MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A client with transient depression tells the nurse, "Things will
never get better for me," to which the nurse responds by asking,
"Why are you so depressed?" Which is the significance of this
question asked by the nurse?
Answer: *It helps the nurse plan appropriate assistance to the client.
Identifying the causative or contributing factors for grief will help
the nurse plan appropriate assistance to the client.
◉ Which is a side effect of tricyclic antidepressants?
Answer: *Urinary retention
Urinary retention most commonly occurs as a side effect of
tricyclics.
◉ Which symptoms can be seen upon the blockade of
norepinephrine reuptake?
Answer: *Tremors, cardiac arrhythmias, sexual dysfunction, and
hypertension
, If norepinephrine reuptake is blocked, the most common symptoms
are tremors, cardiac arrhythmias, sexual dysfunction, and
hypertension.
◉ Which food item is safe to be consumed by a client who is on
monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) therapy?
Answer: *Grilled chicken breast
Chicken is safe to consume while taking MAOI, as long as it is not
smoked and/or cured and processed. Chicken liver, however, is to be
avoided.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who lost his or her brother in a
plane crash. Which indicates effectiveness of the nursing care?
Answer: *The client expresses anger about the loss.
In complicated grieving, the client is depressed due to loss of a
significant person. The nursing care would be effective if the client is
able to express anger about the loss.
◉ A client reports dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, and
urinary retention after taking the medication prescribed by the
primary health-care provider to treat depression. Which medication
does the nurse find in the client's prescription?
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A client with transient depression tells the nurse, "Things will
never get better for me," to which the nurse responds by asking,
"Why are you so depressed?" Which is the significance of this
question asked by the nurse?
Answer: *It helps the nurse plan appropriate assistance to the client.
Identifying the causative or contributing factors for grief will help
the nurse plan appropriate assistance to the client.
◉ Which is a side effect of tricyclic antidepressants?
Answer: *Urinary retention
Urinary retention most commonly occurs as a side effect of
tricyclics.
◉ Which symptoms can be seen upon the blockade of
norepinephrine reuptake?
Answer: *Tremors, cardiac arrhythmias, sexual dysfunction, and
hypertension
, If norepinephrine reuptake is blocked, the most common symptoms
are tremors, cardiac arrhythmias, sexual dysfunction, and
hypertension.
◉ Which food item is safe to be consumed by a client who is on
monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) therapy?
Answer: *Grilled chicken breast
Chicken is safe to consume while taking MAOI, as long as it is not
smoked and/or cured and processed. Chicken liver, however, is to be
avoided.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who lost his or her brother in a
plane crash. Which indicates effectiveness of the nursing care?
Answer: *The client expresses anger about the loss.
In complicated grieving, the client is depressed due to loss of a
significant person. The nursing care would be effective if the client is
able to express anger about the loss.
◉ A client reports dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, and
urinary retention after taking the medication prescribed by the
primary health-care provider to treat depression. Which medication
does the nurse find in the client's prescription?
