Test 1 Practice Questions- Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing with correct answers 100%

Test 1 Practice Questions- Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing with correct answers 100% While evaluating the mental status of a client with schizophrenia, the nurse asks the client, "Where are you now?" What is the nurse trying to assess in the client? 1. Orientation to time 2. Orientation to place 3. Orientation to person 4. Orientation to situation - Correct Answer 2. Orientation to place The nurse instructs the client to tear a piece of paper in half and put it in the trash can. What is the nurse trying to evaluate in the client through this instruction? 1. Abstract thinking 2. Ability to concentrate 3. Understanding spatial relationships 4. Ability to follow simple verbal commands - Correct Answer 4. Ability to follow simple verbal commands The nurse is performing a brief mental status evaluation in a client with psychiatric illness. Which question should the nurse ask the client to assess abstract thinking? 1. "What year is it? What month is it? What day is it?" 2. "Repeat these words now: bell, book, and candle." 3. "What does this mean: 'No use crying over spilled milk'?" 4. "Tear this piece of paper in half and put it in the trash can." - Correct Answer 3. "What does this mean: 'No use crying over spilled milk'?" What information does the nurse find under the section "mood/affect" in the mental history form? 1. Euphoria 2. Obsessions 3. Projection 4. Acceptance - Correct Answer 1. Euphoria When does a client with schizophrenia require risperidone therapy? 1. When the client experiences hallucinations 2. When the client expresses fear of failure 3. When the client has an unkempt appearance 4. When the client exhibits social withdrawal - Correct Answer 1. When the client experiences hallucinations A client with mental illness is admitted in the psychiatric unit. After admitting the client, the nurse interviews the client's family members, reviews the client's records, and performs a