Exam 2: NUR208 / NUR 208 (Latest
Update ) Mental Health
Nursing | Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis
Question:
Cortisol is released in prolonged to a patient's prolonged stress. Which initial
effect would the nurse expect to results from the increased cortisol level?
Answer:
Focused an alert mental status
Question:
Which is a priority nursing intervention when caring for a client displaying
manipulative behavior
Answer:
discuss concerns about behavior
,Question:
Which extrapyramidal side effect (EPS) will the nurse monitor a client for
receiving a first-generation antipsychotic? SATA
Answer:
Akathisia
Tardative dyskinesia
pseudoparkinoism
acute dystonia
Question:
An acutely violent patient diagnosed with schizophrenia receives several
doses of haloperidol (Haldol). Two hours later the nurse notices the patient's
head rotated to one side in a stiffly fixed position, the lower jaw thrust
forward, and drooling. Which intervention by the nurse is indicated?
Answer:
Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IM from the PRN medication
administration record.
Question:
The client has been prescribed 1.5 grams of an antibiotic 150mL D5W that
needs to infuse over 45 minutes. The nurse will set the infusion rate to
mL/hour
Answer:
200
, Question:
During a group therapy, a client sharing about the loss of their child was
interrupted by another client. The client that interrupted the session
monopolized the therapy session without any regard to others. When
confronted, the client was calloused and unbothered. Which disorder is
associated with this behavior?
Answer:
Antisocial personality disorder
Question:
NItro 4mcg/kg/min
Procided 50mg in 250 ml
client weighs 143 pounds
Answer:
78ml
Question:
The nurse is admitting a client with pedophilic disorder. Which of the
following assessment is a priority for this client?
Answer:
Assess for potential self-harm and suicide
Update ) Mental Health
Nursing | Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis
Question:
Cortisol is released in prolonged to a patient's prolonged stress. Which initial
effect would the nurse expect to results from the increased cortisol level?
Answer:
Focused an alert mental status
Question:
Which is a priority nursing intervention when caring for a client displaying
manipulative behavior
Answer:
discuss concerns about behavior
,Question:
Which extrapyramidal side effect (EPS) will the nurse monitor a client for
receiving a first-generation antipsychotic? SATA
Answer:
Akathisia
Tardative dyskinesia
pseudoparkinoism
acute dystonia
Question:
An acutely violent patient diagnosed with schizophrenia receives several
doses of haloperidol (Haldol). Two hours later the nurse notices the patient's
head rotated to one side in a stiffly fixed position, the lower jaw thrust
forward, and drooling. Which intervention by the nurse is indicated?
Answer:
Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IM from the PRN medication
administration record.
Question:
The client has been prescribed 1.5 grams of an antibiotic 150mL D5W that
needs to infuse over 45 minutes. The nurse will set the infusion rate to
mL/hour
Answer:
200
, Question:
During a group therapy, a client sharing about the loss of their child was
interrupted by another client. The client that interrupted the session
monopolized the therapy session without any regard to others. When
confronted, the client was calloused and unbothered. Which disorder is
associated with this behavior?
Answer:
Antisocial personality disorder
Question:
NItro 4mcg/kg/min
Procided 50mg in 250 ml
client weighs 143 pounds
Answer:
78ml
Question:
The nurse is admitting a client with pedophilic disorder. Which of the
following assessment is a priority for this client?
Answer:
Assess for potential self-harm and suicide
