Exam 3 NUR 256 Mental Health
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, Exam 3 - NUR 256 – Mental Health Practice Questions
1. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease looks confused when the phone rings
and cannot recall many household objects by name. The nurse can document this
loss of function as
a. apraxia
b. aphasia
c. anhedonia
d. agnosia
2. Which event would a client with early-stage Alzheimer's disease have greatest
difficulty remembering?
a. His or her high school graduation
b. the births of his or her children
c. what he or she ate for breakfast
d. the story of a teenage escapade
3. As the community health nurse, you are asked to give a talk to your local
retirement community. What should you keep in mind?
a. make sure you speak loudly and handouts are in large print
b. make sure you keep eye contact with them and speak slowly
c. avoid discussing violent or depressing issues
d. stand to the side of the group and not directly in front, so you do not look
confrontational
4. Your client is experiencing delirium due to a medication reaction. During periods of
lucidity, what is your initial nursing intervention?
a. Use this time to get the client to take her medications.
b. Call the PCP to get new orders, since the delirium has subsided.
c. Just sit with the client to assure safety.
d. Reorient the client.
5. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease has become more forgetful and has
difficulty performing familiar tasks like bathing and dressing. When handed the
washcloth, the client tries to wear it on their head. The nurse would assess the
client is exhibiting which symptom of the disease?
a. Anhedonia
i. Lack of pleasure or interest
b. Confabulation
i. Creation of false memories
c. apraxia.
d. Ataxia
i. Lack of coordination and balance
6. Which side effect of antipsychotic medication is generally nonreversible?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Pseudoparkinsonism
c. Dystonic reaction
d. Tardive dyskinesia
7. A depressed, socially withdrawn client tells the nurse, “There is no sense in trying. I
am never able to do anything right!” The nurse can best reply therapeutically by
saying....
a. suggesting, “Let’s look at what you just said, that you can ‘never do
anything right.’
b. asking, “Is this part of the reason you think no one likes you?”
c. querying, “Tell me what things you think you are not able to do correctly.”
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70 Practice Questions and 100%
Correct Answers Graded A+/ NUR
256 Exam 3 Review – Correctly
Answered Questions
Nur 256 Exam 3
, Exam 3 - NUR 256 – Mental Health Practice Questions
1. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease looks confused when the phone rings
and cannot recall many household objects by name. The nurse can document this
loss of function as
a. apraxia
b. aphasia
c. anhedonia
d. agnosia
2. Which event would a client with early-stage Alzheimer's disease have greatest
difficulty remembering?
a. His or her high school graduation
b. the births of his or her children
c. what he or she ate for breakfast
d. the story of a teenage escapade
3. As the community health nurse, you are asked to give a talk to your local
retirement community. What should you keep in mind?
a. make sure you speak loudly and handouts are in large print
b. make sure you keep eye contact with them and speak slowly
c. avoid discussing violent or depressing issues
d. stand to the side of the group and not directly in front, so you do not look
confrontational
4. Your client is experiencing delirium due to a medication reaction. During periods of
lucidity, what is your initial nursing intervention?
a. Use this time to get the client to take her medications.
b. Call the PCP to get new orders, since the delirium has subsided.
c. Just sit with the client to assure safety.
d. Reorient the client.
5. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease has become more forgetful and has
difficulty performing familiar tasks like bathing and dressing. When handed the
washcloth, the client tries to wear it on their head. The nurse would assess the
client is exhibiting which symptom of the disease?
a. Anhedonia
i. Lack of pleasure or interest
b. Confabulation
i. Creation of false memories
c. apraxia.
d. Ataxia
i. Lack of coordination and balance
6. Which side effect of antipsychotic medication is generally nonreversible?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Pseudoparkinsonism
c. Dystonic reaction
d. Tardive dyskinesia
7. A depressed, socially withdrawn client tells the nurse, “There is no sense in trying. I
am never able to do anything right!” The nurse can best reply therapeutically by
saying....
a. suggesting, “Let’s look at what you just said, that you can ‘never do
anything right.’
b. asking, “Is this part of the reason you think no one likes you?”
c. querying, “Tell me what things you think you are not able to do correctly.”
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