NSG-322 Final Review Comprehensive Course Review
Flashcards For A+ Exam Performance 2025–2026
The therapist attempts to help a client identify and alter his distorted behavior? - correct
answer -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Based on classic and operant conditioning, which therapy type helps clients associate
unpleasant effects with undesired behaviors, to decrease unwanted behaviors? - correct
answer -Operant Conditioning
Learned responses can be reversed by first learning relaxation techniques and then gradually
facing the anxiety-causing stimulus. What type of therapy is this? - correct answer -Exposure
Therapy / Systematic Desenitization
Attempting to correct or eliminate maladaptive behaviors or response by rewarding adaptive
behaviors is which type of therapy? - correct answer -Behavioral Modificiation
The RN provides and maintains a safe, structured, recovery-oriented unit environment. What
type of therapy is this? - correct answer -Milieu Therapy
A client comes to the hospital, asking to be evaluated for possible treatment. What type of
admission is this? - correct answer -Voluntary Admission
Ms. Smith was admitted involuntarily for 72 hours. The 72 hours is over, and she demands
discharge. Why might a provider NOT discharge her? - correct answer -Posing harm to self or
others/Dangerous, threatening behaviors/imminent risk of harm
Mr. Jones stands on a bridge, threatening to jump. Police take him to the hospital, and he is
admitted for evaluation and observation. What type of admission is this? - correct answer -
Emergency Involuntary commitment/Hold
, A client with schizophrenia is mandated by the court to the mental health hospital for
stabilization and treatment. What type of admission is this? - correct answer -Involuntary
Admission
Client Sarah continually interrupts the RN during unit med pass, causing distraction. The RN
sends Sarah to her room and locks the door. What is this intervention? - correct answer -
Seclusion (unjustified)
A client is terrified of gaining weight; yet preoccupied with thoughts of food. What condition
does the nurse suspect? - correct answer -Anorexia Nervosa
As a client admitted to the eating d/o unit undresses, a nurse observes the client's body is
covered by fine, downy hair. What condition does the nurse document? - correct answer -
Lanugo
A client eats a large meal, then self-induces vomiting. What is the medical term for these
behaviors? - correct answer -Bingeing and Purging
What is the most common medication class prescribed to treat eating disorders? - correct
answer -SSRIs (fluoxetine)
A nursing assessment of a client diagnosed with bulimia nervosa reveals swelling around
bilateral ears. What is proper term for this? - correct answer -Swollen Parotid Glands
Identify the levels of anxiety? - correct answer -Mild, Moderate, Severe, and Panic
The client is ambulating around the unit and appears to be responding to internal stimuli. She
may be exhibiting___? - correct answer -Auditory Stimuli
Flashcards For A+ Exam Performance 2025–2026
The therapist attempts to help a client identify and alter his distorted behavior? - correct
answer -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Based on classic and operant conditioning, which therapy type helps clients associate
unpleasant effects with undesired behaviors, to decrease unwanted behaviors? - correct
answer -Operant Conditioning
Learned responses can be reversed by first learning relaxation techniques and then gradually
facing the anxiety-causing stimulus. What type of therapy is this? - correct answer -Exposure
Therapy / Systematic Desenitization
Attempting to correct or eliminate maladaptive behaviors or response by rewarding adaptive
behaviors is which type of therapy? - correct answer -Behavioral Modificiation
The RN provides and maintains a safe, structured, recovery-oriented unit environment. What
type of therapy is this? - correct answer -Milieu Therapy
A client comes to the hospital, asking to be evaluated for possible treatment. What type of
admission is this? - correct answer -Voluntary Admission
Ms. Smith was admitted involuntarily for 72 hours. The 72 hours is over, and she demands
discharge. Why might a provider NOT discharge her? - correct answer -Posing harm to self or
others/Dangerous, threatening behaviors/imminent risk of harm
Mr. Jones stands on a bridge, threatening to jump. Police take him to the hospital, and he is
admitted for evaluation and observation. What type of admission is this? - correct answer -
Emergency Involuntary commitment/Hold
, A client with schizophrenia is mandated by the court to the mental health hospital for
stabilization and treatment. What type of admission is this? - correct answer -Involuntary
Admission
Client Sarah continually interrupts the RN during unit med pass, causing distraction. The RN
sends Sarah to her room and locks the door. What is this intervention? - correct answer -
Seclusion (unjustified)
A client is terrified of gaining weight; yet preoccupied with thoughts of food. What condition
does the nurse suspect? - correct answer -Anorexia Nervosa
As a client admitted to the eating d/o unit undresses, a nurse observes the client's body is
covered by fine, downy hair. What condition does the nurse document? - correct answer -
Lanugo
A client eats a large meal, then self-induces vomiting. What is the medical term for these
behaviors? - correct answer -Bingeing and Purging
What is the most common medication class prescribed to treat eating disorders? - correct
answer -SSRIs (fluoxetine)
A nursing assessment of a client diagnosed with bulimia nervosa reveals swelling around
bilateral ears. What is proper term for this? - correct answer -Swollen Parotid Glands
Identify the levels of anxiety? - correct answer -Mild, Moderate, Severe, and Panic
The client is ambulating around the unit and appears to be responding to internal stimuli. She
may be exhibiting___? - correct answer -Auditory Stimuli
