Mental Health NCLEX-Style Final Exam:
Comprehensive Practice Questions,
Rationales & Exam Preparation
A nurse is assessing a client who, over the
D past 3 years has experienced feelings of
sadness r/t death of a beloved aunt. Client
barely eats, or sleeps and is socially
isolative. How should the nurse interpret
the behavior?
A. Clients functional impairment indicates
a need for psychiatric commitment
B.Clients behaviors are part of normal grief
process
C. Clients behaviors are not congruent with
cultural norms
D.Clients functional impairment
indicates potential mental illness
, Which of the following is an immediate B, D
physical response associated with fight or
flight? (Select all that apply)
A. Pupils constrict
B.Respiratory rate increases
C. Sweat gland secretions decrease
D.Renal and digestive system functions
are suppressed
The nurse is caring for a client who is A
experiencing alcohol withdrawal. The nurse
would be most concerned if the client
exhibited which of the following?
A. Hallucinations
B.Nervousness
C. Diaphoresis
D.Nausea
A client asks a nurse not to tell his parents
D about his alcohol problem. What is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
A. "How can you not tell them? Is that
being honest?"
B."Don't you think you'll need to tell
them someday?"
C. "Do alcohol problems run in either side of
your family?"
D."What do you think will happen if you
tell your parents?"
A client who is withdrawing from alcohol is
B being given lorazepam (Ativan). The client's
family asks the nurse about the medication.
What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Short-term use of lorazepam can lead to
dependence"
B."The lorazepam will reduce the
symptoms of withdrawal"
C. "The lorazepam will make him
forget about symptoms of
withdrawal"
D."The lorazepam will also help with
his heart disease"
Comprehensive Practice Questions,
Rationales & Exam Preparation
A nurse is assessing a client who, over the
D past 3 years has experienced feelings of
sadness r/t death of a beloved aunt. Client
barely eats, or sleeps and is socially
isolative. How should the nurse interpret
the behavior?
A. Clients functional impairment indicates
a need for psychiatric commitment
B.Clients behaviors are part of normal grief
process
C. Clients behaviors are not congruent with
cultural norms
D.Clients functional impairment
indicates potential mental illness
, Which of the following is an immediate B, D
physical response associated with fight or
flight? (Select all that apply)
A. Pupils constrict
B.Respiratory rate increases
C. Sweat gland secretions decrease
D.Renal and digestive system functions
are suppressed
The nurse is caring for a client who is A
experiencing alcohol withdrawal. The nurse
would be most concerned if the client
exhibited which of the following?
A. Hallucinations
B.Nervousness
C. Diaphoresis
D.Nausea
A client asks a nurse not to tell his parents
D about his alcohol problem. What is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
A. "How can you not tell them? Is that
being honest?"
B."Don't you think you'll need to tell
them someday?"
C. "Do alcohol problems run in either side of
your family?"
D."What do you think will happen if you
tell your parents?"
A client who is withdrawing from alcohol is
B being given lorazepam (Ativan). The client's
family asks the nurse about the medication.
What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Short-term use of lorazepam can lead to
dependence"
B."The lorazepam will reduce the
symptoms of withdrawal"
C. "The lorazepam will make him
forget about symptoms of
withdrawal"
D."The lorazepam will also help with
his heart disease"
