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NSG 3450 EXAM 1 (GALEN) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
A nurse is assessing a patient who graduated at the top of his class but
now obsesses about being incompetent in his new job. The nurse
recognizes that this patient may benefit from which of the following
types of psychotherapy?
1. interpersonal
2. operant conditioning
3. behavioral
4. cognitive behavioral - Correct Answer -4
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the most basic needs
category for nurses to address is:
1. physiological
2. safety
3. love and belonging
4. self-actualization - Correct Answer -1
Linda is terrified of spiders and cannot explain why. Because she lives in
a wooded area, she would like to overcome this overwhelming fear. Her
nurse practitioner suggests which therapy?
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1. behavioral
2. biofeedback
3. aversion
4. systematic desensitization - Correct Answer -4
A nursing study new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer
what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
1. nursing interventions classification (NIC)
2. nursing outcomes classification (NOC)
3. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
4. DSM-5 - Correct Answer -4
Which of the following activities would be considered nursing care and
appropriate to be performed by a basic level nurse for a patient suffering
from mental illness?
1. treating major depression
2. teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
3. conducting psychotherapy
4. prescribing antidepressant medication - Correct Answer -2
Besides anxiety agents, which classification of drugs is also commonly
given to treat anxiety and anxiety disorders?
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1. antipsychotics
2. mood stabilizers
3. antidepressants
4. cholinesterase inhibitors - Correct Answer -3
A patient being treated for insomnia is prescribed ramelteon (Rozerem).
Which comorbid mental health condition would make this medication
the hypnotic of choice for this particular patient?
1. OCD
2. generalized anxiety disorder
3. persistent depressive disorder
4. substance use disorder - Correct Answer -4
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of
abnormal movement disorders among individuals who take therapeutic
dosages?
1. SSRIs
2. antipsychotics
3. benzodiazepines
4. tricyclic antidepressants - Correct Answer -2
A nurse reviews an order for a CYP450 test. He explains to his patient
from Thailand that the test will determine how the antidepressant will
be:
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1. metabolized
2. absorbed
3. administered
4. excreted - Correct Answer -1
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients.
The patient who should be most carefully assessed for fluid and
electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving:
1. lithium (eskalith)
2. clozapine (clozaril)
3. diazepam (valium)
4. amitriptyline - Correct Answer -1
A psychiatric nurse is reviewing prescriptions for a patient with major
depression at the county clinic. Since the patient have a mild intellectual
disability, the nurse would question which classification of
antidepressant drugs:
1. SSRI
2. MAOI
3. SNRI
4. all of the above - Correct Answer -2
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs for a
restrained patient include: select all that apply
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NSG 3450 EXAM 1 (GALEN) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
A nurse is assessing a patient who graduated at the top of his class but
now obsesses about being incompetent in his new job. The nurse
recognizes that this patient may benefit from which of the following
types of psychotherapy?
1. interpersonal
2. operant conditioning
3. behavioral
4. cognitive behavioral - Correct Answer -4
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the most basic needs
category for nurses to address is:
1. physiological
2. safety
3. love and belonging
4. self-actualization - Correct Answer -1
Linda is terrified of spiders and cannot explain why. Because she lives in
a wooded area, she would like to overcome this overwhelming fear. Her
nurse practitioner suggests which therapy?
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,Page 2 of 111
1. behavioral
2. biofeedback
3. aversion
4. systematic desensitization - Correct Answer -4
A nursing study new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer
what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
1. nursing interventions classification (NIC)
2. nursing outcomes classification (NOC)
3. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
4. DSM-5 - Correct Answer -4
Which of the following activities would be considered nursing care and
appropriate to be performed by a basic level nurse for a patient suffering
from mental illness?
1. treating major depression
2. teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
3. conducting psychotherapy
4. prescribing antidepressant medication - Correct Answer -2
Besides anxiety agents, which classification of drugs is also commonly
given to treat anxiety and anxiety disorders?
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1. antipsychotics
2. mood stabilizers
3. antidepressants
4. cholinesterase inhibitors - Correct Answer -3
A patient being treated for insomnia is prescribed ramelteon (Rozerem).
Which comorbid mental health condition would make this medication
the hypnotic of choice for this particular patient?
1. OCD
2. generalized anxiety disorder
3. persistent depressive disorder
4. substance use disorder - Correct Answer -4
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of
abnormal movement disorders among individuals who take therapeutic
dosages?
1. SSRIs
2. antipsychotics
3. benzodiazepines
4. tricyclic antidepressants - Correct Answer -2
A nurse reviews an order for a CYP450 test. He explains to his patient
from Thailand that the test will determine how the antidepressant will
be:
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1. metabolized
2. absorbed
3. administered
4. excreted - Correct Answer -1
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients.
The patient who should be most carefully assessed for fluid and
electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving:
1. lithium (eskalith)
2. clozapine (clozaril)
3. diazepam (valium)
4. amitriptyline - Correct Answer -1
A psychiatric nurse is reviewing prescriptions for a patient with major
depression at the county clinic. Since the patient have a mild intellectual
disability, the nurse would question which classification of
antidepressant drugs:
1. SSRI
2. MAOI
3. SNRI
4. all of the above - Correct Answer -2
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs for a
restrained patient include: select all that apply
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