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NUR 208/ NUR208 Exam 2 – Mental Health Nursing Review| Fortis (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION A nurse is performing an assessment for a 59-year-old man with a long history of hypertension. What is the rationale for including questions about prescribed medications and their effects on sexual function in the assessment? A. Sexual dysfunction can cause stress and contribute to increased blood pressure. B. Sexual dysfunction may result from use of prescription medications for management of hypertension. C. These questions ease the transition to questions about sexual practices in general. D. Such questions are an indirect way of learning about the client's medication adherence. Answer: -Sexual dysfunction may result from use of prescription medications for management of hypertension. QUESTION The nurse observes a client group therapy expressing themselves in an overly dramatic and theatrical manner. The client's emotions change rapidly from one extreme to the next. This behavior is characteristic of which personality disorder? A. Schizoid personality disorder. B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. C. Paranoid personality disorder. D. Histrionic personality disorder. Answer: -Histrionic personality disorder QUESTION Which of the following clients struggles most with feelings of inadequacy and is extremely sensitive to rejection? A. A client diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder. B. A client diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder. C. A client diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder. D. A client diagnosed with a paranoid personality disorder. Answer: -A client diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder. QUESTION During a therapy session, a male client shares that he enjoys secretly seeing other people in intimate situations. The nurse recognizes this behavior as which of the following conditions? a. Voyeuristic disorder b. Pedophilic disorder c. Frotteuristic disorder d. Exhibitionist disorder. Answer: -Voyeuristic disorder. QUESTION When a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia was discharged 6 months ago, haloperidol was prescribed. The patient now says, "| stopped taking those pills. They made me feel like a robot." What likely side effects did the patient experience? A. Sedation and muscle stiffness. B. Mild fever, sore throat, skin rash. C. Headache, watery eyes and runny nose. D. Sweating, nausea and diarrhea. Answer: -Sedation and muscle stiffness. QUESTION Hypoalbuminemia in a patient with an eating disorder would produce which assessment finding? A. Jaundice B. Peripheral edema C. Lanugo D. Amenorrhea Answer: -Peripheral edema QUESTION A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with pedophilic disorder. Which client outcome is appropriate for the nurse to expect during the first week of hospitalization? a. The client will verbalize an understanding of the importance of follow-up care. B. The client will implement several relapse-prevention strategies C. The client will identify triggers for inappropriate behaviors. D. The client will attend aversion therapy groups. Answer: - The client will identify triggers for inappropriate behaviors.

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NURl 208/l NUR208l Examl 2l –l Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Review|l Fortisl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Al nursel isl performingl anl assessmentl forl al 59-year-oldl manl withl al longl historyl
ofl hypertension.l Whatl isl thel rationalel forl includingl questionsl aboutl prescribedl
medicationsl andl theirl effectsl onl sexuall functionl inl thel assessment?
A.l Sexuall dysfunctionl canl causel stressl andl contributel tol increasedl bloodl pressure.l
B.l Sexuall dysfunctionl mayl resultl froml usel ofl prescriptionl medicationsl forl managementl
ofl hypertension.l
C.l Thesel questionsl easel thel transitionl tol questionsl aboutl sexuall practicesl inl general.l
D.l Suchl questionsl arel anl indirectl wayl ofl learningl aboutl thel client'sl medicationl
adherence.



Answer:
-Sexuall dysfunctionl mayl resultl froml usel ofl prescriptionl medicationsl forl managementl ofl
hypertension.




Q:l Thel nursel observesl al clientl groupl therapyl expressingl themselvesl inl anl overlyl
dramaticl andl theatricall manner.l Thel client'sl emotionsl changel rapidlyl froml onel extremel
tol thel next.
Thisl behaviorl isl characteristicl ofl whichl personalityl disorder?
A.l Schizoidl personalityl disorder.
B.l Obsessive-compulsivel disorder.l
C.l Paranoidl personalityl disorder.l
D.l Histrionicl personalityl disorder.


Answer:

,-Histrionicl personalityl disorder




Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl clientsl strugglesl mostl withl feelingsl ofl inadequacyl andl isl
extremelyl sensitivel tol rejection?
A.l Al clientl diagnosedl withl avoidantl personalityl disorder.
B.l Al clientl diagnosedl withl al borderlinel personalityl disorder.
C.l Al clientl diagnosedl withl al narcissisticl personalityl disorder.
D.l Al clientl diagnosedl withl al paranoidl personalityl disorder.



Answer:
-Al clientl diagnosedl withl avoidantl personalityl disorder.




Q:l Duringl al therapyl session,l al malel clientl sharesl thatl hel enjoysl secretlyl seeingl otherl
peoplel inl intimatel situations.l Thel nursel recognizesl thisl behaviorl asl whichl ofl thel
followingl conditions?
a.l Voyeuristicl disorder
b.l Pedophilicl disorder
c.l Frotteuristicl disorder
d.l Exhibitionistl disorder.


Answer:
-Voyeuristicl disorder.




Q:l Whenl al patientl diagnosedl withl schizophrenial wasl dischargedl 6l monthsl ago,l
haloperidoll wasl prescribed.l Thel patientl nowl says,l "|l stoppedl takingl thosel pills.l Theyl
madel mel feell likel al robot."l Whatl likelyl sidel effectsl didl thel patientl experience?
A.l Sedationl andl musclel stiffness.
B.l Mildl fever,l sorel throat,l skinl rash.
C.l Headache,l wateryl eyesl andl runnyl nose.
D.l Sweating,l nauseal andl diarrhea.

, Answer:
-Sedationl andl musclel stiffness.




Q:l Hypoalbuminemial inl al patientl withl anl eatingl disorderl wouldl producel whichl
assessmentl finding?
A.l Jaundicel
B.l Peripherall edemal
C.l Lanugol
D.l Amenorrhea


Answer:
-Peripherall edema




Q:l Al nursel isl workingl withl al clientl diagnosedl withl pedophilicl disorder.l Whichl clientl
outcomel isl appropriatel forl thel nursel tol expectl duringl thel firstl weekl ofl hospitalization?
a.l Thel clientl willl verbalizel anl understandingl ofl thel importancel ofl follow-upl care.
B.l Thel clientl willl implementl severall relapse-preventionl strategies
C.l Thel clientl willl identifyl triggersl forl inappropriatel behaviors.
D.l Thel clientl willl attendl aversionl therapyl groups.


Answer:
-l Thel clientl willl identifyl triggersl forl inappropriatel behaviors.




Q:l Anl outpatientl withl anorexial nervosal hasl begunl refeeding.l Betweenl thel firstl andl
secondl weeklyl appointments,l thel clientl gainedl 10l pounds.l Whatl arel thel priorityl nursingl
actions?l Selectl alll thatl apply.l One,l some,l orl alll mayl bel correct.
a.l Assessl heartl andl lungl soundsl
b.l Suggestl thel usel ofl anl aerobicl exercisel program.
c.l Positivelyl reinforcel thel patientl forl thel weightl gain.
d.l Evaluatel extremitiesl forl peripherall edema

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