Mental Health Technician Practice Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers
A |male |inpatient |client |who |is |experiencing |depression |has |no |interest |in |eating. |He |skips |meals |
frequently |and |has |been |losing |weight. |What |is |the |best |nursing |action |in |this |situation?
a. |Ask |the |client |to |"Please |eat |one |meal |for |me."
b. |Leave |food |with |him |at |mealtime |and |offer |snacks |frequently. |
c. |Give |the |client |information |on |the |benefits |of |good |nutrition.
d. |Remove |client |privileges |every |time |he |doesn't |eat |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Children |are |at |greater |risk |for |committing |suicide |if |they |have |____ |problems.
a. |Family |
b. |Social |
c. |Mental |health |
d. |Acute |physical |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Mental |health
A |15-year-old |female |is |seen |in |the |clinic |for |episodes |of |cutting |herself |since |her |parents |divorced |six
|6 |months |ago. |Which |nursing |diagnosis |is |a |priority |for |this |client?
a. |Behavior, |risk-prone |health |
b. |Spiritual |distress |
c. |Social |interaction, |impaired |
d. |Family |processes, |interrupted |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Behavior, |risk-prone |health
An |adult |female |inpatient |client |with |a |diagnosis |of |paranoid |schizophrenia |will |not |take |her |
medications |from |the |nurse. |She |states, |"I |know |you |are |poisoning |that |medicine." |Which |nursing |
action |is |most |appropriate?
a. |Promise |the |client |that |the |staff |would |not |do |anything |to |harm |her.
b. |Let |the |client |watch |the |medication |preparation |process.
c. |Administer |medications |to |her |in |unit |dose |packages |so |that |she |can |open |the |packages |herself. |
, d. |Allow |the |client |to |retrieve |the |medications |out |of |the |medication |cart |with |supervision. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-C. |Administer |medications |to |her |in |unit |dose |packages |so |that |she |can |open |the |
packages |hers
A |7-year-old |male |client |displays |behaviors |such |as |an |inability |to |make |eye |contact |with |others, |
inappropriate |facial |expressions, |difficulty |in |making |friends, |and |showing |little |emotion |with |family |
members. |He |talks |with |adults |but |is |awkward |in |his |conversation. |Given |these |behaviors, |what |is |this
|client |most |likely |experiencing?
a. |Childhood |disintegrative |disorder
b. |Asperger's |syndrome |
c. |Dyslexia
d. |Rett |syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Asperger's |syndrome
A |newly |admitted |elderly |client |seems |to |become |confused |and |agitated |every |evening |after |dinner. |
This |client |most |likely |is |suffering |from:
a. |Alzheimer's |disease
b. |Acute |dementia
c. |Sundown |syndrome |
d. |Delirium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Sundown |syndrome
A |12-year-old |female |client |with |a |normal |IQ |has |difficulty |with |math |at |school. |She |performs |well |in |
all |subjects |except |math, |for |which |she |is |unable |to |earn |above |a |grade |of |"D," |no |matter |how |much |
she |studies. |What |is |this |client |most |likely |suffering |from?
a. |Mental |retardation
b. |A |learning |disorder |
c. |Pervasive |developmental |disorder
d. |An |anxiety |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |A |learning |disorder
Social |and |emotional |development |occurs |at |a |more |simple |level |in |the |child |who |is |_____ |years |old.
a. |5 |
b. |8
c. |10
Questions With Correct Answers
A |male |inpatient |client |who |is |experiencing |depression |has |no |interest |in |eating. |He |skips |meals |
frequently |and |has |been |losing |weight. |What |is |the |best |nursing |action |in |this |situation?
a. |Ask |the |client |to |"Please |eat |one |meal |for |me."
b. |Leave |food |with |him |at |mealtime |and |offer |snacks |frequently. |
c. |Give |the |client |information |on |the |benefits |of |good |nutrition.
d. |Remove |client |privileges |every |time |he |doesn't |eat |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Children |are |at |greater |risk |for |committing |suicide |if |they |have |____ |problems.
a. |Family |
b. |Social |
c. |Mental |health |
d. |Acute |physical |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Mental |health
A |15-year-old |female |is |seen |in |the |clinic |for |episodes |of |cutting |herself |since |her |parents |divorced |six
|6 |months |ago. |Which |nursing |diagnosis |is |a |priority |for |this |client?
a. |Behavior, |risk-prone |health |
b. |Spiritual |distress |
c. |Social |interaction, |impaired |
d. |Family |processes, |interrupted |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Behavior, |risk-prone |health
An |adult |female |inpatient |client |with |a |diagnosis |of |paranoid |schizophrenia |will |not |take |her |
medications |from |the |nurse. |She |states, |"I |know |you |are |poisoning |that |medicine." |Which |nursing |
action |is |most |appropriate?
a. |Promise |the |client |that |the |staff |would |not |do |anything |to |harm |her.
b. |Let |the |client |watch |the |medication |preparation |process.
c. |Administer |medications |to |her |in |unit |dose |packages |so |that |she |can |open |the |packages |herself. |
, d. |Allow |the |client |to |retrieve |the |medications |out |of |the |medication |cart |with |supervision. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-C. |Administer |medications |to |her |in |unit |dose |packages |so |that |she |can |open |the |
packages |hers
A |7-year-old |male |client |displays |behaviors |such |as |an |inability |to |make |eye |contact |with |others, |
inappropriate |facial |expressions, |difficulty |in |making |friends, |and |showing |little |emotion |with |family |
members. |He |talks |with |adults |but |is |awkward |in |his |conversation. |Given |these |behaviors, |what |is |this
|client |most |likely |experiencing?
a. |Childhood |disintegrative |disorder
b. |Asperger's |syndrome |
c. |Dyslexia
d. |Rett |syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Asperger's |syndrome
A |newly |admitted |elderly |client |seems |to |become |confused |and |agitated |every |evening |after |dinner. |
This |client |most |likely |is |suffering |from:
a. |Alzheimer's |disease
b. |Acute |dementia
c. |Sundown |syndrome |
d. |Delirium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Sundown |syndrome
A |12-year-old |female |client |with |a |normal |IQ |has |difficulty |with |math |at |school. |She |performs |well |in |
all |subjects |except |math, |for |which |she |is |unable |to |earn |above |a |grade |of |"D," |no |matter |how |much |
she |studies. |What |is |this |client |most |likely |suffering |from?
a. |Mental |retardation
b. |A |learning |disorder |
c. |Pervasive |developmental |disorder
d. |An |anxiety |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |A |learning |disorder
Social |and |emotional |development |occurs |at |a |more |simple |level |in |the |child |who |is |_____ |years |old.
a. |5 |
b. |8
c. |10
