Mental Health Quizzes 1 through 5 Questions
With Complete Solutions
"Latent schizophrenic"- behavior is odd but does
not reach the level of schizophrenia. Correct
Answers Schizotypal
A nurse caring for a patient taking a selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) will develop
outcome criteria related to:
A. Coherent thought processes
B. Improvement in depression
C. Reduced levels of Anxiety
D. Decreased extrapyramidal symptoms. Correct
Answers B. Improvement in depression
A patient accompanied her boyfriend to the
emergency department after the two had been in a
motorcycle accident. The boyfriend was badly hurt,
but the patient had only minor cuts and bruises
and was discharged. She mentioned to the nurse
that since she was driving, she should have been
the one to be injured. Twenty-four hours later,
while visiting her boyfriend, the patient reported
that she was unable to move from her chair and
unable to walk. Diagnostic workup revealed no
physical reason for the problem. The anxiety relief
behavior the patient is demonstrating is:
A. projection
B. conversion
,C. sublimation
D. reframing. Correct Answers B. conversion
A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder has an
unstable mood, aggressiveness, agitation,
talkativeness, and irritability. The nurse expects
the health care provider to prescribe a medication
from which group?
A. Psychostimulant
B. Mood stabilizers
C. Anticholinergics
D. Antidepressants Correct Answers B. Mood
stabilizers
A patient is brought into the emergency
department after trying to overdose on 100 tablets
of Tylenol that they took with a pint of whiskey.
They report active suicidal ideation with a plan to
overdose again if given the opportunity. The
physician decides to admit the patient on an
involuntary hold because they are:
a. An imminent danger to others
b. Gravely disabled
c. An imminent danger to themselves
d. Inebriated Correct Answers c. An imminent
danger to themselves
A patient is prescribed a benzodiazepine to treat
his anxiety. It is most important for the nurse to
assess the patient's:
, A. Family Support
B. Alcohol or illegal drug use
C. Motivation for treatment
D. Sleep Habits Correct Answers B. Alcohol or
illegal drug use
A patient reports that nothing is wrong with him
except a chest cold he's had for a couple weeks
and "hasn't been able to shake off." His wife is very
worried and says he smokes, coughs a lot, has lost
15 pounds, and is easily fatigued. Which of the
following statements best describes this situation?
A. The patient is using suppression to cope
adaptively.
B. The patient is using suppression to cope
maladaptively.
C. The patient is using denial to cope adaptively.
C. The patient is using denial to cope
maladaptively. Correct Answers C. The patient is
using denial to cope maladaptively.
A patient was arrested for breaking windows in the
home of a former domestic partner. The patient's
history also reveals childhood abuse by a punitive
parent, torturing family pets, and an arrest for
disorderly conduct. Which nursing diagnosis has
priority?
A. Risk for injury
B. Ineffective coping
C. Impaired social interaction
With Complete Solutions
"Latent schizophrenic"- behavior is odd but does
not reach the level of schizophrenia. Correct
Answers Schizotypal
A nurse caring for a patient taking a selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) will develop
outcome criteria related to:
A. Coherent thought processes
B. Improvement in depression
C. Reduced levels of Anxiety
D. Decreased extrapyramidal symptoms. Correct
Answers B. Improvement in depression
A patient accompanied her boyfriend to the
emergency department after the two had been in a
motorcycle accident. The boyfriend was badly hurt,
but the patient had only minor cuts and bruises
and was discharged. She mentioned to the nurse
that since she was driving, she should have been
the one to be injured. Twenty-four hours later,
while visiting her boyfriend, the patient reported
that she was unable to move from her chair and
unable to walk. Diagnostic workup revealed no
physical reason for the problem. The anxiety relief
behavior the patient is demonstrating is:
A. projection
B. conversion
,C. sublimation
D. reframing. Correct Answers B. conversion
A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder has an
unstable mood, aggressiveness, agitation,
talkativeness, and irritability. The nurse expects
the health care provider to prescribe a medication
from which group?
A. Psychostimulant
B. Mood stabilizers
C. Anticholinergics
D. Antidepressants Correct Answers B. Mood
stabilizers
A patient is brought into the emergency
department after trying to overdose on 100 tablets
of Tylenol that they took with a pint of whiskey.
They report active suicidal ideation with a plan to
overdose again if given the opportunity. The
physician decides to admit the patient on an
involuntary hold because they are:
a. An imminent danger to others
b. Gravely disabled
c. An imminent danger to themselves
d. Inebriated Correct Answers c. An imminent
danger to themselves
A patient is prescribed a benzodiazepine to treat
his anxiety. It is most important for the nurse to
assess the patient's:
, A. Family Support
B. Alcohol or illegal drug use
C. Motivation for treatment
D. Sleep Habits Correct Answers B. Alcohol or
illegal drug use
A patient reports that nothing is wrong with him
except a chest cold he's had for a couple weeks
and "hasn't been able to shake off." His wife is very
worried and says he smokes, coughs a lot, has lost
15 pounds, and is easily fatigued. Which of the
following statements best describes this situation?
A. The patient is using suppression to cope
adaptively.
B. The patient is using suppression to cope
maladaptively.
C. The patient is using denial to cope adaptively.
C. The patient is using denial to cope
maladaptively. Correct Answers C. The patient is
using denial to cope maladaptively.
A patient was arrested for breaking windows in the
home of a former domestic partner. The patient's
history also reveals childhood abuse by a punitive
parent, torturing family pets, and an arrest for
disorderly conduct. Which nursing diagnosis has
priority?
A. Risk for injury
B. Ineffective coping
C. Impaired social interaction
