NEUROCOGNITIVE
DISORDERS AND MENTAL
HEALTH
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. Which statement about mental health illness is accurate?
Answer: c) Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, and the group
defining it
2. A client states she is returning to school next semester and has some
concerns. Which of the following would be considered the most therapeutic
response by the nurse?
Answer: a) Tell me more about your plan
3. The client states his assigned nurse reminds him of his very stern aunt. This
statement is an example of what type of issue that can occur in the nurse-
client relationship?
Answer: c) Transference
4. A client becomes agitated and shouts at the nurse, "If you come any closer, I
will hit you." What is the best response by the nurse?
Answer: c) I am not planning to come any closer. What is happening now?
5. A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 75 mg IM per week. Available
is haloperidol 100 mg/mL for injection. How many mL would the nurse
administer per dose (round to the nearest tenth)?
Answer: a) 0.75 mL
6. A mental health technician asks the nurse, "How do psychiatrists determine
which diagnosis to give to a client?" Which is the nurse’s best response?
Answer: a) Psychiatrists use criteria from the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
7. What is the situation in which the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) rule can be breached?
Answer: b) A duty to warn a client’s potential victims of harm
8. An adult client is grieving about the loss of his spouse. Which statement by
the client would warrant immediate nursing intervention?
Answer: b) I would be better off dead
9. A client admitted to the inpatient psychiatric hospital wants to try a holistic
approach to her treatment instead of the provider’s suggested plan. The
nurse will talk to the provider about the holistic treatment being
incorporated into her care. Which ethical principle is the nurse following?
Answer: a) Advocating for the client
10. Which of the following terms could be used to describe and document a
client’s mood on a mental health assessment? (Select all that apply)
Answer: a) Depressed, b) Labile, d) Irritable
DISORDERS AND MENTAL
HEALTH
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. Which statement about mental health illness is accurate?
Answer: c) Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, and the group
defining it
2. A client states she is returning to school next semester and has some
concerns. Which of the following would be considered the most therapeutic
response by the nurse?
Answer: a) Tell me more about your plan
3. The client states his assigned nurse reminds him of his very stern aunt. This
statement is an example of what type of issue that can occur in the nurse-
client relationship?
Answer: c) Transference
4. A client becomes agitated and shouts at the nurse, "If you come any closer, I
will hit you." What is the best response by the nurse?
Answer: c) I am not planning to come any closer. What is happening now?
5. A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 75 mg IM per week. Available
is haloperidol 100 mg/mL for injection. How many mL would the nurse
administer per dose (round to the nearest tenth)?
Answer: a) 0.75 mL
6. A mental health technician asks the nurse, "How do psychiatrists determine
which diagnosis to give to a client?" Which is the nurse’s best response?
Answer: a) Psychiatrists use criteria from the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
7. What is the situation in which the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) rule can be breached?
Answer: b) A duty to warn a client’s potential victims of harm
8. An adult client is grieving about the loss of his spouse. Which statement by
the client would warrant immediate nursing intervention?
Answer: b) I would be better off dead
9. A client admitted to the inpatient psychiatric hospital wants to try a holistic
approach to her treatment instead of the provider’s suggested plan. The
nurse will talk to the provider about the holistic treatment being
incorporated into her care. Which ethical principle is the nurse following?
Answer: a) Advocating for the client
10. Which of the following terms could be used to describe and document a
client’s mood on a mental health assessment? (Select all that apply)
Answer: a) Depressed, b) Labile, d) Irritable
