NURS 142
NURS 142 FINAL EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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What is Mental Illness - (answers)Disorders that affect mood,
behavior, and thinking. EX: depression, schizophrenia, anxiety
disorders, addictive disorders.
Causes of mental illness: Individual factors - (answers)Biological
make up
Intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears
Inability to distinguish reality from fantasy
Intolerance of life's uncertanties
Loss of meaning in one's lfe
Sense of disharmony
Causes of Mental Illness: Interpersonal Factors -
(answers)Ineffective communication
Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships
No sense of belonging
Inadequate social support
Loss of emotional control
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Causes of Mental Illness: Social/Cultural factors - (answers)Lack of
resources
Violence
Homelessness
Poverty
Unwarranted negative view of the world, discrimination (racism,
classism, ageism, sexism)
Characteristics of those at high risk for eating disorders -
(answers)-Biological vulnerability, developmental problems,
family and social influences
-Genetic Vulnerability
- Psychiatric disorders (dysfunction of the hypothalamus)
-Family history
Characteristics of those who have an eating disorder -
(answers)Disturbed eating habits
Disturbed attitudes toward food
Eating in secret
Preoccupation with food, eating, shape, or weight
Fear of losing control over eating/ wanting and empty stomach
Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol - (answers)-Coarse hand
tremors, sweating, elevated pulse and BP, insomnia, anxiety,
nausea, vomiting.
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Severe: transient hallucinations, seizures, delirium
Alcohol withdrawal time frames - (answers)Usually begins 4-12
hours after cessation.
Peaks on day 2 ends by day 5
Withdrawal takes 1-2 weeks
Withdrawal symptoms of opioids - (answers)Anxiety, Restlessness,
aching back and legs, cravings for more.
Progressive withdrawal- nausea, vomiting, dysphoria, lacrimation,
rhinorrhea, sweating, diarrhea, yawning, fever, insomnia
Opioid withdrawal time frames - (answers)Develops when drug
intake stops or decreases.
Treatment of alcohol withdrawal - (answers)-Benzodiazepines:
lorazepam (Ativan),
Chlordiazepines (Librium), Diazepam (Valium)
Treatment of Opioid withdrawal - (answers)Methadone- opioid
agonist eliminated withdrawal symptoms by acting on opioid
receptors in the brain. (A replacement for opioid dosage is
decreased over 2 weeks)
Naloxone (Narcan)- Opioid antagonist, given for opioid overdose.
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Why would you hospitalize a patient with an eating disorder? -
(answers)-Severe fluid, electrolyte, and metabolic imbalances
-Cardiovascular complications
-Severe weight loss
-Risk for suicide
Common reasons of suicide? - (answers)-Psychiatric disorders:
depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance abuse, PTSD,
borderline personality disorder.
-Chronic medical illness: cancer, HIV, AIDS, diabetes,
cerebrovascular accidents, head/spinal cord injury.
- Environmental factors: Isolation, recent loss, lack of social
support, unemployment, critical life events, family history of
depression or suicide
- Behavioral Factors: Impulsivity, erratic or unexplained changes
from usual behavior, unstable lifestyle.
Protective factors in regards to suicide - (answers)- Safety
-Never ignore any hint of suicidal ideation
-Lethality assessment- does the client have a plan
- Suicide prevention- treat underlying disorder
- Develop coping skills, sleep and nourishment needs, be problem
specific.
Who should a nurse notify if the suspect child abuse -
(answers)Local Government Authorities.
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NURS 142 FINAL EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(ALREADY
GRADED A+) | LATEST UPDATE | PROFESSOR
VERIFIED
What is Mental Illness - (answers)Disorders that affect mood,
behavior, and thinking. EX: depression, schizophrenia, anxiety
disorders, addictive disorders.
Causes of mental illness: Individual factors - (answers)Biological
make up
Intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears
Inability to distinguish reality from fantasy
Intolerance of life's uncertanties
Loss of meaning in one's lfe
Sense of disharmony
Causes of Mental Illness: Interpersonal Factors -
(answers)Ineffective communication
Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships
No sense of belonging
Inadequate social support
Loss of emotional control
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Causes of Mental Illness: Social/Cultural factors - (answers)Lack of
resources
Violence
Homelessness
Poverty
Unwarranted negative view of the world, discrimination (racism,
classism, ageism, sexism)
Characteristics of those at high risk for eating disorders -
(answers)-Biological vulnerability, developmental problems,
family and social influences
-Genetic Vulnerability
- Psychiatric disorders (dysfunction of the hypothalamus)
-Family history
Characteristics of those who have an eating disorder -
(answers)Disturbed eating habits
Disturbed attitudes toward food
Eating in secret
Preoccupation with food, eating, shape, or weight
Fear of losing control over eating/ wanting and empty stomach
Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol - (answers)-Coarse hand
tremors, sweating, elevated pulse and BP, insomnia, anxiety,
nausea, vomiting.
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Severe: transient hallucinations, seizures, delirium
Alcohol withdrawal time frames - (answers)Usually begins 4-12
hours after cessation.
Peaks on day 2 ends by day 5
Withdrawal takes 1-2 weeks
Withdrawal symptoms of opioids - (answers)Anxiety, Restlessness,
aching back and legs, cravings for more.
Progressive withdrawal- nausea, vomiting, dysphoria, lacrimation,
rhinorrhea, sweating, diarrhea, yawning, fever, insomnia
Opioid withdrawal time frames - (answers)Develops when drug
intake stops or decreases.
Treatment of alcohol withdrawal - (answers)-Benzodiazepines:
lorazepam (Ativan),
Chlordiazepines (Librium), Diazepam (Valium)
Treatment of Opioid withdrawal - (answers)Methadone- opioid
agonist eliminated withdrawal symptoms by acting on opioid
receptors in the brain. (A replacement for opioid dosage is
decreased over 2 weeks)
Naloxone (Narcan)- Opioid antagonist, given for opioid overdose.
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Why would you hospitalize a patient with an eating disorder? -
(answers)-Severe fluid, electrolyte, and metabolic imbalances
-Cardiovascular complications
-Severe weight loss
-Risk for suicide
Common reasons of suicide? - (answers)-Psychiatric disorders:
depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance abuse, PTSD,
borderline personality disorder.
-Chronic medical illness: cancer, HIV, AIDS, diabetes,
cerebrovascular accidents, head/spinal cord injury.
- Environmental factors: Isolation, recent loss, lack of social
support, unemployment, critical life events, family history of
depression or suicide
- Behavioral Factors: Impulsivity, erratic or unexplained changes
from usual behavior, unstable lifestyle.
Protective factors in regards to suicide - (answers)- Safety
-Never ignore any hint of suicidal ideation
-Lethality assessment- does the client have a plan
- Suicide prevention- treat underlying disorder
- Develop coping skills, sleep and nourishment needs, be problem
specific.
Who should a nurse notify if the suspect child abuse -
(answers)Local Government Authorities.
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