Finall Exam:l NRl 547/l NR547l (Newl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Differentiall Diagnosisl inl
Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Al 50-year-oldl clientl presentsl withl depressedl mood,l insomnia,l andl anhedonia.l Herl
partnerl ofl 24l yearsl recentlyl filedl forl divorce.l Whatl isl thel mostl appropriatel diagnosisl
forl thisl client?
Answer:
Adjustmentl disorderl withl depressedl mood
QUESTION
Thel usel ofl whichl substancel mayl mimicl symptomsl ofl depressivel disorder?
Answer:
Prednisone
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel primaryl principlel ofl demential treatment?
Answer:
Treatmentl plansl shouldl bel client-specificl tol fitl thel needsl ofl thel clientl andl caregivers
,QUESTION
Al 79-year-oldl clientl presentsl withl complaintsl ofl lowl mood.l Herl Geriatricl Depressionl
Scalel scorel isl al 3.l Whatl isl thel mostl appropriatel treatmentl atl thisl time?
Answer:
Nol treatmentl isl indicated
QUESTION
Al 22-year-oldl clientl whol metl thel criterial forl majorl depressivel disorderl wasl prescribedl
amitriptylinel 100l mgl perl day.l Whichl conditionl inl thel client'sl historyl wouldl
contraindicatel thisl prescriptionl asl al monotherapyl forl thisl client?
Answer:
Al manicl orl hypomanicl episode
QUESTION
Whichl drugl classl isl mostl likelyl tol bel prescribedl uponl diagnosisl ofl Alzheimer'sl disease?
Answer:
Cholinesterasel inhibitor
QUESTION
Al clientl diagnosedl withl al personalityl disorderl statesl thatl hel doesl notl trustl anyl ofl hisl
workl colleaguesl becausel theyl constantlyl "spyl on"l hisl workl andl "verballyl attack"l himl
duringl meetings.l Hel alsol statesl thatl hel doesn'tl trustl hisl wifel becausel shel isl probablyl
cheatingl onl himl withl anl Amazonl deliverymanl andl isl morel loyall tol theirl childrenl thanl
tol him.l Whichl isl thel mostl likelyl diagnosis?
Answer:
Paranoidl Personalityl disorder
,QUESTION
Howl longl doesl anl untreatedl manicl episodel typicallyl last?
Answer:
Twol tol Threel Weeks
QUESTION
Whichl descriptionl bestl describesl Clusterl Al personalityl disorder?
Answer:
Characterizedl byl odd,l eccentricl thinkingl orl behavior
QUESTION
Whichl personalityl disorderl isl characterizedl byl attention-seekingl behavior,l dramaticl
speech,l andl extremel emotionality?
Answer:
Histrionicl Personalityl disorder
QUESTION
Whichl symptomsl arel morel likelyl tol bel al presentl inl al clientl withl Bipolarl Il disorderl
thanl inl al clientl withl Bipolarl II?
Answer:
Delusions
QUESTION
, Al psychiatricl mentall healthl nursel practitionerl treatingl al clientl whol hasl beenl diagnosedl
withl al personalityl disorderl shouldl expectl thatl thel clientl willl exhibit,l whichl
characteristics?
Answer:
pervasivel maladaptivel behaviorl inl al rangel ofl personall andl sociall contexts
QUESTION
Whichl diagnosticl testl couldl bel usedl tol supportl al diagnosisl ofl Alzheimer'sl Demential inl
al clientl withl cognitivel decline?
Answer:
Amyloid-PETl scan
QUESTION
Whichl actionl shouldl bel includedl inl al treatmentl planl forl al clientl withl borderlinel
personalityl disorder?
Answer:
copingl strategiesl forl self-harml behaviors
QUESTION
Thel nursel practitionerl isl calledl tol assessl al personl incarceratedl 12l hoursl agol forl
possessionl ofl anl illegall substance.l Thel personl isl experiencingl musclel cramps,l diarrhea,l
wateryl eyes,l tachycardia,l andl profusel yawning.l Withdrawall froml whichl substancel isl
mostl likelyl causingl thel symptoms?
Answer:
Heroin
2026l Update)l Differentiall Diagnosisl inl
Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Al 50-year-oldl clientl presentsl withl depressedl mood,l insomnia,l andl anhedonia.l Herl
partnerl ofl 24l yearsl recentlyl filedl forl divorce.l Whatl isl thel mostl appropriatel diagnosisl
forl thisl client?
Answer:
Adjustmentl disorderl withl depressedl mood
QUESTION
Thel usel ofl whichl substancel mayl mimicl symptomsl ofl depressivel disorder?
Answer:
Prednisone
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel primaryl principlel ofl demential treatment?
Answer:
Treatmentl plansl shouldl bel client-specificl tol fitl thel needsl ofl thel clientl andl caregivers
,QUESTION
Al 79-year-oldl clientl presentsl withl complaintsl ofl lowl mood.l Herl Geriatricl Depressionl
Scalel scorel isl al 3.l Whatl isl thel mostl appropriatel treatmentl atl thisl time?
Answer:
Nol treatmentl isl indicated
QUESTION
Al 22-year-oldl clientl whol metl thel criterial forl majorl depressivel disorderl wasl prescribedl
amitriptylinel 100l mgl perl day.l Whichl conditionl inl thel client'sl historyl wouldl
contraindicatel thisl prescriptionl asl al monotherapyl forl thisl client?
Answer:
Al manicl orl hypomanicl episode
QUESTION
Whichl drugl classl isl mostl likelyl tol bel prescribedl uponl diagnosisl ofl Alzheimer'sl disease?
Answer:
Cholinesterasel inhibitor
QUESTION
Al clientl diagnosedl withl al personalityl disorderl statesl thatl hel doesl notl trustl anyl ofl hisl
workl colleaguesl becausel theyl constantlyl "spyl on"l hisl workl andl "verballyl attack"l himl
duringl meetings.l Hel alsol statesl thatl hel doesn'tl trustl hisl wifel becausel shel isl probablyl
cheatingl onl himl withl anl Amazonl deliverymanl andl isl morel loyall tol theirl childrenl thanl
tol him.l Whichl isl thel mostl likelyl diagnosis?
Answer:
Paranoidl Personalityl disorder
,QUESTION
Howl longl doesl anl untreatedl manicl episodel typicallyl last?
Answer:
Twol tol Threel Weeks
QUESTION
Whichl descriptionl bestl describesl Clusterl Al personalityl disorder?
Answer:
Characterizedl byl odd,l eccentricl thinkingl orl behavior
QUESTION
Whichl personalityl disorderl isl characterizedl byl attention-seekingl behavior,l dramaticl
speech,l andl extremel emotionality?
Answer:
Histrionicl Personalityl disorder
QUESTION
Whichl symptomsl arel morel likelyl tol bel al presentl inl al clientl withl Bipolarl Il disorderl
thanl inl al clientl withl Bipolarl II?
Answer:
Delusions
QUESTION
, Al psychiatricl mentall healthl nursel practitionerl treatingl al clientl whol hasl beenl diagnosedl
withl al personalityl disorderl shouldl expectl thatl thel clientl willl exhibit,l whichl
characteristics?
Answer:
pervasivel maladaptivel behaviorl inl al rangel ofl personall andl sociall contexts
QUESTION
Whichl diagnosticl testl couldl bel usedl tol supportl al diagnosisl ofl Alzheimer'sl Demential inl
al clientl withl cognitivel decline?
Answer:
Amyloid-PETl scan
QUESTION
Whichl actionl shouldl bel includedl inl al treatmentl planl forl al clientl withl borderlinel
personalityl disorder?
Answer:
copingl strategiesl forl self-harml behaviors
QUESTION
Thel nursel practitionerl isl calledl tol assessl al personl incarceratedl 12l hoursl agol forl
possessionl ofl anl illegall substance.l Thel personl isl experiencingl musclel cramps,l diarrhea,l
wateryl eyes,l tachycardia,l andl profusel yawning.l Withdrawall froml whichl substancel isl
mostl likelyl causingl thel symptoms?
Answer:
Heroin
