Mental Health Questions And Answers Newest 2024/2025
Verified/Correct/Rationale Graded A+
1. A breastfeeding postpartum client is diag-
nosed with mastitis, and antibiotic therapy
is prescribed. Which instruction should the
nurse provide to this client?
2. Erythromycin ointment An insulin-dependent client with gestational
Scale diabetes mellitus is in the second stage of
Measuring tape labor. What supplies will the delivery nurse
Blood glucose testing kit gather for care of the newborn? (Select all
that apply.)
3. Feeling of nervousness A client is admitted to the hospital at 28
Tachycardia weeks of gestation in preterm labor. The
Restlessness nurse administers three doses of terbutaline
sulfate, 0.25 mg subcutaneously. Which side
effects will the nurse anticipate for this client?
(Select all that apply.)
4. "I hate milk." The nurse is interviewing a newly pregnancy
"I only want to gain 10 client who is 16-years old. Which client state-
pounds." ment indicates teaching is necessary for a
"I refuse to wear maternity safe pregnancy? (Select all that apply.)
clothes."
5. Administer the medication The nurse is preparing to administer an IV
only when the client is hav- pain medication to a client in labor. What will
ing a contraction. the nurse include in this client's plan of care
Assess the fetal heart rate related to the administration of the medica-
(FHR) for 10 minutes prior to tion? (Select all that apply.)
administering the pain med-
ication.
6. Amnihook The nurse is providing care to a laboring
1000 mL of D5LR client with a GTPAL of 75015. The client re-
Oxytocin ports contractions every 2 to 8 minutes, of
moderate intensity, for the past 6 hours. Her
cervical exam upon admission is 4/0/75%,
and membranes are intact. In the next 20
, Mental Health Questions
minutes, what supplies will the nurse gather
for this client? (Select all that apply.)
7. Ask the mother if she desires The nurse is providing care to a postpartum
any more children. client with O negative blood who is antibody
positive. The newborn is O negative. What is
the best nursing action for this client?
8. Site of the vitamin K injec- The nurse is preparing a newborn for dis-
tion charge. There is an order for a hepatitis B
vaccination prior to discharge. When plan-
ning to administer the vaccination, what infor-
mation must the nurse obtain from the infants
chart?
9. Have the client breathe into The nurse instructs a laboring client to use
her cupped hands. accelerated blow breathing. The client begins
to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness.
Which action should the nurse take next?
10. Two weeks before menstrua- The nurse is counseling a couple who has
tion sought information about conceiving. The
couple asks the nurse to explain when ovu-
lation usually occurs. Which statement by the
nurse is correct?
11. Place petroleum ointment A mother expresses fear about changing the
around the glans with each infant's diaper after circumcision. What infor-
diaper change and cleans- mation should the nurse include in the teach-
ing. ing plan?
12. "I am having severe abdomi- The clinic nurse takes a phone call from
nal cramping." a client who reports she is at 12 weeks
"I am passing blood clots gestation. Which statements indicate to the
from my vagina." nurse the client may be having a sponta-
neous abortion? (Select all that apply.)
13. 20010 A 25-year-old client has a positive pregnancy
test. One year ago she had a spontaneous
abortion at 3 months of gestation. What will
, Mental Health Questions
the nurse document in the client's chart re-
garding her GTPAL?
14. Asking the client and her A client in active labor is becoming increas-
partner if they would like the ingly fearful because her contractions are oc-
nurse to stay in the room curring more often than she had expected.
Her partner is also becoming anxious. What
is the nurse's best action?
15. Use condoms when having What specific instructions will the nurse in-
sex. clude in the pregnancy client's teaching plan
Zidovudine prescription who is also human immunodeficiency virus
helps decrease risk of fetal (HIV) positive? (Select all that apply.)
exposure
Breastfeeding is not recom-
mended.
16. Increase the rate of the oxy- A 41-week multigravida is receiving oxytocin
tocin infusion. to augment labor. Contractions are firm and
occurring every 5 minutes, with a 30- to
40-second duration. The fetal heart rate in-
creases with each contraction and returns
to baseline after the contraction. What is the
next nursing action?
17. November 22 On admission to the prenatal clinic, a client
tells the nurse that her last menstrual period
began on February 15 and that previously
her periods were regular (28-day cycle). Her
pregnancy test is positive. What is this client's
expected date of birth?
18. "Your cervix is ready for la- A client at 39 weeks gestation overhears
bor." her health care provider say to the nurse,
"Her Bishop score is 10." The client asks the
nurse, "What does that mean?" What is the
nurse's best response?
19. "I expect the discharge from The clinic nurse is reviewing signs of
my vagina will change from pre-term labor with a client at 28 weeks ges-
Verified/Correct/Rationale Graded A+
1. A breastfeeding postpartum client is diag-
nosed with mastitis, and antibiotic therapy
is prescribed. Which instruction should the
nurse provide to this client?
2. Erythromycin ointment An insulin-dependent client with gestational
Scale diabetes mellitus is in the second stage of
Measuring tape labor. What supplies will the delivery nurse
Blood glucose testing kit gather for care of the newborn? (Select all
that apply.)
3. Feeling of nervousness A client is admitted to the hospital at 28
Tachycardia weeks of gestation in preterm labor. The
Restlessness nurse administers three doses of terbutaline
sulfate, 0.25 mg subcutaneously. Which side
effects will the nurse anticipate for this client?
(Select all that apply.)
4. "I hate milk." The nurse is interviewing a newly pregnancy
"I only want to gain 10 client who is 16-years old. Which client state-
pounds." ment indicates teaching is necessary for a
"I refuse to wear maternity safe pregnancy? (Select all that apply.)
clothes."
5. Administer the medication The nurse is preparing to administer an IV
only when the client is hav- pain medication to a client in labor. What will
ing a contraction. the nurse include in this client's plan of care
Assess the fetal heart rate related to the administration of the medica-
(FHR) for 10 minutes prior to tion? (Select all that apply.)
administering the pain med-
ication.
6. Amnihook The nurse is providing care to a laboring
1000 mL of D5LR client with a GTPAL of 75015. The client re-
Oxytocin ports contractions every 2 to 8 minutes, of
moderate intensity, for the past 6 hours. Her
cervical exam upon admission is 4/0/75%,
and membranes are intact. In the next 20
, Mental Health Questions
minutes, what supplies will the nurse gather
for this client? (Select all that apply.)
7. Ask the mother if she desires The nurse is providing care to a postpartum
any more children. client with O negative blood who is antibody
positive. The newborn is O negative. What is
the best nursing action for this client?
8. Site of the vitamin K injec- The nurse is preparing a newborn for dis-
tion charge. There is an order for a hepatitis B
vaccination prior to discharge. When plan-
ning to administer the vaccination, what infor-
mation must the nurse obtain from the infants
chart?
9. Have the client breathe into The nurse instructs a laboring client to use
her cupped hands. accelerated blow breathing. The client begins
to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness.
Which action should the nurse take next?
10. Two weeks before menstrua- The nurse is counseling a couple who has
tion sought information about conceiving. The
couple asks the nurse to explain when ovu-
lation usually occurs. Which statement by the
nurse is correct?
11. Place petroleum ointment A mother expresses fear about changing the
around the glans with each infant's diaper after circumcision. What infor-
diaper change and cleans- mation should the nurse include in the teach-
ing. ing plan?
12. "I am having severe abdomi- The clinic nurse takes a phone call from
nal cramping." a client who reports she is at 12 weeks
"I am passing blood clots gestation. Which statements indicate to the
from my vagina." nurse the client may be having a sponta-
neous abortion? (Select all that apply.)
13. 20010 A 25-year-old client has a positive pregnancy
test. One year ago she had a spontaneous
abortion at 3 months of gestation. What will
, Mental Health Questions
the nurse document in the client's chart re-
garding her GTPAL?
14. Asking the client and her A client in active labor is becoming increas-
partner if they would like the ingly fearful because her contractions are oc-
nurse to stay in the room curring more often than she had expected.
Her partner is also becoming anxious. What
is the nurse's best action?
15. Use condoms when having What specific instructions will the nurse in-
sex. clude in the pregnancy client's teaching plan
Zidovudine prescription who is also human immunodeficiency virus
helps decrease risk of fetal (HIV) positive? (Select all that apply.)
exposure
Breastfeeding is not recom-
mended.
16. Increase the rate of the oxy- A 41-week multigravida is receiving oxytocin
tocin infusion. to augment labor. Contractions are firm and
occurring every 5 minutes, with a 30- to
40-second duration. The fetal heart rate in-
creases with each contraction and returns
to baseline after the contraction. What is the
next nursing action?
17. November 22 On admission to the prenatal clinic, a client
tells the nurse that her last menstrual period
began on February 15 and that previously
her periods were regular (28-day cycle). Her
pregnancy test is positive. What is this client's
expected date of birth?
18. "Your cervix is ready for la- A client at 39 weeks gestation overhears
bor." her health care provider say to the nurse,
"Her Bishop score is 10." The client asks the
nurse, "What does that mean?" What is the
nurse's best response?
19. "I expect the discharge from The clinic nurse is reviewing signs of
my vagina will change from pre-term labor with a client at 28 weeks ges-
