, "I know my uncle's
Alzheimer's disease has progressed, but is there any medication that can help him now"?
1. "I'm sorry, but there are no medications that help with severe Alzheimer's disease."
2. "Alzheimer's disease sometimes stabilizes. Let's hope that happens in this situation."
3. "There are a few medications that may help. Let's discuss it with the health care provider."
4. "It sounds like you're having difficulty accepting that your uncle's disease is irreversible. Would you
like to talk about those feelings?" - ANSWER-3. "There are a few medications that may help. Let's discuss
it with the health care provider."
For which newly hospitalized patient would the nurse be least concerned regarding the development of
delirium?
1. 48-year-old patient who usually drinks a six pack of beer daily
2. 68-year-old patient who has a history of thiamine deficiency
3. 72-year-old patient who says, "I have one glass of wine every evening to stimulate my appetite."
4. 78-year-old diabetic patient whose blood glucose levels are consistently greater than 250 mg/dL -
ANSWER-3. 72-year-old patient who says, "I have one glass of wine every evening to stimulate my
appetite."
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Which statement describes the likely cause of an older adult patient hospitalized for blood pressure
management becoming very irritable on the third hospital day and saying, "Little yellow bugs are
crawling across my sheets"?
1. The patient has delusions secondary to depression.
2. The patient is experiencing illusions secondary to delirium
3. Early dementia emerged because of the stress of the physical illness.
4. Doses of antihypertensive drugs have not managed the patient's blood pressure - ANSWER-2. The
patient is experiencing illusions secondary to delirium
Which symptom is a patient with dementia likely to manifest? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
1. Extreme sadness
2. Lethargy
3. No emotional expression
4. Altered level of consciousness - ANSWER-2. Lethargy
3. No emotional expression
Which symptom is a patient diagnosed with delirium likely to manifest? Select all that apply. One, some,
or all responses may be correct.
1. Altered consciousness
2. Sundown syndrome
3. Disorientation
4. Lethargy
5. Hallucinations - ANSWER-1. Altered consciousness
2. Sundown syndrome
3. Disorientation
5. Hallucinations
Mental Health Exam 2 Study Guide 2025: Advanced
Psychiatric Nursing Review, Psychopharmacology,
Disorders, Therapeutic Interventions & High-Yield
Practice Questions
Ace Mental Health Exam 2 with this comprehensive 2025 study guide covering psychiatric disorders,
psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, therapeutic interventions, safety
considerations, and crisis management. Includes high-yield practice questions, rationales, and key
nursing concepts designed to help students master advanced mental health material and excel on their
second psychiatric nursing exam
Mental Health Exam 2
mental health nursing exam 2
psychiatric nursing exam 2 study guide
mental health disorders exam 2
Which phrase describes what may be the primary reason family caregivers feel overburdened with the
care of an elderly Alzheimer's disease patient and want to admit the patient to an assisted living facility?
1. Disruption of social life
2. Family discord
3. Distress, guilt, and rejection
4. Caregiver role strain - ANSWER-4. Caregiver role strain
Which term would the nurse use to describe when a patient diagnosed with delirium insists that a
vacuum hose is a large, poisonous snake?
1. Hallucination
2. Illusion
3. Hypervigilance
4. Agnosia - ANSWER-2. Illusion
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Which nursing intervention is appropriate to ensure patient safety for a patient who wanders at night?
1. Restricting the patient to seclusion at night
2. Keeping a throw rug outside the patient's room
3. Having the patient wear a bright vest
4. Removing the mattress from the floor - ANSWER-Removing the mattress from the floor
For which community service would the nurse provide information to assist in the care of people with
dementia?
1. Meals on Wheels
2. Occupational therapy
3. Adult day care
4. Telephonic reassurance - ANSWER-3. Adult day care
Which response by the nurse is correct when a family member asks the nurse, "I know my uncle's
Alzheimer's disease has progressed, but is there any medication that can help him now"?
1. "I'm sorry, but there are no medications that help with severe Alzheimer's disease."
2. "Alzheimer's disease sometimes stabilizes. Let's hope that happens in this situation."
3. "There are a few medications that may help. Let's discuss it with the health care provider."
4. "It sounds like you're having difficulty accepting that your uncle's disease is irreversible. Would you
like to talk about those feelings?" - ANSWER-3. "There are a few medications that may help. Let's discuss
it with the health care provider."
For which newly hospitalized patient would the nurse be least concerned regarding the development of
delirium?
1. 48-year-old patient who usually drinks a six pack of beer daily
2. 68-year-old patient who has a history of thiamine deficiency
3. 72-year-old patient who says, "I have one glass of wine every evening to stimulate my appetite."
4. 78-year-old diabetic patient whose blood glucose levels are consistently greater than 250 mg/dL -
ANSWER-3. 72-year-old patient who says, "I have one glass of wine every evening to stimulate my
appetite."
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Which statement describes the likely cause of an older adult patient hospitalized for blood pressure
management becoming very irritable on the third hospital day and saying, "Little yellow bugs are
crawling across my sheets"?
1. The patient has delusions secondary to depression.
2. The patient is experiencing illusions secondary to delirium
3. Early dementia emerged because of the stress of the physical illness.
4. Doses of antihypertensive drugs have not managed the patient's blood pressure - ANSWER-2. The
patient is experiencing illusions secondary to delirium
Which symptom is a patient with dementia likely to manifest? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
1. Extreme sadness
2. Lethargy
3. No emotional expression
4. Altered level of consciousness - ANSWER-2. Lethargy
3. No emotional expression
Which symptom is a patient diagnosed with delirium likely to manifest? Select all that apply. One, some,
or all responses may be correct.
1. Altered consciousness
2. Sundown syndrome
3. Disorientation
4. Lethargy
5. Hallucinations - ANSWER-1. Altered consciousness
2. Sundown syndrome
3. Disorientation
5. Hallucinations
