PRN 1562 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | BEST 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Interventions when a client is at risk for suicide? ANSWER -Remove shoestrings, curtain
Rods and glass items. Give the client plastic wear to eat with.
Signs of a bipolar manic episode? ANSWER -Risky behavior, high self esteem
When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is? ANSWER -calm but firm,
be consistent, short explanations, redirect energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? ANSWER -assess dementia by assessing
the client's cognitive status through a series of questions such as: word recall and following
directions such as drawing a clock face
Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? ANSWER -they have a family history or is abused
Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) ANSWER -emotional effect that nurses
and other health care workers may experience by being indirectly traumatized when
helping or trying to help a person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
Restraints are used if? ANSWER --patient is a danger to themselves or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
Signs of anxiety includes? ANSWER -impending doom, chest tightness, increased blood
pressure
, Lamictal(lamotrigine) ANSWER -Used to treat bipolar disorder and can cause a rash
called steven-Johnson syndrome
Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? ANSWER -depression
Citalopram and selegiline should? ANSWER -not be combined. It can cause serotonin
syndrome. Signs include confusion, hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure,
increased heart rate, blurred vision, tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe cases
may result in coma or death
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? ANSWER -OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) side
effects are sexual dysfunction and suicidal thinking
Obsessions are what? ANSWER -what they think thoughts
A compulsion is what? ANSWER -what they do actions
Compulsions includes? ANSWER -repetitive or irresistible behaviors like counting,
chanting, checking, washing, tapping and ordering
. Buspirone used to treat? ANSWER -anxiety
side effects are sedation
Valproic Acid (Depakote) ANSWER -anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer
used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver function. Side effects include birth
defects
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) ANSWER -Antidepressants that increase the action of
neurotransimtters by blocking their removal (reuptake) from the synapses (spaces between
nerve cells). (1)
Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine retention, tachycardia, constipation
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | BEST 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Interventions when a client is at risk for suicide? ANSWER -Remove shoestrings, curtain
Rods and glass items. Give the client plastic wear to eat with.
Signs of a bipolar manic episode? ANSWER -Risky behavior, high self esteem
When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is? ANSWER -calm but firm,
be consistent, short explanations, redirect energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? ANSWER -assess dementia by assessing
the client's cognitive status through a series of questions such as: word recall and following
directions such as drawing a clock face
Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? ANSWER -they have a family history or is abused
Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) ANSWER -emotional effect that nurses
and other health care workers may experience by being indirectly traumatized when
helping or trying to help a person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
Restraints are used if? ANSWER --patient is a danger to themselves or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
Signs of anxiety includes? ANSWER -impending doom, chest tightness, increased blood
pressure
, Lamictal(lamotrigine) ANSWER -Used to treat bipolar disorder and can cause a rash
called steven-Johnson syndrome
Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? ANSWER -depression
Citalopram and selegiline should? ANSWER -not be combined. It can cause serotonin
syndrome. Signs include confusion, hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure,
increased heart rate, blurred vision, tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe cases
may result in coma or death
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? ANSWER -OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) side
effects are sexual dysfunction and suicidal thinking
Obsessions are what? ANSWER -what they think thoughts
A compulsion is what? ANSWER -what they do actions
Compulsions includes? ANSWER -repetitive or irresistible behaviors like counting,
chanting, checking, washing, tapping and ordering
. Buspirone used to treat? ANSWER -anxiety
side effects are sedation
Valproic Acid (Depakote) ANSWER -anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer
used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver function. Side effects include birth
defects
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) ANSWER -Antidepressants that increase the action of
neurotransimtters by blocking their removal (reuptake) from the synapses (spaces between
nerve cells). (1)
Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine retention, tachycardia, constipation
