MENTAL HEALTH NUR 180 HONDROS TEST 1
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the interrelated concepts of Mental Health? - Answers - Stress, coping,
cognition
What is the goal of in-patient mental health? - Answers - Least restrictive environment
What should the LPN be aware of to protect the safety of themselves and the staff? -
Answers - Increased anxiety, frustration, agitation (these can lead to violence)
What type of patient would be seen for in-patient treatment? - Answers - Patients that
are in an acute condition (pt who is experiencing hallucinations)
What is the purpose of orienting a client? - Answers - Decrease anxiety, find out what
their daily routine is
Your patient is refusing to attend group therapy, what do you do next? - Answers -
Therapeutic communication- find it why they do not want to attend
What is the first priority in a Crisis Intervention? - Answers - Emotional support
Do Not Harm - Answers - Staff and client safety and most important
What can you do if you need 10 minutes alone with your client? - Answers - Delegate so
you have uninterrupted time, provide privacy, find it about patient daily routines
What is Failure to Probe? - Answers - Failure to investigate during interview or
conversation
Your patient recently lost his spouse and hysterical in your office. What can you do? -
Answers - Provide them with the tools to help them cope
Acceptance - Answers - Communicate a favorable reception. One does not have to
approve of another's behavior
Interest - Answers - Expressing desire to know another person. This is conveyed by
asking about those aspects of a person's life that others often reject
Respect - Answers - Show consideration for another by communicating a willingness to
work with the client. Accept the client's ideas, feelings and rights
Honesty - Answers - Demonstrate this by being consistent, open, and frank.
, Concreteness - Answers - Be specific, to the point and clear. Use understandable
language and avoid the use of jargon.
Assistance - Answers - Commit time and energy to the therapeutic relationships.
Convey that you are present and available
Permission - Answers - Communicate this by conveying the message that it is
acceptable to try new ways of behaving
Protection - Answers - This can be done by ensuring safety. Work with clients to
anticipate trouble spots with new behavior and develop effective ways of dealing with
anticipated or actual problem
Listening - Answers - Active process of receiving information and examining reactions to
messages received (ex. Maintaining eye contact)
Restating - Answers - Repeating main though expressed by client (ex you said that your
mother left you when you were 5 years old?)
Clarification - Answers - Attempting to put into words vague ideas or unexplained clear
thoughts of client (ex I'm not sure what you mean. Can you tell me again?)
Reflection - Answers - Directing back client's ideas, feelings, questions, and content (ex
so you're feeling tense and anxious about a conversation you had with your husband,
right?)
Sharing Perceptions - Answers - Asking a client to verify caregiver's understanding of
client's message (ex you're smiling, but I sense that you are really very angry with me)
Silence - Answers - Lack of verbal communication for therapeutic reason (ex sitting with
client and no verbally communicating interest and involvement)
Lethargic - Answers - Can be verbally aroused; shows decreased wakefulness, may
have periods of excitability alternating with periods of drowsiness
Drowsy/Somnolent - Answers - Wakens with strong stimuli;falls asleep if left in disturbed
Comatose - Answers - Unresponsive to any verbal or painful stimuli
Hyperalertness - Answers - Increased state of alertness or watchfulness
(hypervigilance)
Communication technique for someone with Alzheimer's disease - Answers - Ask only
one questions at a time. More than one question increases confusion
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the interrelated concepts of Mental Health? - Answers - Stress, coping,
cognition
What is the goal of in-patient mental health? - Answers - Least restrictive environment
What should the LPN be aware of to protect the safety of themselves and the staff? -
Answers - Increased anxiety, frustration, agitation (these can lead to violence)
What type of patient would be seen for in-patient treatment? - Answers - Patients that
are in an acute condition (pt who is experiencing hallucinations)
What is the purpose of orienting a client? - Answers - Decrease anxiety, find out what
their daily routine is
Your patient is refusing to attend group therapy, what do you do next? - Answers -
Therapeutic communication- find it why they do not want to attend
What is the first priority in a Crisis Intervention? - Answers - Emotional support
Do Not Harm - Answers - Staff and client safety and most important
What can you do if you need 10 minutes alone with your client? - Answers - Delegate so
you have uninterrupted time, provide privacy, find it about patient daily routines
What is Failure to Probe? - Answers - Failure to investigate during interview or
conversation
Your patient recently lost his spouse and hysterical in your office. What can you do? -
Answers - Provide them with the tools to help them cope
Acceptance - Answers - Communicate a favorable reception. One does not have to
approve of another's behavior
Interest - Answers - Expressing desire to know another person. This is conveyed by
asking about those aspects of a person's life that others often reject
Respect - Answers - Show consideration for another by communicating a willingness to
work with the client. Accept the client's ideas, feelings and rights
Honesty - Answers - Demonstrate this by being consistent, open, and frank.
, Concreteness - Answers - Be specific, to the point and clear. Use understandable
language and avoid the use of jargon.
Assistance - Answers - Commit time and energy to the therapeutic relationships.
Convey that you are present and available
Permission - Answers - Communicate this by conveying the message that it is
acceptable to try new ways of behaving
Protection - Answers - This can be done by ensuring safety. Work with clients to
anticipate trouble spots with new behavior and develop effective ways of dealing with
anticipated or actual problem
Listening - Answers - Active process of receiving information and examining reactions to
messages received (ex. Maintaining eye contact)
Restating - Answers - Repeating main though expressed by client (ex you said that your
mother left you when you were 5 years old?)
Clarification - Answers - Attempting to put into words vague ideas or unexplained clear
thoughts of client (ex I'm not sure what you mean. Can you tell me again?)
Reflection - Answers - Directing back client's ideas, feelings, questions, and content (ex
so you're feeling tense and anxious about a conversation you had with your husband,
right?)
Sharing Perceptions - Answers - Asking a client to verify caregiver's understanding of
client's message (ex you're smiling, but I sense that you are really very angry with me)
Silence - Answers - Lack of verbal communication for therapeutic reason (ex sitting with
client and no verbally communicating interest and involvement)
Lethargic - Answers - Can be verbally aroused; shows decreased wakefulness, may
have periods of excitability alternating with periods of drowsiness
Drowsy/Somnolent - Answers - Wakens with strong stimuli;falls asleep if left in disturbed
Comatose - Answers - Unresponsive to any verbal or painful stimuli
Hyperalertness - Answers - Increased state of alertness or watchfulness
(hypervigilance)
Communication technique for someone with Alzheimer's disease - Answers - Ask only
one questions at a time. More than one question increases confusion
