NSG 221 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What is the optimal treatment for OCD?: medication and behavior therapy
combo
SSRis antidepressants such as
Fluvoxamine
Sertraline
These 2 are first line, follow
Venlafaxine
2. Patience on SSRI: Ask if the client has thoughts of suicide.
2 weeks after starting SSRIS depressed clients who taking antidepressants may
have continuo or increase risk of suicidal
3. What the nurse will notice in a patient with eating disorders: Excessive
exercise
Fear of gain weight or become fat
Preoccupied with food, activities, and cooking
Less than the minimum expected bodyweight for the age and height
Eliminates food by self inducing, vomiting or laxatives
4. The nurse is planning care for client with bipolar disorder who is in the
manic phase. Which of the following up intervention should the nurse include
in the clients plan of care?: USE Redirection
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When the client is demonstrating non
acceptable behavior, rather direct them with motor activities that can the desire to
be physically active
5. High risk for relapse for anorexia patients: The clients has had an eating
disorder for over a year
Client with the lowest bodyweight and longest duration of illness tend to relapse
most often and have the poorest outcomes
, 6. What is the drug of choice for somatic disorders: Selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIS)
7. Encourage the client to discuss emotions that we experience during the
visit with the family member: Somatic symptoms
8. What are some factors that influence mood disorder? SATA: 1- Genetics
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1. What is the optimal treatment for OCD?: medication and behavior therapy
combo
SSRis antidepressants such as
Fluvoxamine
Sertraline
These 2 are first line, follow
Venlafaxine
2. Patience on SSRI: Ask if the client has thoughts of suicide.
2 weeks after starting SSRIS depressed clients who taking antidepressants may
have continuo or increase risk of suicidal
3. What the nurse will notice in a patient with eating disorders: Excessive
exercise
Fear of gain weight or become fat
Preoccupied with food, activities, and cooking
Less than the minimum expected bodyweight for the age and height
Eliminates food by self inducing, vomiting or laxatives
4. The nurse is planning care for client with bipolar disorder who is in the
manic phase. Which of the following up intervention should the nurse include
in the clients plan of care?: USE Redirection
1/6
When the client is demonstrating non
acceptable behavior, rather direct them with motor activities that can the desire to
be physically active
5. High risk for relapse for anorexia patients: The clients has had an eating
disorder for over a year
Client with the lowest bodyweight and longest duration of illness tend to relapse
most often and have the poorest outcomes
, 6. What is the drug of choice for somatic disorders: Selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIS)
7. Encourage the client to discuss emotions that we experience during the
visit with the family member: Somatic symptoms
8. What are some factors that influence mood disorder? SATA: 1- Genetics
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