, RASMUSSEN: MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!
1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about "frangularity"
hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as -
ANSWER - A neologism
2) A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide precautions.
Which measures should be incorporated into the plan of care by the nurse caring for the
patient? (More than one answer is correct.) - ANSWER A.Maintain arm's-length, one-
on-one nursing observation around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
3) A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the left side of my
body merging with the wall, then my face appears and disappears in the mirror." While
listening, the nurse should: - ANSWER maintain a normal social interaction distance
from the patient.
4) Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely outlook on
life during the acute phase of the illness? - ANSWER During an acute phase of major
depression, the client may feel worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
5) A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of treatment.
The patient asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even though my mood is stable
now?" Select the nurse's appropriate response. - ANSWER b. "Taking the medication
every day helps reduce the risk of a relapse."
6) A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-workers and
accusing them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts, "They're all plotting to destroy
me. Isn't that true?" Select the nurse's most therapeutic response. - ANSWER b.
"Feeling that people want to destroy you must be very frightening."
7) A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says, "Nothing is
wrong with me except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse reports the patient smokes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!
1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" or about "frangularity"
hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as -
ANSWER - A neologism
2) A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide precautions.
Which measures should be incorporated into the plan of care by the nurse caring for the
patient? (More than one answer is correct.) - ANSWER A.Maintain arm's-length, one-
on-one nursing observation around the clock.
b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays.
f. Remove all potentially harmful objects from the patient's possession.
3) A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia anxiously says, "I can see the left side of my
body merging with the wall, then my face appears and disappears in the mirror." While
listening, the nurse should: - ANSWER maintain a normal social interaction distance
from the patient.
4) Which statement indicates a patient with major depression is most likely outlook on
life during the acute phase of the illness? - ANSWER During an acute phase of major
depression, the client may feel worthless and deserve bad things to happen personally.
5) A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is in the maintenance phase of treatment.
The patient asks, "Do I have to keep taking this lithium even though my mood is stable
now?" Select the nurse's appropriate response. - ANSWER b. "Taking the medication
every day helps reduce the risk of a relapse."
6) A person has had difficulty keeping a job because of arguing with co-workers and
accusing them of conspiracy. Today the person shouts, "They're all plotting to destroy
me. Isn't that true?" Select the nurse's most therapeutic response. - ANSWER b.
"Feeling that people want to destroy you must be very frightening."
7) A patient is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The patient says, "Nothing is
wrong with me except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse reports the patient smokes
