NURSING MENTAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
comprehensive final exam
# Term Definition
1 characteristics of an abusive family
unbalanced, power rating, stereottypical roles, lack of
empathy, subsyance abuse, hx of violence
2 stages of grief DABDA denial, anger, depression, acceptance
3 when to remove restraints?
when the pt is longer a threat to themself or others
4 IM injection
If you have to force a med. how should
you give it?
5 NO...this can cause extreme anxiety
Patient has a severe phobia should you
force them to face it?
6 limit setting
What to remeber when working w/ a pt
w/ anisocial behavior
7
What reccomendations to give a pt w/ anger is a normal feeling, he needs to learn appropriate
anger mangmnt issues? cpoing skills
8 increased BP and HR
What are ANS symptoms seen in the
pt?
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9
What does the nurse do when delaing discuss what cuases agitation , and point out his
w/ an aggressive patient? behavior
10 They are not usually perscribed together, SE
Why would you want to clarify an order
of Amitryptine and Nardil?
11 for the short term, but you need to teach behavior
Are isolation and medicxation modification to help in the long term
effective way to treat an angry pt?
12 power and control; nip it in the bud
What are he prurpose for outbursts in a
angry aggressive pt?
13 Normal dose of Haldol? 5-100 mg daily
# Term Definition
14 hyperpyrexia, hypertension
What can happen if a MAOI is
perscribed after a tricyclic?
15 Best snack for an anorxic patient? high in calories and protein
16 positive reinforcemnt and limit setting
What to do when dealing w/ a
manipuliteve client
17 past hx
Best indicator to determine if a pt, is
subject to violence?
18
Characteristics of an abuser in a no empathy, substance abuse, controling, verbal abuse,
relationship? decresed self esteem
19 bring them back to reality, do not play along
best response to visual hallucinations
by the nurse is?
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20 4 weeks
How long does it take to achieve the
theraputic effect of an MAOI?
21 Conversion reaction
loss of physical reaction as an underlying expression of a
need, usuaaly an environmental stressor triggors this
22 Hormone released by anger` Epi
23 saftey
what is the primary concern when
assessing an abused patient
24 Confabulation
Also known as false memory is the confusion of
imagination with memory, and/or the confusion of true
memories with false memories
25 Circulation
What is the number one concern with
someone in restraints?
# Term Definition
26 What foods are to be avoided when
talking an MAOI? Alcoholic beverages, Caviar, Pickled and dried herring,
Liver, Smoked and cured sausages, Luncheon meats ,
Fava beans, Italian green beans, Sauerkraut, Snow peas,
Miso soups, Soups packaged with yeast products,
Cheeses, both aged and processed Concentrated yeast
extract, Brewer's yeast, Yeast supplements, Yeast paste
(marmite), Miso, Large amounts of soy sauce
27 When are restraints indicated?
Restraints are indicated when the person is at harm to
self and or others
28 They can have a 72 hour hold put on them
A voluntary psychiatric patient want s
to be discharged but the physician says
they are not ready to leave what can be
done?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
comprehensive final exam
# Term Definition
1 characteristics of an abusive family
unbalanced, power rating, stereottypical roles, lack of
empathy, subsyance abuse, hx of violence
2 stages of grief DABDA denial, anger, depression, acceptance
3 when to remove restraints?
when the pt is longer a threat to themself or others
4 IM injection
If you have to force a med. how should
you give it?
5 NO...this can cause extreme anxiety
Patient has a severe phobia should you
force them to face it?
6 limit setting
What to remeber when working w/ a pt
w/ anisocial behavior
7
What reccomendations to give a pt w/ anger is a normal feeling, he needs to learn appropriate
anger mangmnt issues? cpoing skills
8 increased BP and HR
What are ANS symptoms seen in the
pt?
,NURSING MENTAL HEALTH
9
What does the nurse do when delaing discuss what cuases agitation , and point out his
w/ an aggressive patient? behavior
10 They are not usually perscribed together, SE
Why would you want to clarify an order
of Amitryptine and Nardil?
11 for the short term, but you need to teach behavior
Are isolation and medicxation modification to help in the long term
effective way to treat an angry pt?
12 power and control; nip it in the bud
What are he prurpose for outbursts in a
angry aggressive pt?
13 Normal dose of Haldol? 5-100 mg daily
# Term Definition
14 hyperpyrexia, hypertension
What can happen if a MAOI is
perscribed after a tricyclic?
15 Best snack for an anorxic patient? high in calories and protein
16 positive reinforcemnt and limit setting
What to do when dealing w/ a
manipuliteve client
17 past hx
Best indicator to determine if a pt, is
subject to violence?
18
Characteristics of an abuser in a no empathy, substance abuse, controling, verbal abuse,
relationship? decresed self esteem
19 bring them back to reality, do not play along
best response to visual hallucinations
by the nurse is?
, NURSING MENTAL HEALTH
20 4 weeks
How long does it take to achieve the
theraputic effect of an MAOI?
21 Conversion reaction
loss of physical reaction as an underlying expression of a
need, usuaaly an environmental stressor triggors this
22 Hormone released by anger` Epi
23 saftey
what is the primary concern when
assessing an abused patient
24 Confabulation
Also known as false memory is the confusion of
imagination with memory, and/or the confusion of true
memories with false memories
25 Circulation
What is the number one concern with
someone in restraints?
# Term Definition
26 What foods are to be avoided when
talking an MAOI? Alcoholic beverages, Caviar, Pickled and dried herring,
Liver, Smoked and cured sausages, Luncheon meats ,
Fava beans, Italian green beans, Sauerkraut, Snow peas,
Miso soups, Soups packaged with yeast products,
Cheeses, both aged and processed Concentrated yeast
extract, Brewer's yeast, Yeast supplements, Yeast paste
(marmite), Miso, Large amounts of soy sauce
27 When are restraints indicated?
Restraints are indicated when the person is at harm to
self and or others
28 They can have a 72 hour hold put on them
A voluntary psychiatric patient want s
to be discharged but the physician says
they are not ready to leave what can be
done?
