NUR 208 Exam 3 (Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Mental Health Nursing Questions
and Verified Answers 100% Correct - Fortis
A newly hospitalized patient has needle tracks on both arms. A friend states the the
patient uses heroin daily but has not used in the past 24 hours. The nurse should
assess for - correct answer Runny nose, yawning, insomnia, and chills
An elderly client with a history of dementia is complaining of back pain. Which of the
following is least likely to cause an adverse reaction? - correct answer Herbal
remedies including ginger and cayenne
Treatment for a patient that is experiencing a heroin overdose should begin with -
correct answer Aspirate secretions
Which type of therapy encourages storytelling and can engage seniors in socialization
and improve mood? - correct answer Reminiscence
,A forensic nurse is preparing to collect evidence from who was sexually assaulted.
Which supplies will the nurse anticipate to be used to collect forensic evidence?
SATA - correct answer Body map
camera
DNA swabs
collect/preserve evidence
Two patients in a residential care facility are diagnosed with dementia. One shouts to
the other... The other patient turns, shakes a fist, and shouts ... What is the nurse's best
action? - correct answer Separate and distract the patients Take one to the day room
and the other to activities
The nurse is caring for a client in the ED whose labs and tests are negative. The client
becomes agitated, demanding to be admitted. The nurse suspects self directed
factitious disorder. - correct answer Allow client to express their feeling
, An adult patient tells the case manager "I don't have bipolar disorder anymore, so I
don't need medicine. After I was in the hospital last year, you helped me get an
apartment and"...
SATA - correct answer Vocational rehabilitation
social skills training
psychoeducation classes
A physician orders 6mcg/kg/min of Dobutamine for a client who weighs 220lbs.
Dobutamine is provided as 500mg in 250mL D5W. The nurse will set the infusion rate
at __mL/hr. - correct answer 18
During a counseling session, the client cannot directly answer questions and provides
unnecessary details while eventually making their point. The nurse identifies this... -
correct answer Circumstantial speech
2027) Mental Health Nursing Questions
and Verified Answers 100% Correct - Fortis
A newly hospitalized patient has needle tracks on both arms. A friend states the the
patient uses heroin daily but has not used in the past 24 hours. The nurse should
assess for - correct answer Runny nose, yawning, insomnia, and chills
An elderly client with a history of dementia is complaining of back pain. Which of the
following is least likely to cause an adverse reaction? - correct answer Herbal
remedies including ginger and cayenne
Treatment for a patient that is experiencing a heroin overdose should begin with -
correct answer Aspirate secretions
Which type of therapy encourages storytelling and can engage seniors in socialization
and improve mood? - correct answer Reminiscence
,A forensic nurse is preparing to collect evidence from who was sexually assaulted.
Which supplies will the nurse anticipate to be used to collect forensic evidence?
SATA - correct answer Body map
camera
DNA swabs
collect/preserve evidence
Two patients in a residential care facility are diagnosed with dementia. One shouts to
the other... The other patient turns, shakes a fist, and shouts ... What is the nurse's best
action? - correct answer Separate and distract the patients Take one to the day room
and the other to activities
The nurse is caring for a client in the ED whose labs and tests are negative. The client
becomes agitated, demanding to be admitted. The nurse suspects self directed
factitious disorder. - correct answer Allow client to express their feeling
, An adult patient tells the case manager "I don't have bipolar disorder anymore, so I
don't need medicine. After I was in the hospital last year, you helped me get an
apartment and"...
SATA - correct answer Vocational rehabilitation
social skills training
psychoeducation classes
A physician orders 6mcg/kg/min of Dobutamine for a client who weighs 220lbs.
Dobutamine is provided as 500mg in 250mL D5W. The nurse will set the infusion rate
at __mL/hr. - correct answer 18
During a counseling session, the client cannot directly answer questions and provides
unnecessary details while eventually making their point. The nurse identifies this... -
correct answer Circumstantial speech
