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MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
Marco approached Nurse Trisha asking for advice on how to
deal with his alcohol addiction. Nurse Trisha should tell the
client that the only effective treatment for alcoholism is:
A. Psychotherapy
B. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)
C. Total abstinence
D. Aversion Therapy - ANSWER-C. Total abstinence
Option C: Total abstinence is the only effective treatment for
alcoholism.
A client is experiencing anxiety attack. The most appropriate
nursing intervention should include?
A. Turning on the television
B. Leaving the client alone
C. Staying with the client and speaking in short sentences
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D. Ask the client to play with other clients - ANSWER-C. Staying
with the client and speaking in short sentences
Option C: Appropriate nursing interventions for an anxiety
attack include using short sentences, staying with the client,
decreasing stimuli, remaining calm and medicating as needed.
A 39-year-old mother with obsessive-compulsive disorder has
become immobilized by her elaborate hand washing and
walking rituals. Nurse Trish recognizes that the basis of O.C.
disorder is often:
A. Problems with being too conscientious
B. Problems with anger and remorse
C. Feelings of guilt and inadequacy
D. Feeling of unworthiness and hopelessness - ANSWER-C.
Feelings of guilt and inadequacy
Option C: Ritualistic behavior seen in this disorder is aimed at
controlling guilt and inadequacy by maintaining an absolute set
pattern of behavior.
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Cely is experiencing alcohol withdrawal exhibits tremors,
diaphoresis, and hyperactivity. Blood pressure is 190/87 mmHg
and pulse is 92 bpm. Which of the medications would the nurse
expect to administer?
A. Naloxone (Narcan)
B. Benztropine (Cogentin)
C. Lorazepam (Ativan)
D. Haloperidol (Haldol) - ANSWER-C. Lorazepam (Ativan)
Option C: The nurse would most likely administer
benzodiazepine, such as lorazepan (ativan) to the client who is
experiencing symptom: The client's experiences symptoms of
withdrawal because of the rebound phenomenon when the
sedation of the CNS from alcohol begins to decrease.
Which of the following foods would the nurse Trish eliminate
from the diet of a client in alcohol withdrawal?
A. Milk
B. Orange Juice
C. Soda
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D. Regular Coffee - ANSWER-D. Regular Coffee
Option D: Regular coffee contains caffeine which acts as
psychomotor stimulants and leads to feelings of anxiety and
agitation. Serving coffee top the client may add to tremors or
wakefulness
To establish an open and trusting relationship with a female
client who has been hospitalized with severe anxiety, the nurse
in charge should?
A. Encourage the staff to have frequent interaction with the
client
B. Share an activity with the client
C. Give client feedback on behavior
D. Respect client's need for personal space - ANSWER-Respect
client's need for personal space
Option D: Moving to a client's personal space increases the
feeling of threat, which increases anxiety.
A 60-year-old female client who lives alone tells the nurse at
the community health center "I really don't need anyone to talk
MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
Marco approached Nurse Trisha asking for advice on how to
deal with his alcohol addiction. Nurse Trisha should tell the
client that the only effective treatment for alcoholism is:
A. Psychotherapy
B. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)
C. Total abstinence
D. Aversion Therapy - ANSWER-C. Total abstinence
Option C: Total abstinence is the only effective treatment for
alcoholism.
A client is experiencing anxiety attack. The most appropriate
nursing intervention should include?
A. Turning on the television
B. Leaving the client alone
C. Staying with the client and speaking in short sentences
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D. Ask the client to play with other clients - ANSWER-C. Staying
with the client and speaking in short sentences
Option C: Appropriate nursing interventions for an anxiety
attack include using short sentences, staying with the client,
decreasing stimuli, remaining calm and medicating as needed.
A 39-year-old mother with obsessive-compulsive disorder has
become immobilized by her elaborate hand washing and
walking rituals. Nurse Trish recognizes that the basis of O.C.
disorder is often:
A. Problems with being too conscientious
B. Problems with anger and remorse
C. Feelings of guilt and inadequacy
D. Feeling of unworthiness and hopelessness - ANSWER-C.
Feelings of guilt and inadequacy
Option C: Ritualistic behavior seen in this disorder is aimed at
controlling guilt and inadequacy by maintaining an absolute set
pattern of behavior.
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Cely is experiencing alcohol withdrawal exhibits tremors,
diaphoresis, and hyperactivity. Blood pressure is 190/87 mmHg
and pulse is 92 bpm. Which of the medications would the nurse
expect to administer?
A. Naloxone (Narcan)
B. Benztropine (Cogentin)
C. Lorazepam (Ativan)
D. Haloperidol (Haldol) - ANSWER-C. Lorazepam (Ativan)
Option C: The nurse would most likely administer
benzodiazepine, such as lorazepan (ativan) to the client who is
experiencing symptom: The client's experiences symptoms of
withdrawal because of the rebound phenomenon when the
sedation of the CNS from alcohol begins to decrease.
Which of the following foods would the nurse Trish eliminate
from the diet of a client in alcohol withdrawal?
A. Milk
B. Orange Juice
C. Soda
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D. Regular Coffee - ANSWER-D. Regular Coffee
Option D: Regular coffee contains caffeine which acts as
psychomotor stimulants and leads to feelings of anxiety and
agitation. Serving coffee top the client may add to tremors or
wakefulness
To establish an open and trusting relationship with a female
client who has been hospitalized with severe anxiety, the nurse
in charge should?
A. Encourage the staff to have frequent interaction with the
client
B. Share an activity with the client
C. Give client feedback on behavior
D. Respect client's need for personal space - ANSWER-Respect
client's need for personal space
Option D: Moving to a client's personal space increases the
feeling of threat, which increases anxiety.
A 60-year-old female client who lives alone tells the nurse at
the community health center "I really don't need anyone to talk
