PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
8TH EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ A client who is a chronic alcoholic says, "My fingers are aching. I
can feel a burning and prickling sensation." Which disorder will the
nurse suspect in the client?
Answer: Peripheral neuropathy
◉ Which disorder is associated with changes in the size and shape of
the brain?
Answer: Fetal alcohol syndrome
◉ Which outcome is desired for the client undergoing the second
stage of treatment for codependency?
Answer: The client should take responsibility for his dysfunctional
behavior.
◉ Which phase of alcoholism is characterized by sickness, loss of
consciousness, squalor, and degradation?
Answer: The crucial phase
, ◉ Which symptoms does the nurse find in a client with chronic
alcoholic myopathy? Select all that apply.
Answer: Gradual muscle wasting
Skeletal muscle weakness
◉ A client who is a heavy smoker complains of a reduction in
excretion of urine. What would be the most appropriate reason for
this?
Answer: Stimulation of the hypothalamus
◉ Which symptoms does a nurse observe in an alcoholic client
diagnosed with acute pancreatitis? Select all that apply.
Answer: Vomiting
Severe epigastric pain
Abdominal distention
◉ An alcoholic client with Wernicke's encephalopathy recently
decided to abstain from alcohol and is receiving thiamine therapy.
What health outcome does the nurse expect in the client from the
therapy? Select all that apply.
8TH EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ A client who is a chronic alcoholic says, "My fingers are aching. I
can feel a burning and prickling sensation." Which disorder will the
nurse suspect in the client?
Answer: Peripheral neuropathy
◉ Which disorder is associated with changes in the size and shape of
the brain?
Answer: Fetal alcohol syndrome
◉ Which outcome is desired for the client undergoing the second
stage of treatment for codependency?
Answer: The client should take responsibility for his dysfunctional
behavior.
◉ Which phase of alcoholism is characterized by sickness, loss of
consciousness, squalor, and degradation?
Answer: The crucial phase
, ◉ Which symptoms does the nurse find in a client with chronic
alcoholic myopathy? Select all that apply.
Answer: Gradual muscle wasting
Skeletal muscle weakness
◉ A client who is a heavy smoker complains of a reduction in
excretion of urine. What would be the most appropriate reason for
this?
Answer: Stimulation of the hypothalamus
◉ Which symptoms does a nurse observe in an alcoholic client
diagnosed with acute pancreatitis? Select all that apply.
Answer: Vomiting
Severe epigastric pain
Abdominal distention
◉ An alcoholic client with Wernicke's encephalopathy recently
decided to abstain from alcohol and is receiving thiamine therapy.
What health outcome does the nurse expect in the client from the
therapy? Select all that apply.
