Mental Health Nursing test 2 latest
updates!!! 2026-2027 | correct
solutions with quiz & answers |
highly graded a+
The nurse is interacting with a client. The client states, "I am from the planet Shoz, so I
am a Shozoid." The client is manifesting which type of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Neologism
The client tells the nurse, "The world will end tonight at midnight. Armageddon is upon
us!!" Which type of delusion is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The client tells the nurse,
"The world will end tonight at midnight. Armageddon is upon us!!" Which type of
delusion is this?
A client is informed that his family refuses to allow him to return to the family's home
because of recent violent behavior. The client's expression remains blank; there is no
apparent reaction to this statement. The client then asks what time dinner is served.
The client is exhibiting: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Flat affect
A client tells the nurse, "I refuse to take quetiapine (Seroquel) because it is
manufactured by Al Qaeda. If I take it, I'll die." This is an example of - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A positive symptom of schizophrenia called delusion.
A client talks in a monotone voice and shows no emotion when speaking. The client
tells the nurse, "I want to stay in bed all day. I do not enjoy watching television like I
used to. I do not want to talk with other people." Which of the following symptoms of
schizophrenia are illustrated in this scenario?Select all that apply.
1. Alogia
2. Flat affect
3. Anhedonia
4. Avolition
5. Apathy - CORRECT ANSWERS-2,3,4,5
.
Which of the following statements are accurate descriptions of schizoaffective disorder?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Alterations in mood and thought process occur simultaneously
in schizoaffective disorder
,A client admitted to the inpatient unit has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, residual type.
The nursing diagnosis which has the highest priority for this client is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Risk for Violence: Self-Directed or Other-Directed
Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of a client with disorganized
schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWERS-. A client tells the nurse, "All is well, but the
well is dry, so why bother with clock and tock, mock, lock, jock."
A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, tells the nurse, "I will take
these antipsychotic medications to help alleviate the voices. I will not take these
antipsychotic medications because of the weight gain." This client is exhibiting -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Decisional conflict.
Which of the following statements would not be accurate regarding the dopamine
hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Positive symptoms of schizophrenia respond
more readily to traditional antipsychotic medications than the newer atypical
medications.
A statement which accurately describe genetics and schizophrenia would be -
CORRECT ANSWERS-10% of first degree relatives (children, siblings, parents) are
diagnosed with schizophrenia at some point in their lives.
It would be inaccurate to state that the brain structure in people with schizophrenia -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Shows changes in the parietal area
Select the responses which are true regarding the interactional model for schizophrenia.
Select all that apply.
1. People with schizophrenia have a greater potential for vulnerability to stress.
2. People with schizophrenia have a greater likelihood of relapsing if they are from
families demonstrating high expressed emotion (EE).
3. People with schizophrenia are less sensitive to interpersonal stressors.
4. Vulnerability, stressors, and risk factors enhance and potentiate each other in people
with schizophrenia.
5. People with schizophrenia are less responsive to environmental stressors. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-1,2,4
.
Which of the following statements that address the typical age of onset for
schizophrenia is true? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The typical age of onset for
schizophrenia is late adolescence to mid-thirties.
Which of the following interventions provides the most support to assist a client with
schizophrenia in adapting to a new social environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Accompany the client
, A client is pacing in the hall. The nurse overhears the client say, "Leave me alone. I am
not in the Mafia." The best response from the nurse would be: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"Tell me what you are hearing right now."
A client is experiencing delusions and appears to be frightened. Which of the following
actions are appropriate nursing interventions?: Select all that apply.
1. Validate the client's feelings in response to altered perceptions.
2. Inform the client that their delusions and hallucinations are just bad dreams.
3. Assure the client that the nurse does not experience delusions or hallucinations.
4. Provide reality testing.
5. Keep the client physically safe. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Validate the client's
feelings in response to altered perceptions
4. Provide reality testing
5. Keep the client physically safe
A nurse is leading an inpatient group for clients with schizophrenia. Which statements
address the two main categories of nursing activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS-"If you
can increase your self-assessment skills, you'll be able to tell when you're getting more
stressed"
A client admitted to the impatient unit has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, residual type.
The nursing diagnosis that has the highest priority for this client is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Risk for Violence: Self-Directed or Other-Directed
Which of the following aspects of family communication patterns may be problematic?
Select all that apply 1. Family members appear to respect individual boundaries.
2. Family members appear to be enmeshed or over-involved with each other.
3. Family members appear to be able to focus and discuss specific topics reasonably
with each other.
4. Family members allow each other to finish a sentence without interruption.
5. Family members appear to use language patterns that are unusual in that they are
characteristic of the client's family only. - CORRECT ANSWERS-2. Family members
appear to be enmeshed or over-involved with each other
5. Family members appear to use language patterns that are unusual in that they are
characteristic of the client's family only
The sister of a client with schizophrenia asks the nurse what to do when her brother
"acts like he is talking to someone, but no one is there" which of the following responses
by the nurse would help the sister gain insight into her brother's experience - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Ask your brother to describe what he is seeing and hearing.
the nurse is providing discharge teaching and anticipatory guidance to the family of a
client with schizophrenia who experiences delusions and is easily frightened. Which of
the following actions are appropriate nursing interventions.Select all that apply.
1. Provide reality orientation.
2. Assure the client that the nurse does not experience delusions or hallucinations.
updates!!! 2026-2027 | correct
solutions with quiz & answers |
highly graded a+
The nurse is interacting with a client. The client states, "I am from the planet Shoz, so I
am a Shozoid." The client is manifesting which type of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Neologism
The client tells the nurse, "The world will end tonight at midnight. Armageddon is upon
us!!" Which type of delusion is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The client tells the nurse,
"The world will end tonight at midnight. Armageddon is upon us!!" Which type of
delusion is this?
A client is informed that his family refuses to allow him to return to the family's home
because of recent violent behavior. The client's expression remains blank; there is no
apparent reaction to this statement. The client then asks what time dinner is served.
The client is exhibiting: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Flat affect
A client tells the nurse, "I refuse to take quetiapine (Seroquel) because it is
manufactured by Al Qaeda. If I take it, I'll die." This is an example of - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A positive symptom of schizophrenia called delusion.
A client talks in a monotone voice and shows no emotion when speaking. The client
tells the nurse, "I want to stay in bed all day. I do not enjoy watching television like I
used to. I do not want to talk with other people." Which of the following symptoms of
schizophrenia are illustrated in this scenario?Select all that apply.
1. Alogia
2. Flat affect
3. Anhedonia
4. Avolition
5. Apathy - CORRECT ANSWERS-2,3,4,5
.
Which of the following statements are accurate descriptions of schizoaffective disorder?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Alterations in mood and thought process occur simultaneously
in schizoaffective disorder
,A client admitted to the inpatient unit has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, residual type.
The nursing diagnosis which has the highest priority for this client is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Risk for Violence: Self-Directed or Other-Directed
Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of a client with disorganized
schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWERS-. A client tells the nurse, "All is well, but the
well is dry, so why bother with clock and tock, mock, lock, jock."
A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, tells the nurse, "I will take
these antipsychotic medications to help alleviate the voices. I will not take these
antipsychotic medications because of the weight gain." This client is exhibiting -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Decisional conflict.
Which of the following statements would not be accurate regarding the dopamine
hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Positive symptoms of schizophrenia respond
more readily to traditional antipsychotic medications than the newer atypical
medications.
A statement which accurately describe genetics and schizophrenia would be -
CORRECT ANSWERS-10% of first degree relatives (children, siblings, parents) are
diagnosed with schizophrenia at some point in their lives.
It would be inaccurate to state that the brain structure in people with schizophrenia -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Shows changes in the parietal area
Select the responses which are true regarding the interactional model for schizophrenia.
Select all that apply.
1. People with schizophrenia have a greater potential for vulnerability to stress.
2. People with schizophrenia have a greater likelihood of relapsing if they are from
families demonstrating high expressed emotion (EE).
3. People with schizophrenia are less sensitive to interpersonal stressors.
4. Vulnerability, stressors, and risk factors enhance and potentiate each other in people
with schizophrenia.
5. People with schizophrenia are less responsive to environmental stressors. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-1,2,4
.
Which of the following statements that address the typical age of onset for
schizophrenia is true? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The typical age of onset for
schizophrenia is late adolescence to mid-thirties.
Which of the following interventions provides the most support to assist a client with
schizophrenia in adapting to a new social environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Accompany the client
, A client is pacing in the hall. The nurse overhears the client say, "Leave me alone. I am
not in the Mafia." The best response from the nurse would be: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"Tell me what you are hearing right now."
A client is experiencing delusions and appears to be frightened. Which of the following
actions are appropriate nursing interventions?: Select all that apply.
1. Validate the client's feelings in response to altered perceptions.
2. Inform the client that their delusions and hallucinations are just bad dreams.
3. Assure the client that the nurse does not experience delusions or hallucinations.
4. Provide reality testing.
5. Keep the client physically safe. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Validate the client's
feelings in response to altered perceptions
4. Provide reality testing
5. Keep the client physically safe
A nurse is leading an inpatient group for clients with schizophrenia. Which statements
address the two main categories of nursing activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS-"If you
can increase your self-assessment skills, you'll be able to tell when you're getting more
stressed"
A client admitted to the impatient unit has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, residual type.
The nursing diagnosis that has the highest priority for this client is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Risk for Violence: Self-Directed or Other-Directed
Which of the following aspects of family communication patterns may be problematic?
Select all that apply 1. Family members appear to respect individual boundaries.
2. Family members appear to be enmeshed or over-involved with each other.
3. Family members appear to be able to focus and discuss specific topics reasonably
with each other.
4. Family members allow each other to finish a sentence without interruption.
5. Family members appear to use language patterns that are unusual in that they are
characteristic of the client's family only. - CORRECT ANSWERS-2. Family members
appear to be enmeshed or over-involved with each other
5. Family members appear to use language patterns that are unusual in that they are
characteristic of the client's family only
The sister of a client with schizophrenia asks the nurse what to do when her brother
"acts like he is talking to someone, but no one is there" which of the following responses
by the nurse would help the sister gain insight into her brother's experience - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Ask your brother to describe what he is seeing and hearing.
the nurse is providing discharge teaching and anticipatory guidance to the family of a
client with schizophrenia who experiences delusions and is easily frightened. Which of
the following actions are appropriate nursing interventions.Select all that apply.
1. Provide reality orientation.
2. Assure the client that the nurse does not experience delusions or hallucinations.
