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RASMUSSEN: MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 GRADE A+ WITH BEST
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS YEAR 2025
The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of an antipsychotic on negative symptoms of
psychosis. Which of the following symptoms would be classified as negative symptoms of
psychosis? - -answer--Blunted affect
Poverty of thought
Loss of motivation
Inability to experience pleasure or joy
A 39-year-old woman is recently divorced and is learning to cope with additional stressors.
Which of the following best demonstrate(s) that she is utilizing positive coping strategies to
manage her stress? (Select all that apply). - -answer--3. control stress by increased physical
activity.
A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of treatment. The patient
asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even though my mood is stable now?" Select the
nurse's appropriate response. - -answer--b. "Taking the medication every day helps reduce the
risk of a relapse."
A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-workers and accusing
them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts, "They're all plotting to destroy me. Isn't that
true?" Select the nurse's most therapeutic response. - -answer--b. "Feeling that people want to
destroy you must be very frightening."
A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says, "Nothing is wrong with me
except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse reports the patient smokes and coughs a lot, has lost
15 pounds, and is easily fatigued. Which defense mechanism is the patient using? - -answer--
Denial
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A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous, diaphoretic, tachycardia and
dyspneic. A workup in an emergency department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis
should a nurse suspect, and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurse's first priority? - -
answer--Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety
The nurse is providing health teaching for a patient who has been prescribed Phenelzine
(Nardil) for depression and provides a written list of foods that should not be eaten while taking
this medication. What is the potential problem if the patient is not compliant with these dietary
restrictions? - -answer--hypertensive crisis
foods with tyramine in it - -answer--Aged meats or aged cheeses, protein extracts, sour cream,
alcohol, anchovies, liver, sausages, overripe figs, bananas, avocados, chocolate, soy sauce, bean
curd, natural yogurt, fava beans—tyramine-containing foods—may precipitate hypertensive
crisis. Avoid chocolate or caffeine.
Herbal: Ginseng, ephedra, ma huang, St. John's wort may cause hypertensive crisis.
For depression that is refractory to TCAs. Avoid certain foods such as - -answer--cheese, sour
cream, wine, beer, figs, anchovies, shrimp, bananas, and chocolate, and avoid drugs (e.g., TCAs).
Risk for hypertensive crisis:
Avoid self-medication. WHY? - -answer--OTC preparations containing dextromethorphan,
sympathomimetic agents, or antihistamines (e.g., cough, cold, and hay fever remedies, appetite
suppressants) can precipitate severe hypertensive reactions if taken during therapy or within 2-
3 wk after discontinuation of an MAO inhibitor.
10) Which piece of subjective data obtained during the nurse's psychosocial assessment of a
client experiencing severe anxiety would indicate the possibility of obsessive-compulsive
disorder? - -answer--a. "I have to keep checking to see where my car keys are."
4. change her reactions to stress with cognitive behavioral
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therapy.
Which nursing diagnosis is likely to apply to an individual with severe and persistent mental
illness who is homeless - -answer--Chronic low self-esteem
A patient with depression is receiving imipramine (Tofranil) 200 mg every night at bedtime.
Which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to collaborate with the health care provider
regarding potentially hazardous side effects of this - -answer--Urinary retention
A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about "frangularity" hiding in
the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as - -answer--- A neologism
A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide precautions. Which
measures should be incorporated into the plan of care by the nurse caring for the patient?
(More than one answer is correct.) - -answer--A.Maintain arm's-length, one-on-one nursing
observation around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the left side of my body
merging with the wall, then my face appears and disappears in the mirror." While listening, the
nurse should: - -answer--maintain a normal social interaction distance from the patient.
Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely outlook on life during
the acute phase of the illness? - -answer--During an acute phase of major depression, the client
may feel worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for
completing suicide? - -answer--d. A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate
gland.
RASMUSSEN: MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 GRADE A+ WITH BEST
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS YEAR 2025
The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of an antipsychotic on negative symptoms of
psychosis. Which of the following symptoms would be classified as negative symptoms of
psychosis? - -answer--Blunted affect
Poverty of thought
Loss of motivation
Inability to experience pleasure or joy
A 39-year-old woman is recently divorced and is learning to cope with additional stressors.
Which of the following best demonstrate(s) that she is utilizing positive coping strategies to
manage her stress? (Select all that apply). - -answer--3. control stress by increased physical
activity.
A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of treatment. The patient
asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even though my mood is stable now?" Select the
nurse's appropriate response. - -answer--b. "Taking the medication every day helps reduce the
risk of a relapse."
A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-workers and accusing
them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts, "They're all plotting to destroy me. Isn't that
true?" Select the nurse's most therapeutic response. - -answer--b. "Feeling that people want to
destroy you must be very frightening."
A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says, "Nothing is wrong with me
except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse reports the patient smokes and coughs a lot, has lost
15 pounds, and is easily fatigued. Which defense mechanism is the patient using? - -answer--
Denial
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A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous, diaphoretic, tachycardia and
dyspneic. A workup in an emergency department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis
should a nurse suspect, and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurse's first priority? - -
answer--Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety
The nurse is providing health teaching for a patient who has been prescribed Phenelzine
(Nardil) for depression and provides a written list of foods that should not be eaten while taking
this medication. What is the potential problem if the patient is not compliant with these dietary
restrictions? - -answer--hypertensive crisis
foods with tyramine in it - -answer--Aged meats or aged cheeses, protein extracts, sour cream,
alcohol, anchovies, liver, sausages, overripe figs, bananas, avocados, chocolate, soy sauce, bean
curd, natural yogurt, fava beans—tyramine-containing foods—may precipitate hypertensive
crisis. Avoid chocolate or caffeine.
Herbal: Ginseng, ephedra, ma huang, St. John's wort may cause hypertensive crisis.
For depression that is refractory to TCAs. Avoid certain foods such as - -answer--cheese, sour
cream, wine, beer, figs, anchovies, shrimp, bananas, and chocolate, and avoid drugs (e.g., TCAs).
Risk for hypertensive crisis:
Avoid self-medication. WHY? - -answer--OTC preparations containing dextromethorphan,
sympathomimetic agents, or antihistamines (e.g., cough, cold, and hay fever remedies, appetite
suppressants) can precipitate severe hypertensive reactions if taken during therapy or within 2-
3 wk after discontinuation of an MAO inhibitor.
10) Which piece of subjective data obtained during the nurse's psychosocial assessment of a
client experiencing severe anxiety would indicate the possibility of obsessive-compulsive
disorder? - -answer--a. "I have to keep checking to see where my car keys are."
4. change her reactions to stress with cognitive behavioral
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therapy.
Which nursing diagnosis is likely to apply to an individual with severe and persistent mental
illness who is homeless - -answer--Chronic low self-esteem
A patient with depression is receiving imipramine (Tofranil) 200 mg every night at bedtime.
Which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to collaborate with the health care provider
regarding potentially hazardous side effects of this - -answer--Urinary retention
A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about "frangularity" hiding in
the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as - -answer--- A neologism
A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide precautions. Which
measures should be incorporated into the plan of care by the nurse caring for the patient?
(More than one answer is correct.) - -answer--A.Maintain arm's-length, one-on-one nursing
observation around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the left side of my body
merging with the wall, then my face appears and disappears in the mirror." While listening, the
nurse should: - -answer--maintain a normal social interaction distance from the patient.
Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely outlook on life during
the acute phase of the illness? - -answer--During an acute phase of major depression, the client
may feel worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for
completing suicide? - -answer--d. A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate
gland.
