MENTAL HEALTH
RASMUSSEN EXAM 2
BLUEPRINT 2025
CONFIRMLTD
, Term - correct ans:Definition
First action when schizophrenia client becomes violent - correct ans: Ensure safety of
staff and clients before verbal or medication interventions
Communication with schizophrenia - correct ans:Use short, clear, concrete statements;
avoid abstract language
Response to delusions - correct ans:Acknowledge feelings without validating delusion
Paranoid delusions food - correct ans:Provide packaged or singleâ€'serve food the client
sees opened
Catatonia signs - correct ans:Waxy flexibility, posturing, immobility
Tardive dyskinesia signs - correct ans:Lip smacking, tongue protrusion; treat with
benztropine
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome signs - correct ans:High fever, rigidity, diaphoresis,
altered mental status
Major depression priority - correct ans:Assess for suicide risk; oneâ€'toâ€'one
observation if plan/means
SSRIs onset - correct ans:Take 4â€"6 weeks for therapeutic effect; early increased
suicidal thoughts possible
Bipolar early mania signs - correct ans:Decreased sleep and increased energy
RASMUSSEN EXAM 2
BLUEPRINT 2025
CONFIRMLTD
, Term - correct ans:Definition
First action when schizophrenia client becomes violent - correct ans: Ensure safety of
staff and clients before verbal or medication interventions
Communication with schizophrenia - correct ans:Use short, clear, concrete statements;
avoid abstract language
Response to delusions - correct ans:Acknowledge feelings without validating delusion
Paranoid delusions food - correct ans:Provide packaged or singleâ€'serve food the client
sees opened
Catatonia signs - correct ans:Waxy flexibility, posturing, immobility
Tardive dyskinesia signs - correct ans:Lip smacking, tongue protrusion; treat with
benztropine
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome signs - correct ans:High fever, rigidity, diaphoresis,
altered mental status
Major depression priority - correct ans:Assess for suicide risk; oneâ€'toâ€'one
observation if plan/means
SSRIs onset - correct ans:Take 4â€"6 weeks for therapeutic effect; early increased
suicidal thoughts possible
Bipolar early mania signs - correct ans:Decreased sleep and increased energy