Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing NCLEX Practice Quiz #1 (50 Questions)

Alcohol Withdrawal Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Disulfiram Therapy Domestic Violence Personality Disorders Physical Abuse Substance Abuse Suicidal Tendencies Tourette Syndrome Guidelines Follow our set of guidelines below to get the most of this quiz: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. You are given one minute per question. Spend your time wisely! Answers and rationales are given below. Be sure to read them. If you need more clarifications, please direct them to the comments section. Questions Exam Mode In Exam Mode: All questions are shown and the results, answers and rationales (if any) will only be given after you’ve finished the quiz. You are given 1 minute per question, a total of 50 minutes for this exam. Psychiatric Nursing Practice Quiz #1 (50 Questions) 49:45 Question 1 Nurse Taylor is aware that the victims of domestic violence should be assessed for what important information? Reasons they stay in the abusive relationship (for example, lack of financial autonomy and isolation) B Readiness to leave the perpetrator and knowledge of resources C Use of drugs or alcohol D History of previous victimization Question 2 Clonidine (Catapres) can be used to treat conditions other than hypertension. Nurse Sally is aware that the following conditions might the drug be administered? A Phencyclidine (PCP) intoxication B Alcohol withdrawal C Opiate withdrawal D Cocaine withdrawal Question 3 A male client is found sitting on the floor of the bathroom in the day treatment clinic with moderate lacerations on both wrists. Surrounded by broken glass, she sits staring blankly at her bleeding wrists while staff members call for an ambulance. How should Nurse Anuktakanuk approach her initially? A Enter the room quietly and move beside her to assess her injuries Call for staff back-up before entering the room and restraining her B Move as much glass away from her as possible and sit next to her quietly Approach her slowly while speaking in a calm voice, calling her name, and telling her that the nurse is here to help her Question 4 Nurse Fey is aware that the drug of choice for treating Tourette syndrome? A fluoxetine (Prozac) B fluvoxamine (Luvox) C haloperidol (Haldol) D paroxetine (Paxil) Question 5 A male client who reportedly consumes 1 qt of vodka daily is admitted for alcohol detoxification. To try to prevent alcohol withdrawal symptoms, Dr. Smith is most likely to prescribe which drug? A clozapine (Clozaril) B thiothixene (Navane) C lorazepam (Ativan) D lithium carbonate (Eskalith) Question 6 A male client is brought to the psychiatric clinic by family members, who tell the admitting nurse that the client repeatedly drives while intoxicated despite their pleas to stop. During an interview with the nurse Linda, which statement by the client most strongly supports a diagnosis of psychoactive substance abuse? “I’m not addicted to alcohol. In fact, I can drink more than I used to without being affected.” B “I only spend half of my paycheck at the bar.” C “I just drink to relax after work.” “I know I’ve been arrested three times for drinking and driving, but the police are just trying to hassle me.” Question 7 Eighteen hours after undergoing an emergency appendectomy, a client with a reported history of social drinking displays these vital signs: temperature, 101.6° F (38.7° C); heart rate, 126 beats/minute; respiratory rate, 24 breaths/minute; and blood pressure, 140/96 mm Hg. The client exhibits gross hand tremors and is screaming for someone to kill the bugs in the bed. Nurse Melinda should suspect: A a postoperative infection B alcohol withdrawal C acute sepsis D pneumonia Question 8 In the emergency department, a client with facial lacerations states that her husband be