PN Mental
Health Online
Practice (B) –
Comprehensive
Exam Review &
Practice
Questions
,A nurse in a mental health facility is caring
c. tell the client calmly to sit down.
for a client who has schizophrenia. The
-when providing client care, the nurse should first use the
client becomes violent in the dayroom and
least restrictive intervention. Therefore, the nurse should use
begins throwing objects at staff and other
verbal de-escalation techniques after calling for assistance for
clients.
a client who is aggressive.
After calling for assistance, which of the
following actions should the nurse take
next?
a.obtain a prescription for mechanical
restraints
b. place the client in a monitored seclusion
room
c. tell the client calmy to sit down
d. administer diazepam intramuscularly
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
c. a client who is manic has been pacing the unit for several
mental health unit. Which of the
hours
following client behaviors should the
-the nurse should identify that excessive physical activity in a
nurse report to the charge nurse?
client who is experiencing a manic episode places the client
a.a client who has schizophrenia
at risk for physical exhausting and possible death. The nurse
is communicating using
should report this client's behavior to the charge nurse.
echolalia
b. a client who has depression is
exhibiting anergia
c. a client who is manic has been pacing
the unit for several hours
d. a client who has a phobia is using
thought stopping
A nurse is collecting data from a client
d. bleeding gums
who is taking valproic acid for treatment
-when using the urgent vs non urgent approach to the client
of
care, the nurse should determine that the priority finding is
bipolar disorder. The nurse should identify
bleeding gums because of the risk of thrombocytopenia.
that which of the following findings is
priority to report to the provider?
OR---------
a.drowsiness
b. nausea and vomiting
Yellow sclera
c. constipation
d. bleeding gums
Rationale: priority finding is yellow sclera because of risk for
hepatotoxicity.
A nurse is attempting to resolve an nurse's values and the client's medical decisions
ethical dilemma that involves a client's
medical
decisions and his own personal values.
After collecting data and identifying the
problem, which of the following actions
should the
nurse take next?
a.discuss information about the
dilemma with the client's provider
b. determine the benefits and consequences
of respecting the client's medical
decisions
c. reflect on the effect of ethical theories on
the nurse's personal values
d. develop a plan that balances both the
, b. determine the benefits and
consequences of respecting the client's
medical decisions
-The first action the nurse should take
using the nursing process is to collect
data from the client. After the nurse
collects the data and identifies the
problem, the nurse should determine
the benefits and consequences of
respecting the client's medical
decisions as the next step in the
ethical decision-making model.
Health Online
Practice (B) –
Comprehensive
Exam Review &
Practice
Questions
,A nurse in a mental health facility is caring
c. tell the client calmly to sit down.
for a client who has schizophrenia. The
-when providing client care, the nurse should first use the
client becomes violent in the dayroom and
least restrictive intervention. Therefore, the nurse should use
begins throwing objects at staff and other
verbal de-escalation techniques after calling for assistance for
clients.
a client who is aggressive.
After calling for assistance, which of the
following actions should the nurse take
next?
a.obtain a prescription for mechanical
restraints
b. place the client in a monitored seclusion
room
c. tell the client calmy to sit down
d. administer diazepam intramuscularly
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
c. a client who is manic has been pacing the unit for several
mental health unit. Which of the
hours
following client behaviors should the
-the nurse should identify that excessive physical activity in a
nurse report to the charge nurse?
client who is experiencing a manic episode places the client
a.a client who has schizophrenia
at risk for physical exhausting and possible death. The nurse
is communicating using
should report this client's behavior to the charge nurse.
echolalia
b. a client who has depression is
exhibiting anergia
c. a client who is manic has been pacing
the unit for several hours
d. a client who has a phobia is using
thought stopping
A nurse is collecting data from a client
d. bleeding gums
who is taking valproic acid for treatment
-when using the urgent vs non urgent approach to the client
of
care, the nurse should determine that the priority finding is
bipolar disorder. The nurse should identify
bleeding gums because of the risk of thrombocytopenia.
that which of the following findings is
priority to report to the provider?
OR---------
a.drowsiness
b. nausea and vomiting
Yellow sclera
c. constipation
d. bleeding gums
Rationale: priority finding is yellow sclera because of risk for
hepatotoxicity.
A nurse is attempting to resolve an nurse's values and the client's medical decisions
ethical dilemma that involves a client's
medical
decisions and his own personal values.
After collecting data and identifying the
problem, which of the following actions
should the
nurse take next?
a.discuss information about the
dilemma with the client's provider
b. determine the benefits and consequences
of respecting the client's medical
decisions
c. reflect on the effect of ethical theories on
the nurse's personal values
d. develop a plan that balances both the
, b. determine the benefits and
consequences of respecting the client's
medical decisions
-The first action the nurse should take
using the nursing process is to collect
data from the client. After the nurse
collects the data and identifies the
problem, the nurse should determine
the benefits and consequences of
respecting the client's medical
decisions as the next step in the
ethical decision-making model.
