RN Mental Health Online Practice REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| VERIFIED| A GRADE

A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse document as a negative symptom of this disorder? Anhedonia Negative symptoms of schizophrenia affect a person's ability to interact with others and are less dominant than positive symptoms. These symptoms develop over time. Examples of negative symptoms include flat affect, anergia (lack of energy), anhedonia (inability to enjoy otherwise pleasurable activities), and thought blocking. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner. Talking about positive experiences can help distract the client from their disorientation. A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client requests information about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others." Feelings of blame and anger towards oneself or others are an expected reaction when a client is experiencing a loss. A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? "You might experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication." Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that can cause sexual dysfunction such as anorgasmia and impotence. The nurse should instruct the client to notify the provider if sexual dysfunction occurs. A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to bed!" The nurse questions the client's speech pattern as which of the following? Clang association The nurse should document that the client's speech uses clang associations, which often rhyme or contain a string of words that can have a similar sound. A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Interview the client in a private setting. The nurse should interview clients in a private place when asking questions regarding client health. A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive disorders. Which of the following factors should the nurse include as increasing the risk for depression? Substance use disorder The nurse should identify that clients who have a substance use disorder are at an increased risk for the development of depressive disorders. A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has bipolar disorder and has a prescription for lithium. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the teaching about the medication? "I should eat a regular diet with normal amounts of salt and fluids." The nurse should identify that this statement indicates that the client understands the teaching because normal levels of sodium and fluid need to be maintained to ensure adequate excretion of lithium. If sodium levels are low, the body compensates by decreasing lithium excretion, which can lead to toxicity. A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of substance use disorder and was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. When the nurse attempts to administer oral lorazepam, the client refuses to take the medication and becomes physically aggressive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Do not administer the lorazepam. Clients who are in a facility due to an involuntarily admission retain the right to refuse treatment. Therefore, the nurse should hold the medication and document the client's refusal. A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and is receiving behavioral therapy through operant conditioning. Which of the following client behaviors indicates effectiveness of the therapy? Refrains from manipulating others to earn dining room privileges The goal of operant conditioning is to provide positive reinforcement in return for a desired behavior. Refraining from manipulative behavior is a desired response. A nurse is planning care for a client who has depression and has made frequent suicide attempts. Which of the following statements indicates the client has a decreased risk for suicide? "It is easier to talk about my feelings now." When clients express their feelings, this indicates a positive treatment outcome. For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of schizophrenia. Delusions of grandeur, clang associations, and catatonia are consistent with positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms, the presence of symptoms that are not ordinarily present, include hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and disorganized or bizarre thoughts, behaviors, or speech. Absence of intonation in speech, alogia, and withdrawal from social activities are consistent with negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms, or the absence of something that should be present, include lack of goal-directed behavior, decrease in participation in social activities, and a flat affect. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse, "I hear voices telling me what to do." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Ask the client what the voices are saying. It is important for the nurse to ask the client directly about the hallucinations to determine if the client or others are at risk for injury. A nurse is caring for a client who has a recent diagnosis of mild Alzheimer's disease. The client's partner asks the nurse about expected manifestations. The nurse should teach the partner to expect which of the following manifestations to occur first? Frequently misplaces objects According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should identify that mild cognitive impairment, such as frequently misplacing objects, is one of the first manifestations expected to occur for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. As the disease progresses, other manifestations of moderate and severe cognitive impairment will occur. A nurse in a providers office is collecting a health history from the guardian of a school-age child who has been taking atomoxetine. Which of the following adverse effects reported by the guardian is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? Dark urine The greatest risk for the child is liver damage from atomoxetine, which can progress to liver failure and death. Therefore, this is the nurse's priority finding. A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active listening? Attention to body language Use of active listening involves identifying verbal and nonverbal communication by the client, which includes attention to body language. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to begin undergoing light therapy at home. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Avoid looking directly at the light during treatment. Light therapy, or phototherapy, can cause sensitivity to light. To minimize this effect, the client should avoid looking directly at the light. A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who is being admitted to an acute care unit following a suicide attempt. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? Arrange one-to-one observation of the client. The greatest risk to the client is self-injury. Therefore, the priority nursing intervention is one-to-one observation to promote client safety. A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy and will receive succinycholine. The client asks the nurse about this medication. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? "Succinylcholine is given to reduce muscle movements during therapy." Succinylcholine is a muscle-paralyzing agent that will decrease muscle movement during the procedure so the client is less likely to be injured. A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and reports that they stopped taking lithium 2 weeks ago. The nurse should recognize which of the following as an expected adverse effect that might have caused the client to stop taking the medication? Hand tremors Fine hand tremors are an expected adverse effect of lithium and can interfere with performance of ADLs, causing the client to stop taking the medication. Complete the following sentence by using the list of options. The client is at risk of developing Hypertensive crisis is correct. Selegiline is a MAOI medication used to treat depression. Foods that contain tyramine, such as aged cheese, yeast, and smoked or aged meats should not be consumed because this can cause a hypertensive crisis. Other manifestations of hypertensive crisis include chest pain, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, tachycardia, palpitations, and fever. Due to Consuming foods high in tyramine is correct. The nurse should identify that consuming foods high in tyramine while taking an MAOI can lead to a hypertensive crisis. Selegiline is a MAOI medication used to treat depression. Foods that contain tyramine, such as aged cheese, yeast, and smoked or aged meats should not be consumed. Other manifestations of hypertensive crisis include chest pain, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, tachycardia, palpitations, and fever. A nurse is admitting a female client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect during the admission assessment? Orthostatic hypotension Low weight, electrolyte imbalances, starvation, and dehydration cause