MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM
REVIEW - QUESTIONS
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51 Q&A
A Nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is terminally ill. The
nurse should recognize that the client and their family might be
experiencing which of the following types of grief?
a) disenfrachised
b) Complicated
c) Anticipatory
d) Traumatic
C) Anticipatory
A charge nurse is observing a newly hired nurse provide grief informed
care for a client. Which of the following actions by the newly hired nurse
requires a follow up by the charge nurse?
A) the nurse asks the client why they require care
B) the nurse advocates for the client to receive bereavement support
C) the nurse acknowledges that the client experienced a death or loss
D) the nurse determines the effect the death or loss has had on the client
A) the nurse asks the client why they require care
A nurse is caring for a client and notes that the client appears
disheveled, frightened and seems to be talking to someone who is not
there. The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the
following steps of the nursing process?
A) Planning
,B) Analysis
C) Assessment
D) Evaluation
C) Assessment
A nurse manager and a newly licensed nurse are engaged in an
interview with a client. The newly licensed nurse tells the client. "You
look like my sister. I love my sister and would do anything for her."
Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take?
A) Ask the newly licensed nurse if they are comfortable providing care to
the client
B) Inform the newly licensed nurse that they are successfully building
trust and rapport
C) Record that the newly licensed nurse is able to maintain professional
nurse client boundaries
D) Assign nurse to a different client
D) Assign nurse to a different client
A nurse is providing care for a client who has recently returned from
active combat and experienced the loss of a close friend during combat.
Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is
experiencing traumatic grief?
A) It has been more than a year and I still do not want to leave the house.
B) When I have flashbacks, it feels like my heart is going to beat through
my chest
C) I should have been killed instead of my friend
B) When I have flashbacks, it feels like my heart is going to beat through my
chest
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced abuse. The client says, "It
was my fault I made my partner upset" The nurse should identify that the
client is demonstrating which of the following manifestations?
A) Guilt
B) anger
C) dependency
D) fear
A) Guilt
, A nurse is planning teaching for a group of nurses on positive and
negative influences in the stress response. Which of the following info
should the nurse include? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
A) A persons attitude and perception of the stress depend on factors
such as race
B) Assessing how a client responds to stress is important for
developing a client centered plan of care
C) Spirituality has been shown to provide a positive influence on
individuals
D) A clients lifestyle plays a significant role in stress related mental
health
E) Protective factors determine how a person will respond
B) Assessing how a client responds to stress is important for developing a
client centered plan of care
C) Spirituality has been shown to provide a positive influence on individuals
D) A clients lifestyle plays a significant role in stress related mental health
E) Protective factors determine how a person will respond
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is experiencing significant
stress and is unable to self regulate their thoughts, emotions, and
behaviors. Which of the following factors is the best indicator of the
clients inability to regulate their stress response?
A) The individual's genetic makeup
B) The individuals health status
C) Lack of guardian Child bonding
D) living in an unsafe neighborhood
C) Lack of guardian Child bonding
A nurse is educating a client about mental illness and the client asks
"Why do some people who take medications experience resolution of
clinical manifestations of their mental illness while other people
experience relapses or worsening clinical manifestations?" Which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
A) The willpower of the client determines manifestations remission
B) Adhering to a medication regimen will likely cure mental illness
C) The brains ability to adapt is very individual and plays a role in
symptom severity
D) Its uncommon to experience manifestations after a few days of
medication treatment
REVIEW - QUESTIONS
-exam elaborations with 100% verified answer/solutions-
Excel & Succeed
51 Q&A
A Nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is terminally ill. The
nurse should recognize that the client and their family might be
experiencing which of the following types of grief?
a) disenfrachised
b) Complicated
c) Anticipatory
d) Traumatic
C) Anticipatory
A charge nurse is observing a newly hired nurse provide grief informed
care for a client. Which of the following actions by the newly hired nurse
requires a follow up by the charge nurse?
A) the nurse asks the client why they require care
B) the nurse advocates for the client to receive bereavement support
C) the nurse acknowledges that the client experienced a death or loss
D) the nurse determines the effect the death or loss has had on the client
A) the nurse asks the client why they require care
A nurse is caring for a client and notes that the client appears
disheveled, frightened and seems to be talking to someone who is not
there. The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the
following steps of the nursing process?
A) Planning
,B) Analysis
C) Assessment
D) Evaluation
C) Assessment
A nurse manager and a newly licensed nurse are engaged in an
interview with a client. The newly licensed nurse tells the client. "You
look like my sister. I love my sister and would do anything for her."
Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take?
A) Ask the newly licensed nurse if they are comfortable providing care to
the client
B) Inform the newly licensed nurse that they are successfully building
trust and rapport
C) Record that the newly licensed nurse is able to maintain professional
nurse client boundaries
D) Assign nurse to a different client
D) Assign nurse to a different client
A nurse is providing care for a client who has recently returned from
active combat and experienced the loss of a close friend during combat.
Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is
experiencing traumatic grief?
A) It has been more than a year and I still do not want to leave the house.
B) When I have flashbacks, it feels like my heart is going to beat through
my chest
C) I should have been killed instead of my friend
B) When I have flashbacks, it feels like my heart is going to beat through my
chest
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced abuse. The client says, "It
was my fault I made my partner upset" The nurse should identify that the
client is demonstrating which of the following manifestations?
A) Guilt
B) anger
C) dependency
D) fear
A) Guilt
, A nurse is planning teaching for a group of nurses on positive and
negative influences in the stress response. Which of the following info
should the nurse include? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
A) A persons attitude and perception of the stress depend on factors
such as race
B) Assessing how a client responds to stress is important for
developing a client centered plan of care
C) Spirituality has been shown to provide a positive influence on
individuals
D) A clients lifestyle plays a significant role in stress related mental
health
E) Protective factors determine how a person will respond
B) Assessing how a client responds to stress is important for developing a
client centered plan of care
C) Spirituality has been shown to provide a positive influence on individuals
D) A clients lifestyle plays a significant role in stress related mental health
E) Protective factors determine how a person will respond
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is experiencing significant
stress and is unable to self regulate their thoughts, emotions, and
behaviors. Which of the following factors is the best indicator of the
clients inability to regulate their stress response?
A) The individual's genetic makeup
B) The individuals health status
C) Lack of guardian Child bonding
D) living in an unsafe neighborhood
C) Lack of guardian Child bonding
A nurse is educating a client about mental illness and the client asks
"Why do some people who take medications experience resolution of
clinical manifestations of their mental illness while other people
experience relapses or worsening clinical manifestations?" Which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
A) The willpower of the client determines manifestations remission
B) Adhering to a medication regimen will likely cure mental illness
C) The brains ability to adapt is very individual and plays a role in
symptom severity
D) Its uncommon to experience manifestations after a few days of
medication treatment
